You are here: HES Progress > Duke of Edinburgh Award
Outdoor Learning
At Hospital Education we are committed to ensuring that all young people are offered a full, varied and wide curriculum including opportunities for wider achievement. The Duke of Edinburgh Award equips young people for life regardless of their background, culture, physical ability, skills and interests. Doing the Award is a personal challenge which allows young people to develop new skills and recognises their achievements. During the session 2024 -25 we had over 20 young people sign up for the Bronze Duke of Edinburgh Award. Young people develop their transferable skills by completing their skills, physical and volunteering sections of the award. These sections are offered with adaptations to their specific needs and wants and we at HES are committed to ensuring that any potential barriers to learning are overcome.
2025-2026 Session
2024-25 Session
Physical Section
Young people choose between (as their needs permit) badminton, table tennis, board games or crafts.
Skills
Young people chose to further develop a skill they had already shown an interest in, this included singing, art, playing the guitar and learning basic first aid.
Volunteering
Young people took part in range of activities that encouraged them to “give back “to their community. This included making gift bags for new students, creating an activity pack for a residential care home and organising coffee morning for staff and visitors.
Expedition
Young people can complete the full award by undertaking an adapted expedition. The young people can enjoy the aims of the expedition by completing a bespoke expedition of their choice. These include
- Completing e a virtual tour of a remote place.
- Create a land of their choice through a journey of discovery.
- Create a journey of self-reflection by looking at an alternate therapy such as yoga or meditation.
- Journey of awareness investigating climate change or global rights