Bronze Award

Letters & Information

  • The Bronze DofE programme is open to all of Year 9
  • A Bronze DofE programme has 4 sections: Volunteering, Physical, Skills and Expedition.  You must do a minimum of 3 months activity for each of the Volunteering, Physical and Skills sections, and plan, train for and do an Expedition (a minimum of 2 days, 1 night; 6 hours planned activity each day).
  • You also must spend an extra three months on one of the Volunteering, Physical or Skills sections.  It is your choice which one and, though you can change your mind later, you should decide which section you want to do for longer at the beginning.  
  • Knowing how long you are going to do it for will help you to choose your activity and set your goals for each section.
  • It will usually take you at least 6-12 months to complete your Bronze Award.

Date for 2026

Cohort A Residential Training Saturday 9th May 2025 (Sunday 10th May 2026)
Cohort B Residential Training Saturday 6th June 2026 (Sunday 7th June 2025)

Cohort A Qualifying Expedition Monday 6th July 2026 (Tuesday 7th July 2026)
Cohort B Qualifying Expedition Wednesday 8th July 2026 (Thursday 9th July 2026)

Dates for 2025

Residential Training
Cohort A Saturday 26th to Sunday 27th April 2025 (one overnight stay)
Cohort B Saturday 17th to Sunday 18th May 2025 (one overnight stay)

Qualifying Expedition
Cohort A Saturday 7th to Sunday 8th June 2025 (one overnight stay)
Cohort B Saturday 5th to Sunday 6th July 2025 (one overnight stay)