Duke of Edinburgh

With six teams, totalling 40 students participating on this practice, it was necessary to have two locations. The boys headed for Cannock Chase whilst the girls travelled to Pindale in the Peak District. On Saturday, each group had to walk approxi...

Four more Year 11 pupils have successfully completed their Silver DofE Award. Congratulations to Alex Grant, Katey Gardiner, Elliot Brookes and Josh Upton.

Congratulations to Alex Kuster and Lucy Darling who have both completed their Gold Award. For the Gold Award, one of the requirements is for participants to undertake a residential project for a minimum of five days. Alex chose to travel to Camb...

Last weekend the Duke of Edinburgh Gold Award walking groups headed out into the Peak District for navigation training. We were met with snowy hills and beautiful views. Saturday was spent expanding the trainees knowledge of map and compass s...

A group of the Silver Duke of Edinburgh Award trainees gathered on Saturday morning for a day of further training and assessment on key aspects of the scheme. The day began with a basic first aid assessment, which the pupils all passed with flying...