The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award is a Registered Charity No: 1072490, and in Scotland No: SC038254, and a Royal Charter Corporation No: RC000806. Registered O ce: Gulliver House, Madeira Walk, WINDSOR, Berkshire SL4 1EU. No Licensed Organisation or other body outwith The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award Charity is legally permitted to use the DofE’s charity number. EACH year more than a dozen of our students receive Duke of Edinburgh Awards and recently 10 were invited to Buckingham Palace to collect their golds. Among them was former Culcheth High School pupil Lawrence Rainford who also studied Geography, Law, PE and Drama at Priestley. Lawrence said: “Completing the DofE was one of the highlights of my life so far. You share so many great experiences along the way that you make friends that I am sure you will stay in touch with for the rest of your life.” “Receiving the gold award at Buckingham Palace was just the perfect way to end the DofE experience.”
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The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award is a Registered Charity No: 1072490, and in Scotland No: SC038254, and a Royal Charter Corporation No: RC000806. Registered O ce: Gulliver House, Madeira Walk, WINDSOR, Berkshire SL4 1EU. No Licensed Organisation or other body outwith The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award Charity is legally permitted to use the DofE’s charity number.
EACH year more than a dozen of our students receive Duke of Edinburgh Awards and recently 10 were invited to Buckingham Palace to collect their golds. Among them was former Culcheth High School pupil Lawrence Rainford who also studied Geography, Law, PE and Drama at Priestley. Lawrence said: “Completing the DofE was one of the highlights of my life so far. You share so many great experiences along the way that you make friends that I am sure you will stay in touch with for the rest of your life.”
“Receiving the gold award at Buckingham Palace was just the perfect way to end the DofE experience.”
COLLEGE life is all about broadening your horizons, experiences and knowledge of the world. That’s why Priestley is a centre for the Duke of Edinburgh Award – the world’s leading achievement award for young people. At Priestley we aim to inspire, challenge and support our students and there’s no better example of this than DofE. You will be inspired by the people you meet and the places you see, challenged by the expeditions and community work and supported all the way by our dedicated team. Completing the award will build your confidence, introduce you to new friends and give you something amazing to put on your CV or university application form.
Priestley College is an official DofE centre, which is great news for you. It means we independently run the course to suit our timetables so at no point will it impact on your studies. DofE runs as part of the college’s enrichment programme so you can sign up during Enrolment or in your first few days at college. For more information you can email Nigel Howells > [email protected]
THE Duke of Edinburgh Award’s goal is to create a world where young people can reach their full potential whatever their circumstances. Activities are designed to develop the whole person
– mind, body and soul – in an environment of social interaction and teamworking.Its ethos is to
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BROADEN YOUR HORIZONS
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MEET NEW FRIENDS
enable every young person of every background to do their DofE and succeed, regardless of any barriers.
“All young people should be given every support necessary in order for them to achieve,” said Nigel Howells, who oversees Priestley’s DofE programme.
You will be supported every step of the way if you take the Duke of Edinburgh Award at Priestley College
