Duke of Edinburgh
Duke of Edinburgh
Over the past few years, the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award scheme has been hugely successful, with students achieving awards at Bronze, Silver and Gold level. At the prestigious Gold level, an impressive 15 students achieved awards, including three students who had the honour of attending a presentation ceremony at Buckingham Palace. The College enjoys rates of achievement which are consistently above the regional average, and we must congratulate our students for this. In January 2019, St Edmund’s renewed its licence as a Directly Licensed Organisation, and we enjoyed a glowing review from the Regional team of the work we have done over the past three years. We look forward to building on our successes over the years to come. Our March training day was very successful, with students learning key skills to help them with their preparation, navigation, and camp craft.
expeditions. For the Gold groups this took place in the stunning Brecon Beacons and the Silver groups enjoyed the beautiful Peak District. In 2019, a huge number of students signed up to Bronze level. The expeditions in April and June took place in the Chiltern Hills, where they completed a self-sufficient expedition and fulfil their groups’ aims. They enjoyed stunning weather for the first day, and the downpours of the second day only served to make the groups more determined!
At the end of the Lent term, students at Silver and Gold level successfully completed their practice walking
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