update Important information from the Charity Welcome Packs


Please note that the price of a Welcome Pack, which includes a DofE Participation Place, will increase from 1 April 2018, bringing the cost to £21 for Bronze, £21 for Silver and £28 for Gold. If your school, club etc. charges more than this, you MUST tell participants of any additional costs and what they cover. This increase reflects the increasing annual costs to the DofE Charity of running The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award. We have been able to hold this increase down to just £1 due to generous fundraising supporters; commercial activity; the growing number of fee- paying Licensed Organisations and participants and the continuing efforts of our volunteer network.


Website migration


The DofE website (DofE.org) now incorporates the Leaders’ resource area, following the migration of the participants’ area and the Regional/ Country Office noticeboards. Resources for Leaders are now easier to access via this refreshed area. It has a more intuitive navigation and improved search


function that will find any document or page within the site. The resources area (accessed via the top menu) is for those involved in the DofE, whilst the rest of the site is for those with no previous contact. Please do not use or share old links containing the ‘DofE.info’ address – these now all lead to the resources area landing page. If you spot any broken links or have any comments to help us further develop the site, please contact us at website@ DofE.org.


John Amaechi OBE The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award is delighted to welcome its newest Trustee – John Amaechi OBE. John is a


psychologist, high- performance coach and New York Times best-selling author. He has appeared


on television, where topics have included the impact of depression, interpersonal skills, leadership, team cohesion, emotional literacy and diversity, and inclusion on individual and team performance. DofE.org/trustees


Approved Activity Providers


APPROVED ACTIVITY PROVIDER


Approved Activity Providers (AAPs) are organisations, both commercial and charitable, whose sectional opportunities have been approved by the DofE as meeting our sectional conditions and can count towards the achievement of a DofE Award. AAPs are able to provide Assessors to sign off the section. Our most recently signed-up AAPs include the following:


Plan My Gap Year The Shieling project Cheltenham Music School Icarus Simulation Ltd Projects Abroad


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RFCA NI – Pathway Adventure Activities Canoe Trip


Medway Open Award Centre Outdoor Genius Ltd Oxfam


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Live Life Adventure GoAdventure1 Ltd Mapology Lambourne End Ltd Active Outdoor Pursuits GetaFix Ltd Young Enterprise Northern Ireland Wildside Expeditions Wiston Lodge


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Haven Banks Outdoor Education Centre Adventure Northumberland (Activities) Ltd


A key to symbols, plus a listing of all AAPs, is available at DofE.org/aap.


Young people celebrated for going wild for nature


Young people’s outstanding efforts in championing wildlife across Northern Ireland were recognised at the inaugural Grassroots Challenge Awards last November, hosted by TV wildlife presenter and naturalist Simon King. Over the last year, 2,000 young people from Young Farmers’ Clubs, DofE


groups and special schools, rolled up their sleeves to carry out 150 projects to help nature thrive in their local area, as part of the Grassroots Challenge project, led by Ulster Wildlife. Bradley McCracken, aged 16, from Belfast, was one of eight inspirational young people presented with a Young Environmental Leader Award. Bradley was instrumental in helping to look after and improve a section of the Comber Greenway, as part of his DofE programme. Along with others, Bradley cleared back overgrown vegetation, tidied path edges and surveyed wildlife, with support from Sustrans. He said: “I’m extremely flattered and encouraged to have won this award, which I feel recognises the work carried out by the entire team.” Find out more: ulsterwildlife.org/grassroots.


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