Silver Duke of Edinburgh is available to S4, priority is given to those progressing from Bronze but a small amount of direct entry places are usually available each year. This year there were 52 place available.
The cost of the award in 2024/25 will be £250, this is made in two payments via ParentPay
Non-Refundable Deposit = £50
- Registration with the Duke of Edinburgh Organisation (including eDofe account)
- Registration for the National Navigation Award
- Administration costs incurred by our award supplier
Expedition cost = £200
- Campsites, group equipment, cost of additional adults who hold required qualifications to supervise students on expedition
All levels of the award see young people completing three sections in their own time. Click on each section below for a list of activity ideas.
These sections are completed on the online eDofe system. Young people are expected to spend roughly an hour on each section each week. They then upload a piece of text evidence describing the activities they took part in.
Once they meet the minimum requirements they have their section completed by an assessor, this can be anyone who is able to confirm their progress. It can however, not be any direct family member.
At St Ninian’s all participants are placed in their expedition groups (7 young people) at the start of the year. Every group is assigned a staff or young leader who will help them through the process.
Silver expeditions run during in June following Study Leave. More information can be found on the Silver Expeditions page.
