{"id":985,"date":"2026-06-19T12:10:56","date_gmt":"2026-06-19T11:10:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/na\/stmatthewsacademy\/?page_id=985"},"modified":"2026-06-19T12:10:56","modified_gmt":"2026-06-19T11:10:56","slug":"why-take-part","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/na\/stmatthewsacademy\/why-take-part\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Take Part?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Duke of Edinburgh\u2019s Award is far more than an extracurricular activity \u2014 it is an opportunity for pupils to challenge themselves, gain independence and create lasting memories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Through DofE, pupils develop:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Confidence<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Leadership<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Resilience<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Teamwork<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Communication skills<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Problem-solving abilities<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The award is highly respected by universities, colleges, employers and apprenticeship providers because it demonstrates commitment, determination and a willingness to step outside of your comfort zone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Many pupils also make new friendships, discover new interests and achieve things they never thought possible.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/na\/public\/stmatthewsacademy\/uploads\/sites\/21739\/2026\/06\/19121052\/image-2-1024x608.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-987\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/na\/public\/stmatthewsacademy\/uploads\/sites\/21739\/2026\/06\/19121052\/image-2-1024x608.png 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/na\/public\/stmatthewsacademy\/uploads\/sites\/21739\/2026\/06\/19121052\/image-2-300x178.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/na\/public\/stmatthewsacademy\/uploads\/sites\/21739\/2026\/06\/19121052\/image-2-768x456.png 768w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/na\/public\/stmatthewsacademy\/uploads\/sites\/21739\/2026\/06\/19121052\/image-2.png 1076w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Duke of Edinburgh\u2019s Award is far more than an extracurricular activity \u2014 it is an opportunity for pupils to challenge themselves, gain independence and create lasting memories. Through DofE, pupils develop: The award is highly respected by universities, colleges, employers and apprenticeship providers because it demonstrates commitment, determination and a willingness to step outside &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/na\/stmatthewsacademy\/why-take-part\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Why Take Part?&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":28850,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-985","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/na\/stmatthewsacademy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/985","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/na\/stmatthewsacademy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/na\/stmatthewsacademy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/na\/stmatthewsacademy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/28850"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/na\/stmatthewsacademy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=985"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/na\/stmatthewsacademy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/985\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":988,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/na\/stmatthewsacademy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/985\/revisions\/988"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/na\/stmatthewsacademy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=985"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}