DofE Newsletter- Summer 2010

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Celebrating our volunteers

This year’s Gold Award Presentation at Holyrood Palace was made extra special as we were not only celebrating over 600 young people receiving their Gold Awards but also applauding the work of three of our volunteers, and one member of staff, receiving long-service certificates.
 

Jim Murray from Perth received a certificate to commemorate 50 years of volunteering for the DofE. He was also recently awarded an MBE for his service to the Charity which he began back in 1960 when he joined the Boys' Brigade and started his Bronze DofE programme. He was presented with his Gold Award in 1964 and has been heavily involved in the DofE ever since. 

Charles Black has been volunteering in Edinburgh for the last 50 years and was one of the first to get his Gold DofE in 1961. He’s since been involved with the DofE at various stages, including being responsible for the development for the DofE during his time as Education Officer at Scottish Widows. As well as doing various jobs for the Friends of the Award in Edinburgh, he also spends time at the DofE in Scotland office archiving documents from the last 54 years.
 

Alex Pettigrew from North Ayrshire was presented with a certificate for his 37 years of volunteering for the DofE. Alex was awarded a Youthlink Lifetime Achievement Award in 2009 for his hard work and commitment to developing the DofE. He has supported DofE capacity for 34 years, with the last 13 years as the DofE Manager for North Ayrshire Council. He has been instrumental in developing the DofE with young people at risk. 

Yvonne Scott from Edinburgh was also presented with a certificate to recognise her 25 years of service to working for the DofE. Yvonne joined the DofE when she was asked to help out for six weeks, and has been with the DofE ever since. 

Congratulations to all Duke of Edinburgh’s Award recipients!

CfE through outdoor learning

The Scottish Government has recently launched a report on Curriculum for Excellence through outdoor learning. This is a useful resource for all those involved in the DofE and outdoor education. The DofE has been mentioned as a potential route for accreditation, and our Director, Barry Fisher and Assistant Director, Alex Cumming have been involved in the current round of conferences to launch the report.

It is anticipated that there will be additions to this in future, which can be accessed on the LTS website. 

Scottish General Conference 2010 - Calling all Leaders and volunteers!

It’s time again to get you all under one roof for an entire weekend and give you all a platform to share your ideas and opinions on the delivery of DofE programmes. The Scottish General Conference is a fantastic opportunity to bring together people from all over Scotland involved with the DofE and gives us all a chance to meet others doing similar things in different environments.

Click here for further information.

Clipper Race- DofE Capital Crew

For latest news on how the DofE Capital Crew are doing in the international boat race, click here.

Amazing things 2

Since 2008 DofE in Scotland has been part of the Awards Network, working with partners and other voluntary organisations to raise awareness of the work of awarding bodies in Scotland.  The Amazing Things 2 document gives an overview of how the Awards are structured and can be downloaded here.

HMIE gives top marks for the DofE in Scotland

The DofE’s impact on young people rated as ‘Excellent’, read the full HMIe report here.