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His Royal Highness, The Duke of Edinburgh welcomes Gold DofE Award holders to The Palace of Holyroodhouse to recognise their incredible achievement.

Book now to secure your place – open to all members of the adult DofE network in Scotland, including DofE Leaders and DofE Managers.

Success for Forth Valley College students on the West Highland Way!

Tuesday 26th March 2024, at the Carnegie Conference Centre in Dunfermline, from 9.30am – 4pm.

Luca has recently completed the volunteering section for his DofE Bronze Award through Beatlie School in West Lothian.

06/07/2023 – HRH The Duke of Edinburgh, hosted 700 Gold Award achievers and their guests at the Palace of Holyroodhouse.

Operations Manager Kate has shared some of her top tips for running additional support needs/autism-friendly expeditions!

View our DofE Scotland Conference 2023 Roundup Video!

As we kick of another New Year, DofE Scotland Operations Officer Amiee has pulled together some of her top tips and ideas to help support your participants to get the most out of their DofE journeys in 2023.

Hugh completed his DofE Silver Award through Moore House Academy, a school whose pupils all have additional support needs, in 2022.







Last week was Mental Health Awareness week and, in support of the Mental Health Foundation, DofE Scotland wanted to listen, share stories and learn from our network.

A DofE Leader perspective: An insight into running the DofE at school during the ‘new normal’.





Read how Bronze Award participant, Zoe made a positive difference to her mind and body by changing her activity through COVID-19.


Hear from Kirsten McGregor, a teacher and DofE Leader at Grange Academy, Kilmarnock.

We’re celebrating our own helping hand in the community, Kevin Fawcett, Operations Officer for the west of Scotland.

At DofE Scotland, Volunteers Week is especially important- a time for us to celebrate one of the core functions of the Award – volunteering in all shapes and forms.