Welcome to the DofE Adventure!

We are delighted you are thinking about enrolling for your Bronze Award!

In November 2025,  you will be invited to submit your Application to join as a Bronze participant at LPGS.

Please use the half term to do your research and to prepare your Application form using the link which will be sent to you.

As a minimum please:-

  • read on to the end of this page 
  • look through the Programme ideas in this Firefly DofE section
  • consider any other ideas you may like to follow up
  • explore the DofE.org website for further inspiration
  • recommend particular pages of it to adults at home who will have questions of their own
  • contact those who you would like to support you and be your Assessors for your physical, skills and volunteering sections (not relatives)
  • remember there are many activities, for all three sections, which you can complete for your DofE at home or in after-school clubs at no additional cost
  • be clear about what your goals will be so that these are challenging and achievable - please ask us if in doubt

The commitment is to:-

  • complete at least 2 sections before the qualifying expedition in May 2026
  • spend at least an hour a week or two hours a fortnight for each of your 3 sections
  • keep this up for at least 3 or 6 months (you chose which section will be the 6 month one)
  • KEEP ACCURATE AND REGULAR RECORDS OF THE TIME YOU SPEND and
  • SUBMIT THESE REGULARLY TO YOUR EDOFE ACCOUNTS
  • complete the fortnightly Firefly tasks which we will set for you ( up to half an hour each time). This is to help you to keep on track.
  • keep in touch with your assessors to let them know your progress - they will be delighted to support and encourage you so, go on!, build a good rapport so they are ready to write your Assessors' reports at the end of each section
  • time management - you may like to use your school planner to schedule your commitments and record your time spent each week. Or an app or the activity log sheets on these Firefly pages.

Also to:-

  • attend occasional after school meetings, the Expedition section training, the Practice and Qualifying expeditions:  24 January,  28-29 March, 23-24 May 2026