The Prince's Trust & Duke of Edinburgh's Award
What is The Prince’s trust Achieve Programme?
The Prince’s Trust qualifications in Personal Development and Employability Skills recognise a breadth of personal skills, qualities and attitudes required by employers across a range of sectors. They have been developed with the aim of progressing learners into further education and/or employment and are available for use with pre and post 16-year-old learners.
They give learners the opportunity to:
➔ Develop their own personal growth and engagement in, and through, learning
➔ Engage in learning that is relevant to them and support their development of personal skills and attributes that are essential for working life and employment
➔ Prepare themselves for progression into further education programmes, apprenticeships or other work-based learning
➔ Develop their English and mathematics skills within a practical, relevant context
How we incorporate The Prince’s Trust at Whatley
All students in key stages 2 and 3 at Whatley take part in a regular session of Enrichment focussed on completing tasks and activities linked to The Prince’s Trust Achieve programme. As the students move through each year group, they will develop a portfolio of evidence towards gaining an internationally recognised qualification. By the time the students move into Key stage 4 they will be able to claim a Bronze, Silver or Gold award.
What does some of the award look like?
Below is some information about some of the units of work which will be covered by the students whilst undertaking this award at Whatley. You will see that many of these topics link into our wider work here and the life skills we look to develop with all of our students.
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Personal development |
Wellbeing
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Community impact |
Managing money |
Career planning |
Preparing for the world of work |
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The aim of this unit is for learners to assess their strengths and weaknesses and to set manageable, achievable goals for work and/or their personal life. A key part in any action plan is the review so changes can be made along the way or adaptations used for future targets.
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By undertaking this unit, learners will become more aware of their own wellbeing. They will build their understanding by exploring practical techniques and strategies that promote good wellbeing. Learners will look at their self-esteem and confidence, emotional and physical wellbeing and how to manage situations that may cause stress. |
In this unit, learners consider the needs of their community and how the community can be supported. Learners will plan and carry out a project to help a chosen community through direct or indirect support.
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The aim of this unit is to support learners to understand some of the basic principles around personal money management. Throughout this unit, learners will be given the opportunity to gain knowledge on how to budget and how to plan their own personal spending, while looking at wage slips and bank statements.
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With high demand for jobs, learners need to be aware of where to search for suitable roles and how to best present themselves through their CVs, applications or at an interview. This unit gives learners a better understanding of the jobs market and their career interests, as well as equips them with skills and knowledge to support their job hunt. |
This unit helps learners to start to prepare for the world of work. It is an opportunity to explore different ways of working, legal considerations and rights in the workplace and what learners might expect from the world of work. It is also an opportunity for learners to consider suitable employment options for the future.
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Learning outcomes: - Understand own personal development needs - Plan and review own personal development - Plan for future personal development
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Learning outcomes: - Understand physical wellbeing - Understand how to respond positively to stress - Understand emotional wellbeing
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Learning outcomes: - Understand the needs of their wider community and how they can be met - Be able to plan and take part in a community project - Be able to review the community project |
Learning outcomes: - Know about saving and borrowing options - Understand money matters in the world of work - Understand the importance of own money management |
Learning outcomes: - Understand the value of work - Understand the world of work - Understand the skills and attributes that are valued in the workplace
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Learning outcomes: - Recognise suitable jobs or training opportunities - Understand how to apply for jobs or training opportunities - Take part in an interview
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- Identify your own skills and strengths - Identify your own areas for personal development. - State important elements of successful goal setting - Define SMART goals and explain their importance - List some common benefits of goal setting |
Activities - Stress management - Physical wellbeing - Mental health and emotional wellbeing - Everyday emotions and resilience
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Activities - Meet the needs of the community - Planning and participation in a community project - Review the community project
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Activities - Financial service and borrowing money - Money matters in the world of work - Budgeting - Payment methods and preventing fraud
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Activities - The Value of Work - Workplace Knowledge and Skills - The World of Work
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Activities - Building a successful future - Creating CVs and applications for job and training - Interview skills
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What is the DofE?
The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award (DofE) is a personal development program for 14 to 24-year olds. The award is designed to be enjoyable whilst learning a wealth of new skills, such as self-reliance, teamwork and leadership. The award also helps students to push themselves physically, help others and explore new territories.
The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award is a recognition of a young person’s successful journey of self-discovery and development, the benefits of achieving an award at any level are endless. It’s difficult to list them all here … but students should know that they will have fun and will push themselves to do new things that will help them to grow in confidence and develop useful skills. A DofE Award can also give students the edge when they apply for college, university or a job.
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EXPLANATION |
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Volunteering |
Students undertake service to individuals or the community |
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Physical |
Students aim to improve in an area of sport, dance or fitness |
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Skills |
Students develop practical and social skills and personal interests |
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Expedition |
Students plan and train for the completion of an adventurous journey in the UK or overseas |
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Residential* |
At Gold Level, students must do an additional fifth residential section, which involves staying and working away from home doing a shared activity |
* Only students doing the Gold Award need to do this residential component. This has to be done in addition to the expedition.
How we incorporate the DofE at Whatley
Currently all students in Key stage 4 at Whatley Campus take part in the Duke of Edinburgh Bronze award as a part of their in-school curriculum during their Enrichment sessions. Over the course of the Autumn and Spring terms the students will complete the physical, skills and volunteering sections of their award. They can also claim a recognised certificate for each of these sections. Over the course of the Summer term the students will train for and plan their expedition, to take place towards the end of the summer term.
Why do we do the DofE?
When your child does their DofE programme they’ll develop the skills and attitudes they need to become more rounded, confident adults. Qualities that colleges, universities and employers are attracted to. So, when you support your child’s pursuit of their Duke of Edinburgh’s Award, you’re investing in their future. You can expect to see your child develop in the following areas as they work through their DofE programme:
- Self-belief and self-confidence
- A sense of identity
- Initiative and a sense of responsibility
- A real awareness of their strengths
- New talents and abilities
- The ability to plan and use time effectively
- Learning from and giving to others in the community
- Forming new friendships
- Problem solving, presentation and communication skills
- Leadership and teamworking skills.