The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award: Statistical Report 2016/17

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I am pleased to present The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award Statistical Report for the Borough of Southwark, 2016/17.

2016/17 was a record-breaking year leading to positive outcomes. There is no for the DofE in London – more young better way to develop a rounded person DofE participation in people than ever before have and prepare them for the reality of life Southwark grew by started a DofE programme and more and work. young people than ever before have 28% this year achieved an Award. In Southwark, The impact that the DofE can have on the rise in participation of 28% has young people combined with the huge been significantly steeper than the growth in participation highlight the importance of continual investment corresponding figure in London, with . now over 1000 young people starting a Together, we can reach out to more DofE programme annually. We continue young people (particularly those from to work with a high proportion of young disadvantaged backgrounds) and support people who face disadvantage, ensuring them to realise the benefits of DofE DofE programmes remain available programmes. This must remain a priority. to young people no matter what their Without continued investment, reaching background or personal circumstances. these young people will not be possible. Across London, 30% of participants As we look to the future, we must target face disadvantage; in Southwark, this our support to disadvantaged young figure rises to 38%. people and open up opportunities for them to take part in a DofE programme; It is important not to lose sight of the not just at the Bronze level but also at impact a DofE programme can have on Silver and Gold. a young person’s life. Whether it is hiking the up their first mountain as part of their As you’ll note from this report, achievements over last year have Gold expedition or attending a weekly been outstanding volunteering session at a city farm, and I’m delighted the DofE challenges young people that the DofE in the London Borough of to experience life outside of their Southwark continues to thrive. This would everyday situations and form personal not be possible without the support relationships with new people. The level and commitment of council leaders, our of commitment required to achieve a schools’ senior leadership teams and the Bronze, Silver or Gold Award gives young many DofE Leaders who make it happen. thank you people the opportunity to experience I would like to offer a heartfelt first-hand the process of focused work for your contribution.

Rob Clark Operations Manager – London Region Email: [email protected]

2 The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award: Statistical Report 2016/17 DofE.org 3 What’s it all about?

What is The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award? Who can take part?

The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award (DofE) is a charity that offers all Any young person in year 9 or above can enrol on a DofE programme. young people, regardless of their background or circumstances, the Participants have until their 25th birthday to achieve their Award. One of the DofE’s guiding principles is that DofE programmes are accessible to all, no opportunity to design their own programme of activity that can lead matter the participant’s ability, gender, background or location and the DofE to a Bronze, Silver or Gold DofE Award. Charity works with the Licensed Organisations to ensure this is the case. The DofE is Participants choose activities across a number of sections and set themselves a goal to delivered in achieve for each. Completion of a section is agreed through the advocacy of an adult, known as an Assessor. The sections are: Why do a DofE programme? 17 centres Volunteering: Expedition: Participation in DofE programmes develops the whole person – the mind, across the The participant gives up their time to help Participants work in teams to plan, train body and soul – in an environment of social interaction and teamwork. It can an individual or group in their community for and undertake an adventurous journey. provide participants with new skills, abilities and experiences that can be borough and make a positive impact. drawn on and be advantageous to them in later life, both in further and higher Residential: education and employment, and enriching applications when applying for Physical: At the Gold level there is an extra section these positions. The participant chooses a sport, dance that requires participants to stay away As DofE programmes are personalised, participants have ownership or fitness activity to improve their physical from home and work with people that they over their DofE programmes, can enjoy unique yet shared experiences, fitness or health. do not already know on a shared activity. discover and follow their passions, learn their strengths and gain a sense of achievement and recognised accreditation for their commitment to them. Skills: The participant develops their practical, social, creative or learning skills by pursuing a personal interest. Research with Gold Award holders has shown:

• 79% developed leadership skills

• 83% improved team working and tolerance of others Where do DofE programmes take place and how • 85% gained confidence do young people participate? • 61% continued with volunteering

DofE programmes are offered all over the UK, supported by the DofE Charity’s • 74 % developed self-esteem Regional / Country offices and over 140 countries offer a version of the DofE under the name The Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award. Young people participate in their DofE programme through an organisation that holds a licence agreement with their local In 2007, The United Learning Trust (ULT) surveyed many of the UK’s top regional office. These are known as Licensed Organisations and could be any formal employers, such as Eurotunnel plc, Honda (UK) Ltd and Tesco about their organisation that works with young people, such as local authority youth services, graduate recruitment. Out of 29 extra-curricular activities undertaken schools, colleges, universities, charities, housing associations, prisons and others. at school, these companies rated The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award as most important.

4 The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award: Statistical Report 2016/17 DofE.org 5 Charity Headlines DofE in the

306,742 Young People have started a London Borough of Southwark DofE Award in London since the year 2000 Key Performance Indicators 123,472 Young People have achieved a DofE Award in London since the year 2000 Growth

2012/13 2013/14 2014/15 2015/16 2016/17 1 Year 5 Year Achievement rate last year increased from 44% to 49% AWARDS STARTED 805 831 952 794 1014 28% 26%

605 652 738 598 781 It is estimated that 4% of all young BRONZE 31% 29%

people aged between 14-25 are currently SILVER 121 76 111 114 131 15% 8% undertaking a DofE programme in London GOLD 79 103 103 82 102 24% 29%

AWARDS ACHIEVED 289 285 277 341 418 23% 45%

35,000 BRONZE 181 238 218 259 340 31% 88%

SILVER 87 30 31 56 51 -9% -41% 20,000

GOLD 21 17 28 26 27 4% 29%

15,000 Awards started

2012/13 2013/14 2014/15 2015/16 2016/17 38% of DofE participants in Achievement rate (%) the London Borough of 5,000 32% 35% 33% 36% 53% Southwark are disadvantaged Awards achieved

2007 2012 2017

Key Performance Indicators, UK and London

UK London

Growth on Growth on Actual Actual last year last year

AWARDS STARTED 271,439 7% 31,223 13%

BRONZE 186,076 8% 22,592 13%

SILVER 56,368 8% 6,092 12%

GOLD 28,995 0% 2,539 19%

AWARDS ACHIEVED 133,369 11% 13,407 20% I love the fact that the DofE Skills section has given the BRONZE 94,085 12% 10,479 23% students an opportunity to commit to something new SILVER 27,511 7% 2,316 8% and interesting over an extended period of time. It boosts their confidence and gives them a sense of direction later in life. Students GOLD 11,773 4% 612 6% working with me on their Skills section have now decided they would like to continue and study Computer Science at university! This is

Achievement rate: 53% 49% encouraging news for the subject and the students

Disadvantaged: 18% of all participation 30% of all participation HELEN AFOLABI DofE VOLUNTEER AND ASSESSOR, HARRIS PECKHAM

6 The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award: Statistical Report 2016/17 DofE.org 7 Awards started Young people who enrolled on a DofE programme at a centre between April 2016 and March 2017.

Variance 38% of Centre Name Bronze Silver Gold Total on 15/16 young ALLEYN'S SCHOOL 83 30 50 163 +34

THE CHARTER SCHOOL 125 12 13 150 +40 people 133 0 12 145 +26 taking part in a

JAMES ALLEN'S GIRLS' SCHOOL 81 14 10 105 -18 DofE programme in

CITY OF LONDON ACADEMY 46 36 0 82 +15 Southwark are from (SOUTHWARK) a SACRED HEART CATHOLIC SCHOOL 27 27 14 68 +1 disadvantaged

I think the DofE is a fantastic KINGSDALE FOUNDATION SCHOOL 61 0 2 63 -13 background opportunity for young HARRIS ACADEMY BERMONDSEY 47 0 0 47 +47 people, it is a chance for them to ST. MICHAEL'S COLLEGE 37 0 1 38 +38 really challenge themselves and COMPASS SCHOOL SOUTHWARK 30 0 0 30 +30 have an adventure whilst doing it BACON'S COLLEGE 26 0 0 26 +4 HARRIS ACADEMY PECKHAM 26 0 0 26 +5 PHIL PURVIS ST. THOMAS THE APOSTLE COLLEGE 13 9 0 22 +6 GOLD DofE AWARD CO-ORDINATOR, SACRED HEART SCHOOL ST. SAVIOUR'S & ST. OLAVE'S SCHOOL 17 0 0 17 -6 THE SALMON YOUTH CENTRE 14 0 0 14 +14

SOUTHSIDE YOUNG LEADERS' ACADEMY 6 3 0 9 +9

METROPOLITAN POLICE VOLUNTEER 9 0 0 9 +8 POLICE CADETS

LONDON BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARK 0 0 0 0 0 YOUTH & PLAY SERVICES

WESTMINSTER HOUSE YOUTH CLUB 0 0 0 0 -20

TOTAL 781 131 102 1014 +220

Participant diversity in the London Borough of Southwark

White English/Northern Irish/ Other Asian Background Pakistani 33.33% Scottish/Welsh/British 1.97% 0.09%

25.04% Not Specified 2.16% Other Ethnic Group 2.76% White and Asian

4.83% Any Other White Background 11.04% African 2.36% Black and White African

0.69% Indian 1.67% Prefer Not To Say 0.88% Irish

Other Black/African/Caribbean Black and White Caribbean Chinese 5.62% Background 1.57% 0.98%

Any Other Mixed/Multiple Bangladeshi 0.69% 4.24% Ethnic Background

8 The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award: Statistical Report 2016/17 DofE.org 9 Awards achieved Participants who completed all sections of their Award between April 2016 and March 2017.

Total Variance Centre Name Bronze Silver Gold 16/17 on 15/16

ALLEYN'S SCHOOL 50 22 9 81 +15

DULWICH COLLEGE 65 0 11 76 +12

THE CHARTER SCHOOL 73 0 1 74 +49

SACRED HEART CATHOLIC SCHOOL 28 14 4 46 -1

JAMES ALLEN'S GIRLS' SCHOOL 28 10 2 40 -23

CITY OF LONDON ACADEMY (SOUTHWARK) 26 0 0 26 -9

KINGSDALE FOUNDATION SCHOOL 19 0 0 19 +16

HARRIS ACADEMY PECKHAM 17 0 0 17 +12

ST. SAVIOUR'S & ST. OLAVE'S SCHOOL 16 0 0 16 +15

ST. THOMAS THE APOSTLE COLLEGE 8 0 0 8 +8

THE SALMON YOUTH CENTRE 1 5 0 6 +6

SOUTHSIDE YOUNG LEADERS' ACADEMY 5 0 0 5 +5

BACON'S COLLEGE 3 0 0 3 -9

LONDON BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARK YOUTH 1 0 0 1 +1 & PLAY SERVICES

COMPASS SCHOOL SOUTHWARK 0 0 0 0 0

HARRIS ACADEMY BERMONDSEY 0 0 0 0 0

METROPOLITAN POLICE VOLUNTEER 0 0 0 0 -1 It takes a minimum of 6 months to achieve a POLICE CADETS Bronze Award, between 6 and 12 months to ST. MICHAEL'S COLLEGE 0 0 0 0 0 achieve a Silver Award and WESTMINSTER HOUSE YOUTH CLUB 0 0 0 0 -19 between 12 and

TOTAL 340 51 27 418 +77 18 months to achieve a Gold Award.

10 The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award: Statistical Report 2016/17 DofE.org 11 Achievement rate The achievement rate compares the ratio of young people starting their DofE programme to those who achieve their Award. Volunteering activities

undertaken by DofE participants Awards Started 15/16 Awards Achieved 16/17

in Southwark had a cumulative Achievement Centre Name B S G Total B S G Total Rate social value of £119,009 HARRIS ACADEMY PECKHAM 21 0 0 21 17 0 0 17 81% to the community ST. SAVIOUR'S & ST. OLAVE'S SCHOOL 23 0 0 23 16 0 0 16 70%

SACRED HEART CATHOLIC SCHOOL 28 30 9 67 28 14 4 46 69%

THE CHARTER SCHOOL 109 0 1 110 73 0 1 74 67%

DULWICH COLLEGE 90 0 29 119 65 0 11 76 64%

ALLEYN'S SCHOOL 64 34 31 129 50 22 9 81 63%

ST. THOMAS THE APOSTLE COLLEGE 16 0 0 16 8 0 0 8 50%

CITY OF LONDON ACADEMY (SOUTHWARK) 57 10 0 67 26 0 0 26 39%

JAMES ALLEN'S GIRLS' SCHOOL 87 32 4 123 28 10 2 40 33%

KINGSDALE FOUNDATION SCHOOL 76 0 0 76 19 0 0 19 25%

BACON'S COLLEGE 22 0 0 22 3 0 0 3 14%

METROPOLITAN POLICE VOLUNTEER POLICE CADETS 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0%

WESTMINSTER HOUSE YOUTH CLUB 4 8 8 20 0 0 0 0 0%

COMPASS SCHOOL SOUTHWARK 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -

HARRIS ACADEMY BERMONDSEY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -

LONDON BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARK YOUTH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 - & PLAY SERVICES

SOUTHSIDE YOUNG LEADERS' ACADEMY 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 5 -

ST. MICHAEL'S COLLEGE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -

THE SALMON YOUTH CENTRE 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 6 -

TOTAL 598 114 82 794 340 51 27 418 53%

At least 13,007 volunteering hours were given back to communities in Southwark by DofE participants

12 The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award: Statistical Report 2016/17 DofE.org 13 Growth The number of Awards started in 2015-16, compared to the number of Awards started in 2016-17.

Awards Started 15/16 Awards Started 16/17

Centre Name B S G Total B S G Total Growth

METROPOLITAN POLICE VOLUNTEER POLICE CADETS 1 0 0 1 9 0 0 9 800%

ST. THOMAS THE APOSTLE COLLEGE 16 0 0 16 13 9 0 22 38%

THE CHARTER SCHOOL 109 0 1 110 125 12 13 150 36%

ALLEYN'S SCHOOL 64 34 31 129 83 30 50 163 26%

HARRIS ACADEMY PECKHAM 21 0 0 21 26 0 0 26 24%

CITY OF LONDON ACADEMY (SOUTHWARK) 57 10 0 67 46 36 0 82 22%

DULWICH COLLEGE 90 0 29 119 133 0 12 145 22% BACON'S COLLEGE 22 0 0 22 26 0 0 26 18% The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award SACRED HEART CATHOLIC SCHOOL 28 30 9 67 27 27 14 68 1% is a fantastic opportunity for COMPASS SCHOOL SOUTHWARK 0 0 0 0 30 0 0 30 + young people to develop skills that HARRIS ACADEMY BERMONDSEY 0 0 0 47 0 0 0 47 + can be used in all areas of life SOUTHSIDE YOUNG LEADERS' ACADEMY 0 0 0 0 6 3 0 9 +

ST. MICHAEL'S COLLEGE 0 0 0 0 37 0 1 38 + SCOTT MUNNS DofE LEADER, HARRIS ACADEMY PECKHAM THE SALMON YOUTH CENTRE 0 0 0 0 14 0 0 14 +

LONDON BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARK YOUTH & PLAY SERVICES 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -

JAMES ALLEN'S GIRLS' SCHOOL 87 32 4 123 81 14 10 105 -15%

KINGSDALE FOUNDATION SCHOOL 76 0 0 76 61 0 2 63 -17%

ST. SAVIOUR'S & ST. OLAVE'S SCHOOL 23 0 0 23 17 0 0 17 -26%

WESTMINSTER HOUSE YOUTH CLUB 4 8 8 20 0 0 0 0 -100%

TOTAL 598 114 82 794 547 245 69 1014 28%

The number of awards achieved in Southwark grew by 23% this year

14 The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award: Statistical Report 2016/17 DofE.org 15 Developing young people for life and work

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