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

DofE.org Retaining links to Borough services and ensuring that an Open Award Centre offer is Introduction maintained • Bronze, Silver and Gold open provision has been retained at The Vibe Youth Centre, managed by Julie West and delivered by Chris Lane and Lauren Harris-Batt. DofE Operations Officer Derry Thompson has also assisted with sessional support. We are pleased to report a second consecutive year of growth in both • Volunteering activities undertaken by DofE participants in Awards Started and Awards Achieved across Barking and . Barking and Dagenham had an estimated social value of These successes have been the result of a team effort from the £93,668 to the community. Charity, the local authority, teachers, youth leaders, volunteers and senior leadership teams across the borough. Special thanks must be extended to Erik Stein from the Integrated Youth Service for having the commitment, ambition and vision to support local DofE partnerships. I would also like to thank Julie West, Chris Lane and Lauren Harris-Batt for maintaining a thriving open offer from The Vibe youth centre and supporting delivery across the local network.

The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award Charity been made to support those young people has invested £30,000 over the last two who stand to benefit the most from DofE years to support our vision to extend programmes and activity bursaries and participation to all young people across the free participation places have been offered borough. This provided subsidised training to young people facing financial barriers. for new and existing DofE Leaders to Our outcomes to date highlight the build on and extend the capacity in each importance of continued investment. centre. Leaders have been trained with the Growth has been sustainable but we skills needed to deliver high quality DofE want to ensure that the benefits and programmes and DofE expeditions. As opportunities offered by DofE participation this report demonstrates, the investment remain accessible to local young people. in staff training has already yielded positive These young adults will be our future results. There are now 15 centres licensed decision makers and leaders. By investing to deliver DofE in the Borough and all 11 in their future, we are also investing in the Secondary Schools in the Borough are future leadership, creativity and success now licensed to offer DofE. of the whole community. Across Barking and Dagenham, over 60% This year has been outstanding and I’m of new DofE participants are deemed to Establishing a local DLC network delighted that the DofE continues to be at disadvantage – this is significantly flourish across Barking & Dagenham. with access to local training and higher than the national (18%) and London (30%) average. Additional investment has other opportunities

• Borough network meetings for all DofE Managers are held at The Vibe. Julie West and Vibe staff organised the local presentation hosted this year by Trinity School. Matthew Barnett evening, Operations Manager – London Region • DofE modular training and Countryside Leader Award (CLA) Email: [email protected] training was subsidised for local DofE Leaders.

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.

Participants choose activities across a number of sections and set themselves a goal to 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?

Volunteering: Expedition: Participation in DofE programmes develops the whole person – the mind, 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 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 London Borough

306,742 Young People have started a of Barking and Dagenham DofE Award in London since the year 2000

123,472 Young People have achieved a Key Performance Indicators DofE Award in London since the year 2000 Growth

Achievement rate last year increased 2012/13 2013/14 2014/15 2015/16 2016/17 1 Year 5 Year from 44% to 49% CENTRES 12 11 10 14 15 1 3

It is estimated that 4% of all young AWARDS STARTED 208 263 191 358 500 40% 140% people aged between 14-25 are currently undertaking a DofE programme in London BRONZE 121 200 150 249 367 47% 203%

SILVER 34 8 28 60 80 33% 135%

GOLD 53 55 13 49 53 8% 0% 35,000

AWARDS ACHIEVED 68 45 68 71 102 44% 50%

20,000 BRONZE 54 22 53 55 80 45% 48%

SILVER 12 17 6 14 19 36% 58% 15,000 Awards started GOLD 2 6 9 2 3 50% 50%

5,000 Awards achieved 2013/14 2014/15 2015/16 2016/17 62% of young people taking part in a DofE

2007 2012 2017 Achievement rate (%) programme in the London Brough of Barking and 22% 26% 37% 28% Dagenham are from a disadvantaged background.

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%

BRONZE 94,085 12% 10,479 23% Barking and Dagenham Council’s own vision is to encourage civic pride, enable social responsibility and grow the borough. I can think SILVER 27,511 7% 2,316 8% of no other programme that directly supports this vision for the borough GOLD 11,773 4% 612 6% better than the Duke of Edinburgh Award. We are extremely proud to have substantially grown the programme locally over the past ten years and continue to be fully committed to growing it further Achievement rate: 53% 49% ERIC STEIN 18% of all participation 30% of all participation Disadvantaged: GROUP MANAGER: INTEGRATED YOUTH SERVICES, 14-19 PARTICIPATION AND ENGAGEMENT

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 62% of between April 2016 and March 2017.

young Variance Centre Name Bronze Silver Gold Total people On 15/16 taking part in a DofE ALL SAINTS CATHOLIC SCHOOL 91 0 0 91 38 EASTBURY COMMUNITY SCHOOL 77 0 0 77 77 programme in the JO RICHARDSON COMMUNITY SCHOOL 27 16 9 52 -41 London Brough 48 0 0 48 48

of Barking and DAGENHAM PARK CHURCH OF SCHOOL 21 0 23 44 34

Dagenham are from OF SCIENCE 13 15 9 37 0 a disadvantaged BARKING AND DAGENHAM VPC 16 12 7 35 2 background RIVERSIDE SCHOOL (B&D) 18 15 0 33 1 Extending DofE Programmes for 11 15 0 26 26 young people from disadvantaged SYDNEY RUSSELL 23 0 0 23 -13 BARKING AND DAGENHAM YOUTH SERVICE 4 7 2 13 -24

backgrounds and Additional Needs BARKING AND DAGENHAM TUITION CENTRE 10 0 0 10 10 (SEN / ASN) TRINITY SCHOOL (DAGENHAM) 8 0 2 10 -4 BARKING ABBEY COMPREHENSIVE SCHOOL 0 0 1 1 0

• Our ASN support officer assisted Julie West to extend a DofE offer to BARKING RUGBY FOOTBALL CLUB 0 0 0 0 -12 the participants at Ab Phab SEN youth club, based at The Vibe. TOTAL 367 80 53 500 142

• All 3 Special Schools in the Borough are now licensed to deliver GROWTH ON 2015/16 47% 33% 8% 40% DofE programmes.

• We have also issued a DLC licence to Barking and Dagenham Tuition Centre (PRU).

• 63 free participation places were issued for young people facing financial barriers to participation.

• To date, £1,439 has been awarded for activity bursaries.

Participant diversity in Barking & Dagenham

It is our ambition for all young people, regardless of their background, to have the opportunity to start a DofE Programme.

White English/Northern Irish/ White and Black African Other Ethnic Group 34.11% Scottish/Welsh/British 3.34% 1.34%

21.40% African 3.01% Bangladeshi 1.00% Pakistani

Other Black/African/Caribbean White and Asian Chinese 9.36% Background 2.34% 0.33%

7.02% Other White Background 2.34% White and Black Caribbean

Other Mixed/Multiple Other Asian Background 6.69% 1.67% Ethnic Background

6.69% Indian 1.34% Irish

8 The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award: Statistical Report 2016/17 DofE.org 9 Establishing a local Expedition offer Awards achieved and support resource for all DLCs Participants who completed all sections of their Award • £4,600 of Expedition Equipment has been purchased for the Vibe Centre between April 2016 and March 2017. kit store. This is available for the use of all schools in the Borough.

• The Vibe has made open Expeditions available to all young people in the Total Variance Borough based on demand. Centre Name Bronze Silver Gold 16/17 On 15/16 • £5,000 of Expedition subsidy has been made available to ensure that RIVERSIDE SCHOOL (B&D) 30 0 0 30 30 the Expedition section is accessible and not a barrier to completion for JO RICHARDSON COMMUNITY SCHOOL 12 8 3 23 -3 young people facing financial difficulties. EASTBROOK SCHOOL 13 0 0 13 13

ROBERT CLACK SCHOOL OF SCIENCE 11 2 0 13 -5

TRINITY SCHOOL (DAGENHAM) 6 6 0 12 7

BARKING AND DAGENHAM VPC 3 2 0 5 1

ALL SAINTS CATHOLIC SCHOOL 4 0 0 4 -5

BARKING ABBEY COMPREHENSIVE SCHOOL 0 1 0 1 0

DAGENHAM PARK CHURCH OF ENGLAND SCHOOL 1 0 0 1 -2

BARKING AND DAGENHAM TUITION CENTRE 0 0 0 0 0

BARKING AND DAGENHAM YOUTH SERVICE 0 0 0 0 -6

BARKING RUGBY FOOTBALL CLUB 0 0 0 0 0

EASTBURY COMMUNITY SCHOOL 0 0 0 0 0

SYDNEY RUSSELL 0 0 0 0 0

THE WARREN SCHOOL 0 0 0 0 0

TOTAL 80 19 3 102 30 GROWTH ON 2015/16 45% 36% 0% 42% It takes a minimum of 6 months to achieve a Bronze Award, between 6 and 12 months to It takes a minimum of 6 months to achieve a Bronze Award, between 6 and 12 months achieve a Silver Award and between 12 and to achieve a Silver Award and between 12 and 18 months to achieve a Gold Award. 18 months to achieve a Gold Award.

10 The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award: Statistical Report 2016/17 DofE.org 11 Ensuring that all schools and academies in the Borough have Achievement rate a DLC Licence to offer DofE and The achievement rate compares the ratio of young people starting their DofE that the local support networks programme to those who achieve their Award. are established and maintained Awards Started 15/16 Awards Achieved 16/17 Achievement Centre Name B S G Total B S G Total Rate • There are now 15 Centres licensed to deliver DofE in the Borough. BARKING ABBEY COMPREHENSIVE SCHOOL 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 100% RIVERSIDE SCHOOL (B&D) 32 0 0 32 30 0 0 30 94% • All 11 Secondary Schools in the Borough are now TRINITY SCHOOL (DAGENHAM) 7 7 0 14 6 6 0 12 86% licensed to offer DofE. ROBERT CLACK SCHOOL OF SCIENCE 17 11 9 37 11 2 0 13 35%

JO RICHARDSON COMMUNITY SCHOOL 66 19 8 93 12 8 3 23 25%

BARKING AND DAGENHAM VPC 16 14 3 33 3 2 0 5 15%

DAGENHAM PARK CHURCH OF ENGLAND SCHOOL 0 0 10 10 1 0 0 1 10%

ALL SAINTS CATHOLIC SCHOOL 53 0 0 53 4 0 0 4 8%

BARKING AND DAGENHAM YOUTH SERVICE 10 8 19 37 0 0 0 0 0%

BARKING RUGBY FOOTBALL CLUB 12 0 0 12 0 0 0 0 0%

SYDNEY RUSSELL 36 0 0 36 0 0 0 0 0%

EASTBROOK SCHOOL 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 13 -

BARKING AND DAGENHAM TUITION CENTRE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -

EASTBURY COMMUNITY SCHOOL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -

THE WARREN SCHOOL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -

TOTAL 249 60 49 358 80 19 3 102 28%

ACHIEVEMENT RATE 32% 32% 6% 28%

I am pleased with the continued growth of the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award in Barking and Dagenham. I would like to thank the DofE Leaders in the borough schools and the youth service for their support and for ensuring that young people in Barking and Dagenham have access to a quality DofE programme. I look forward to continuing to work with the borough and to seeing the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award continue to thrive

DERRY THOMPSON DOFE OPERATIONS OFFICER FOR BARKING & DAGENHAM

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 Introducing measures to started in 2016-17. widen participation and Awards Started 15/16 Awards Started 16/17 increase completion rates Centre Name B S G Total B S G Total Growth (target of 50%) DAGENHAM PARK CHURCH OF ENGLAND SCHOOL 0 0 10 10 21 0 23 44 340%

ALL SAINTS CATHOLIC SCHOOL 53 0 0 53 91 0 0 91 72%

BARKING AND DAGENHAM VPC 16 14 3 33 16 12 7 35 6%

RIVERSIDE SCHOOL 32 0 0 32 18 15 0 33 3%

BARKING ABBEY COMPREHENSIVE SCHOOL 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0%

ROBERT CLACK SCHOOL OF SCIENCE 17 11 9 37 13 15 9 37 0%

BARKING AND DAGENHAM TUITION CENTRE 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 10 +

EASTBROOK SCHOOL 0 0 0 0 48 0 0 48 +

EASTBURY COMPREHENSIVE SCHOOL 0 0 0 0 77 0 0 77 +

THE WARREN SCHOOL 0 0 0 0 11 15 0 26 +

TRINITY SCHOOL (DAGENHAM) 7 7 0 14 8 0 2 10 -29%

SYDNEY RUSSELL SCHOOL 36 0 0 36 23 0 0 23 -36%

JO RICHARDSON COMMUNITY SCHOOL 66 19 8 93 27 16 9 52 -44%

BARKING AND DAGENHAM YOUTH SERVICE 10 8 19 37 4 7 2 13 -65%

BARKING RUGBY FOOTBALL CLUB 12 0 0 12 0 0 0 0 -100%

TOTAL 249 60 49 358 608 207 104 500 40%

• Total Awards Started have grown by +40% over the last year.

• Total Awards Achieved have grown by +44% over the last year.

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