Statistical report 2015-16
The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award is exceeding all expectations in Lambeth. More young people than ever before are taking part in and completing our valued programme. It has been an exceptional year.
Schools in Lambeth recognise the importance of offering the DofE to their pupils. Participation in a DofE programme accelerates progress and attainment by encouraging independent learners and enhancing resilience, self-esteem and problem solving abilities. The link between DofE programmes and the new Ofsted framework is therefore an obvious one, and it is of little surprise that schools are opting to embrace the DofE in their wider offer.
The diversity of organisations who offer the programme and the levels offered within existing centres have both been expanded. I am excited to be welcoming a number of new schools, colleges and youth groups to the programme and I am strongly encouraged by the increase in take up of the Gold award throughout the borough. The result is that the benefits of the DofE are available to more young people than ever before and is demonstrative of one of our guiding principles: the DofE is achievable by all.
Whilst we are delighted with an increased demand and continued growth, it is important that we understand the pressure that this puts on our resources. The growth in the DofE and the progress that has been shown over such a small period of time is indicative of the potential within the borough. Continued investment into the skills and structure of our staff teams is essential to ensure young people are supported to complete their whole award and realise their potential.
Finally, the growth in Lambeth would not have been achieved without the professional support from headteachers, teachers, youth workers, volunteers and managers who have dedicated their time to make DofE a success. It would be remiss of me not to take this opportunity to thank them for their hard work and the invaluable contribution they make in supporting the achievements and personal development of young people.
Rob Clark Operations Manager - London Region
Contents Introduction 2 What’s it all about? 4 Lambeth’s headline statistics 6 New participants 8 Awards achieved 9 Completion rate 10 Growth 12 Appendix: participant demographics 15
Lambeth has a lower achievement of 5 A* - C grades at GCSE than the London and the national average. The crime rate per population is one in ten, considerably higher than the national average.
The Duke of Edinburgh's Award is highly valued by universities and employers and promotes community cohesion.
Childhood obesity in Lambeth is higher than that across London and the national average.
64% of young people feel that as a result of DofE they are better at sport or physical activity with 61% stating that doing DofE has allowed them to try a new sport or physical activity
People in Lambeth have a lower life satisfaction rate and are more anxious than the national average.
Over 70% of DofE participants report greater feelings of self-esteem and greater confidence through their engagement with their programmes.
Source: data.london.gov.uk; University of Northampton: Duke of Edinburgh’s Award Impact Research
What’s it all about? The DofE charity The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award supports over 275,000 people aged 14 to 24 every year. Its ethos is to enable every young person of every background to take part in programmes and succeed, regardless of any barriers. DofE programmes DofE programmes are at one of three progressive levels which, when successfully completed, lead to a Bronze, Silver or Gold Duke of Edinburgh’s Award. There are four sections at Bronze and Silver level and five at Gold: Volunteering: undertaking service to individuals or the community Physical: improving in an area of sport, dance or fitness activities Skills: developing practical and social skills and personal interests Expedition planning, training for and completing an adventurous journey in the UK or abroad At Gold level, participants must do an additional fifth Residential section, which involves staying and working away from home doing a shared activity.
Who can do it? Anyone aged between 14 and 24 can take part in DofE programmes. It is non-competitive and allows any young person to take part, regardless of their background or personal circumstances.
“Running expeditions for students is a real joy. There’s lots to do, but seeing them out in the countryside on their own for the first time, and seeing how they develop is an absolute pleasure, and well worth the effort.”
Benedict Fogarty, DofE Manager at Evelyn Grace Academy
Photo: Evelyn Grace Academy Expedition
Why should young people do their DofE?
Enhances formal education The DofE enhances young people’s formal education by enabling them to develop the whole person – the mind body and soul – in an environment of social interaction and team working. Inclusive and balanced programme The programme is achievable by all young people regardless of ability, gender, background or location. Whoever they are or wherever they are from, young people can enjoy unique experiences and rewards which are relevant to their starting point. Personal programme Taking part in their DofE means the participant designs a programme entirely of their own choosing, picking activities based around their interests, passions and strengths. Enhances employability The skills and personal attributes developed through participation are recognised by employers, colleges and universities. Research with Gold Award holders showed: 79% developed leadership skills 83% improved team working and tolerance of others 93% 85% gained confidence of young people feel under pressure to demonstrate 61% continued with volunteering they can be an ‘all-rounder’ 74 % developed self-esteem. in the workplace
The United Learning Trust (ULT) surveyed key organisations, such as Eurotunnel plc, Honda (UK) Ltd and Tesco about their graduate recruitment. Out of 29 activities undertaken at school these companies rated The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award as most important.
The DofE in Lambeth
The DofE is delivered in 14 centres in Lambeth
Participation in inner London Boroughs
New participants 2015-16 Awards achieved 2015-16
London Borough B S G Total London Borough B S G Total
Wandsworth 831 210 56 1097 Wandsworth 352 94 23 469
Hammersmith & Hammersmith & 613 188 123 924 314 69 34 417 Fulham Fulham
Haringey 722 128 59 909 Southwark 259 56 26 341
Hackney 708 109 46 863 Lewisham 246 68 11 325
Tower Hamlets 545 218 61 824 Haringey 259 48 11 318
Westminster 481 197 139 817 Hackney 263 24 4 291
Newham 578 168 27 773 Westminster 191 49 28 268
Southwark 575 114 82 771 Camden 174 55 28 257
Camden 535 135 58 728 City of London 154 57 9 220
Lewisham 404 141 53 598 Tower Hamlets 141 58 10 209
Lambeth 390 85 49 524 Newham 102 49 7 158
Kensington & Kensington & 308 87 12 407 86 35 7 128 Chelsea Chelsea
Islington 261 31 50 342 Lambeth 99 15 1 115
City of London 194 84 36 314 Islington 58 12 0 70
Lambeth’s headline statistics
Percentage Change
2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 1 Year 5 Year
New participants 117 174 221 249 318 524 65 201
Bronze 49 120 169 181 195 390 100 225
Silver 66 54 47 67 102 85 -17 57
Gold 2 0 5 1 21 49 133 N/A
Awards achieved 9 11 14 27 95 115 21 945
Bronze 3 3 13 25 79 99 25 3200
Silver 6 5 1 2 14 15 7 200
Gold 0 3 0 0 2 1 -50 -67
2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16
Completion rate (%)
9% 8% 12% 38% 36%
The social value of DofE activities to the local community in Lambeth in 2015/16 was calculated to be at least £52,873 based on at least 5,779 hours of volunteering.
“I met friends from other boroughs and travelled from London to Wales to The Peak District. I have learned so much and I cant believe that I am now working towards becoming an instructor."
DofE Participant
New participants
Young people who enrolled on a DofE Programme at a centre between April 2015 and March 2016.
New participants 2015-16
Centre Bronze Silver Gold Total
Dunraven School 73 32 0 105
Streatham & Clapham High School 63 12 13 88
Metropolitan Volunteer Police 48 10 9 67 Cadets
Bishop Thomas Grant School 46 1 15 62
Evelyn Grace Academy 21 23 12 56
The Elmgreen School 33 7 0 40
Lambeth Academy 20 0 0 20
London Nautical School 18 0 0 18
The Laurels School 17 0 0 17
Saint Gabriel's College 16 0 0 16
La Retraite RC Girls' School 11 0 0 11
Park Campus Academy 7 0 0 7
Archbishop Tenison's School 6 0 0 6
Lambeth College 6 0 0 6
Total 385 85 49 519
It is our ambition for all young people, regardless of their background, to have the opportunity to enrol on to a DofE programme.
Please note, centres who are no longer licenced by the Charity are not included in the borough’s DofE centre charts above.
Awards achieved
Participants who completed all sections of their Award and were signed off by their organisation’s Award Verifier between April 2015 and March 2016.
Awards achieved 2015-16
Centre Bronze Silver Gold Total
Metropolitan Volunteer Police 21 9 0 30 Cadets
Bishop Thomas Grant School 24 3 0 27
Evelyn Grace Academy 15 2 0 17
The Elmgreen School 14 0 0 14
Streatham & Clapham High School 11 0 1 12
London Nautical School 4 0 0 4
Dunraven School 0 1 0 1
Lambeth Academy* 1 0 0 1
Archbishop Tenison's School 0 0 0 0
La Retraite RC Girls' School 0 0 0 0
Lambeth College* 0 0 0 0
Park Campus Academy* 0 0 0 0
Saint Gabriel's College* 0 0 0 0
The Laurels School* 0 0 0 0
Total 90 15 1 106
It takes a minimum of 6 months to achieve a Bronze Award, between 6 and 12 months to achieve Silver and between 12 and 18 months to achieve a Gold Award.
*Centres had 0 new participants in 14/15 and therefore completed awards in these centres were not expected
Completion rate The completion rate compares the ratio of young people enrolling on DofE programmes to those who achieve their Award.
Completion rate Completion
New participants 14-15 Awards achieved 15-16
Centre B S G Total B S G Total
Metropolitan Volunteer 7 0 2 9 21 9 0 30 333% Police Cadets
The Elmgreen School 18 0 0 18 14 0 0 14 78%
Bishop Thomas Grant 29 6 4 39 24 3 0 27 69% School
London Nautical School 6 0 0 6 4 0 0 4 67%
Streatham & Clapham 42 4 6 52 11 0 1 12 23% High School
Evelyn Grace Academy 56 30 6 92 15 2 0 17 18%
Dunraven School 0 60 0 60 0 1 0 1 2%
Archbishop Tenison's 5 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0% School
La Retraite RC Girls' 7 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0% School
Lambeth Academy 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 NA
Lambeth College 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NA
Park Campus Academy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NA
Saint Gabriel's College 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NA
The Laurels School 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NA
Totals 170 100 18 288 90 15 1 106 37%
333% Metropolitan Volunteer Police Cadets completion rate
The Elmgreen School 78%
Bishop Thomas Grant School 69%
London Nautical School 67%
Streatham & Clapham High School 23%
Evelyn Grace Academy 18%
Dunraven School 2%
Awards achieved 15-16 Lambeth Academy
New participants La Retraite RC Girls' School 14-15
Archbishop Tenison's School
Lambeth College
Park Campus Academy
Saint Gabriel's College
The Laurels School
0 20 40 60 80 100
Growth The number of new participants in the previous year, compared to the number of new participants in the current year.
increase New participants 14-15 New participants 15-16 Growth
Centre B S G Total B S G Total
Metropolitan Volunteer 7 0 2 9 48 10 9 67 644% Police Cadets
London Nautical School 6 0 0 6 18 0 0 18 200%
The Elmgreen School 18 0 0 18 33 7 0 40 122%
Dunraven School 0 60 0 60 73 32 0 105 75%
Streatham & Clapham 42 4 6 52 63 12 13 88 69% High School
Bishop Thomas Grant 29 6 4 39 46 1 15 62 59% School
La Retraite RC Girls' 7 0 0 7 11 0 0 11 57% School
Archbishop Tenison's 5 0 0 5 6 0 0 6 20% School
Lambeth Academy 0 0 0 0 20 0 0 20 +
The Laurels School 0 0 0 0 17 0 0 17 +
Saint Gabriel's College 0 0 0 0 16 0 0 16 +
Park Campus Academy 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 7 +
Lambeth College 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 6 +
Evelyn Grace Academy 56 30 6 92 21 23 12 56 -39%
Total 170 100 18 288 385 85 49 519 80%
Volunteering activities in Lambeth had a cumulative social value of £52,873
At least 5,779 volunteering hours were given back to communities in Lambeth by DofE participants
Appendix: participant demographics Age of participants at enrolment Gender
300
250
200
150
100
50 Numberof new participants 0 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Age
Personal circumstances Participants can volunteer to declare themselves in as many or as few of the following categories as they feel comfortable with
Personal circumstance Responses
In receipt of free school meals 43 At risk of exclusion from school 0 Not in education, employment or training 0 Looked after or accommodated 30 Young carer 2 Parent under 18 0 English as a second language 30 Asylum seeker 0 In custody 0 Prefer not to say/none 414 Total 519
Participant ethnicity
“Of all the skills we developed during our expedition, resilience must be the quality that stands out the most. Despite getting lost many times, we were always able to motivate ourselves to keep on going.”
Kunmi Participant at Evelyn Grace Academy
DofE London, Victoria Charity Centre, 11 Belgrave Road, London, SW1V 1RB General enquiries: [email protected] Lambeth enquiries: [email protected] 0207 630 9092 www.DofE.org/London @DofELondon Find us on Facebook