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 Dagenham. 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? Participation in DofE programmes develops the whole person – the mind, Volunteering: Expedition: 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 EASTBROOK SCHOOL 48 0 0 48 48 of Barking and DAGENHAM PARK CHURCH OF ENGLAND SCHOOL 21 0 23 44 34 Dagenham are from ROBERT CLACK SCHOOL 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 THE WARREN SCHOOL 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.