Duke of Edinburgh

For all expedition downloads, please go here.

• eDofE Centre User Guide (PDF)
• eDofE Licensed Organisation Guide (PDF) 
• eDofE participants guide (PDF) 
• eDofE Terms and Conditions of use
• eDofE FAQs (general) (PDF) updated May 2013
• Sample participant enrolment form (MS Word doc)
• Sample Leader enrolment form (MS Word doc)
• eDofE Mapping - Leaders' user guide
• eDofE Mapping - participants' instructions
• eDofE Mapping - FAQs updated November 2013
• eDofE Mapping - training Powerpoint presentation
• Username and password issues help document
• eDofE for Leaders made easy (magazine insert from issue 14)
• eDofE Bitesize guide for Leaders (from Central England office)
• eDofE Bitesize guide for Participants (from Central England office)
• eDofE Bitesize guide for Assessors (from Central England office)
• A3 simple poster explaining eDofE (added Sept 2012)

New Welcome Pack downloads

If you need replacement Assessor Guidance Cards or Assessor's Report Cards for the Welcome Packs issued from late 2013, please contact your DofE Regional/Country Office as these are restricted items. 

If you need a large print version of the Welcome Pack, again, please contact your DofE Regional/Country Office.

Download a simple guide to adding Assessor Reports online here. 

Activity Log: These handy Activity Logs can be printed out to help participants keep a track of the activities they do each week for their DofE programme:

• Activity log - Volunteering
• Activity log - Physical
• Activity log - Skill

Need a larger-print version of the above?

• Activity log - Volunteering LARGE PRINT
• Activity log - Physical LARGE PRINT
• Activity log - Skills LARGE PRINT

Achievement Pack resources

• Download the Achievement Pack user guide here.
• Download a Powerpoint presentation about the Achievement Pack here.  (or HERE)

Leader's Programme Checklist

• This great new checklist helps you decide whether the young people in your group have chosen a programme activity which meets DofE criteria.

 
Powerpoints

• DofE Master master (.ppt 2mb) (saved as Powerpoint 97-2004)
• Introduction to the DofE (for young people)

 
DofE Promotional movies

• Go here to find out more about the great new DofE promotional movies, and view tasters of them all.
• For guidance on how to promote your DofE activities, including sample press releases, templates etc, go here.

DofE promotional posters

(A4, from DofE magazine. Others are available from www.DofEshop.org)

• poster - additional needs expedition.pdf
• poster - additional needs skill.pdf
• poster - young mum.pdf
• poster - expedition.pdf
• poster - horseback expedition.pdf
• poster - residential cookery.pdf
• poster - sailing expedition.pdf
• poster - skills fashion.pdf
• poster - skills skateboarding.pdf
• poster - skills theatre.pdf
• poster - volunteering lifeguard.pdf
• poster - volunteers.pdf
• poster - skills duck breeding.pdf
• poster - employablity.pdf 
• FLYER: A5 two-sided generic flyer, promoting the DofE to older young people.

Promotional flyers and leaflets

These are all available from www.DofEshop.org - personalised versions can be obtained through the DofE Brand Centre:

'Thank you' cards

An A5 doubled-sided card to thank your supporters.

Programme planners

Download some handy personal programme planners for each section (PDFs, which can be typed on and printed or just printed to write on):

• Volunteering
• Physical
• Skills
• Expedition
• Residential

• Volunteering
• Physical
• Skills
• Expedition
• Residential
• Complete list (black and white version)

Activity ideas lists (updated May 2013)

• Volunteering
• Physical
• Skills
• Expedition
• Residential
• Complete set

Session planners

• Volunteering section session planning sheets (4pp A4)
• Team volunteering session planning sheets (4pp A4)
• Physical section session planning sheets (4pp A4)
• Skills Section session planning sheets (4pp A4)
• Expedition Section session planning sheets (4pp A4,)
• Residential Section Session planning sheets (4pp A4, Guidance for DofE Leaders – advising on residential activities and top 5 considerations to check.) 

Gold Award notification forms

You can download the Gold notification forms here:

• England
• Scotland
• Cymraeg
• GAP FAQs

Other useful items for Gold Award holders

• 'Putting it into perspective' - handout on research showing how participation in a DofE programme is rated highly by employers.  Perfect for parents and funders
• 'You're Great!' set of 12 postcards for you to print out yourself, cut up and send or give to DofE participants when they achieve something special. (pdf 4.5mb)
• Top fundraising ideas from the DofE 
• Top 40 FUNdraising ideas
• Gold Award Presentation pro-forma press release.
• Generic Press Release.
• DofE media guide

Certificate templates

• Certificate template - Bronze/Silver  (PDF) for overprinting onto the blank sectional certificates available from www.DofEshop.org 
• Sectional Certificate template (PDF) for overprinting onto the old 'Bronze/Silver/Gold stripe' design blank sectional certificates available from www.DofEshop.org  
• Sectional Certificate template (PDF) for overprinting onto the 'ribbon design' blank sectional certificates available from www.DofEshop.org (from late Spring 2014) 
• Specimen Bronze Award certificate

Blank certificates are available from www.DofEshop.org - available for purchase/view by DofE Managers only) Here.

Secure Estate Toolkit

• Download a zip file containing the entire toolkit, including the appendices.

DofE Terminology and roles

• Defining the role of the DofE Award Verifier
• DofE Award Verifier Role description
• DofE Structure and Glossary 2012

Other miscellaneous resources

• A guide to advocacy and campaigning for young people.
• A flyer promoting the DofE in Academies
• A flyer promoting the DofE in schools.
• A flyer promoting the DofE in FE/HE.
• A flyer describing the DofE for those with Additional needs 

DEAMS

Specific leaflets for National Operating Authorities

• Girlguiding UK
• ACF
• ATC
• GVCAC
• Boys' Brigade
• The Scout Association
• Independent Schools
• CVQO 
• Mencap
• JLGB
• Church Lads' and Church Girls' Brigade
• Sea Cadets
• Royal Yachting Association