The Duke of Edinburgh's Award

Since 1956, JLGB has been the exclusive Jewish Licensed Organisation for the DofE. Thanks to awareness campaigns, more ultra-Orthodox Jewish young people are now taking part, especially those needing single-gender programmes, Kosher food, and Shomer Shabbat provision. The Award continues to grow in popularity.

Bronze is the first step on your DofE journey, helping you gain lifelong skills. JLGB delivers Kosher DofE across all Jewish schools in the UK. Not in a Jewish school? Join a Community Open Group through local synagogues and centres. Call 020 8530 8220.

The Silver Award is a life-changing opportunity for Year 10s. You don’t need to have done Bronze to join. Try something new through Volunteering, Physical, Skills, or Expedition sections. The Silver Expedition is one day longer—giving you even more fun!

At 16, you can begin Gold—the most prestigious DofE level. No need to have done Silver. Completing it earns you an invite to St James’s Palace! Gold is highly valued by universities and employers, often standing out on UCAS forms and CVs.

• Explore new, exciting opportunities with young people from all over the country
• Discover hidden talents
• Get a different kind of buzz from doing things you’ve never done before
• Broaden your outlook on life that is prized by colleges, universities and employers

• Get recognised for doing the things that YOU choose to do
• Make a real and lasting difference to people in your own community
• Get fit and healthy
• Make friendships that will last a lifetime and have a memorable experience

You can make a real and lasting difference to the lives of people in your community and examples of activities include helping at a youth club, running a social action project, fundraising, raising awareness for conservation projects and supporting the elderly or disabled.

We all want to get fitter and through the DofE, you can! From archery, Zumba, football, yoga, rock-climbing, dancing, wheelchair sports, basketball or anything else you can think of!

Discovering new skills or developing your existing skills and talents will boost your self-esteem and help you to recognise and improve your own skillset. Try playing a musical instrument, learning a new language, designing a website, making a film…the choice really is yours!

You and your team of between five and seven friends will plan an expedition of one night for Bronze, two nights for Silver and three nights for Gold.  Your group will be completely self-sufficient for your expeditions and will have planned every aspect for yourselves!

For your Gold Award, spend five days and four nights with new people, working on a shared project. Options include supporting the National Trust, helping at a children’s camp, or tackling urban recycling. It’s a great chance to make friends and give back.

• Enrolment onto the Duke of Edinburgh's Award
• Training sessions
• Support materials
• Use of JLGB equipment (tents, sleeping mats, rucksacks, stoves and pans and all the necessary maps and compasses)

This will include your own personal equipment such as a pair of walking/hiking boots, walking socks, sleeping bag, waterproofs and food for your expedition.

As a Duke of Edinburgh’s Award participant, you will get a discount card at: https://www.dofe.org/shop/card/

• Volunteering: 3 months.
• Physical / Skills:  Both for 3 months.
• Expedition: Plan, prepare for and undertake a 2 day, 1 night venture.

All participants must undertake a further three months in either the Volunteering, Physical or Skills Sections.

• Volunteering: 6 months. 
• Physical / Skills:  One for 6 months and the other for 3 months.
• Expedition: Plan, prepare for and undertake a 3 day, 2 night venture.

• Volunteering: 12 months. 
• Physical / Skills: One for 12 months and the other for 6 months.
• Expedition: Plan and undertake a 4 day, 3 night venture.
• Residential: Five days and four nights in a collaborative project with new people.