Duke of Edinburgh

Duke of Edinburgh

Using your Blue Stamp trip for your DofE Gold Residential.

Gold DofE Residential

Thousands of students each year across the UK and further afield undertake the Duke of Edinburgh Award. To achieve the Gold Award, there is an additional element compared to the Bronze and Silver Awards – the Residential.

Gold Duke of Edinburgh Award Residential Requirements

Source: https://www.dofe.org/do/residential/requirements/

You need to meet the Residential requirements to complete the section. The requirements have flexibilities built in to suit individual needs, so be sure to talk to your Leader and provider before the residential.

  1. You must be away from home for a minimum of five days and four nights. These should be consecutive but can be split into two blocks within 12 months.
  2. You should be in an unfamiliar residential setting.
  3. You must stay in shared accommodation with your group for the entire residential. This shouldn’t include staying with friends or relatives.
  4. Shared activities should take place during the day and the evening and must be purposeful, group-based, and unpaid. This could be training courses, environment and conservation projects, volunteering or be activity-based.
  5. The majority of participants should be unknown to you.
  6. Groups should have at least five people, including you.
  7. The majority of staff should be unknown to you.
  8. You should research suitable activities, discuss your interests with your DofE Leader, and follow any pre-activity instructions.
  9. Your Licensed Organisation must approve the planned residential and the named Assessor in advance.
  10. Flexibilities are available to ensure that participants with specific individual needs can access a residential. These could include:
  • Participants can request downtime away from activities
  • Carers are allowed
  • Participants with specific individual needs can attend with their Leaders.

Any flexibilities should be in keeping with the guiding principles of the aim, principles and outcomes of the Residential section. The flexibilities should also reflect a participant’s individual needs and should be discussed and agreed before approval.

Working with Blue Stamp for your Residential

You will need a named assessor to sign-off the Residential in your eDofE account. After you have taken part in the trip, we will provide the details of your assessor. We request that you email us your eDofE number so that our assessor can complete your assessors’ report.

Contact Us

If you would like to discuss any aspect of your trip then you are welcome to contact us. One of the team will be happy to advise further.