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SPINE OF SKILLS
successfully completing a series of team-
decade. He said: “Almost every member
building challenges.
of Framlingham College will achieve at
least one DofE award. We enjoy a success
And 昀椀nally, to round up a fantastic year
rate of three times the national average
of outdoor adventure, our CCF had a
and we are the most proli昀椀c school on a
brilliant day at Bisley Shooting Ground
per-capita basis in the eastern region,
as they took part in a national shooting
if not nationally. You probably want to
competition against 31 other schools. A
know why we are all so passionate about
very well done to all and congratulations
it here.
to Kit B who won Top Shot for the
Framlingham CCF team.
“From the outset, let me make it clear
that getting a Gold Award isn’t a
Alongside CCF, our extensive Duke of
competition or about being 昀椀rst or being
Edinburgh participation and newly-
the best. It’s a marathon not a sprint. It’s
launched Junior Duke Award at the Prep
mainly about our young people setting
School o昀昀er all our pupils the opportunity
personal challenges and pushing personal
to develop a range of di昀昀erent skills and
boundaries, and this mirrors the aims of
nurture essential qualities, including softer
the College so well.
skills such as kindness, compassion and
empathy. Such skills, being developed
“As the DofE website declares,
from a very early age at the College, will
‘by participating in the scheme,
put them ahead of other children who are
youngsters have fun, make friends,
solely focused on an academic journey.
improve their self-esteem and build
Pupils’ DofE e昀昀orts across the school are
con昀椀dence. They gain essential skills
recognised with the presentation of their
and attributes for work and life such
awards at the end of their individual
as resilience, problem-solving, team-
journeys.
working, communication and drive,
enhancing CVs and university and job
applications’.
The Gold Duke of Edinburgh Award
symbolises an extraordinary level of
determination, resilience, and a strong
“These are very compelling reasons to
sense of social responsibility. Those who
get stuck in and we have a team of sta昀昀
achieve the award never fail to reference
and volunteers led by me who create an
the invaluable experiences gained
environment that makes that happen here.
through volunteering, physical activities,
They join, they thrive and they succeed,
skills development and expeditions that
and it has been snowballing here. At this
have shaped them into well-rounded
rate, they are going to need to build a
individuals.
bigger palace just for the Framlingham
College lot.”
Martin Myers-Allen has led the charge
on College DofE achievement for over a
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