Framlinghamian 2023 - Flipbook - Page 57
SPINE OF SKILLS
ceremony held at Buckingham Palace.
being best. It’s a marathon not a sprint.
Nineteen College pupils were recognised
It’s mainly about our young people setting
for their outstanding achievements and
personal challenges and pushing personal
their dedication to personal development
boundaries, and this mirrors the aims of
– the grandeur of the palace served
the College so well.
as a 昀椀tting backdrop to celebrate their
“As the DofE website declares,
remarkable accomplishments.
‘by participating in the scheme,
Of the Framlinghamians and Old
youngsters have fun, make friends,
Framlinghamians who were invited to the
improve their self-esteem and build
event, special congratulations must go
con昀椀dence. They gain essential skills
to two Year 13s, Henry S and Joe G, who
and attributes for work and life such
received their awards as earlier 昀椀nishers
as resilience, problem-solving, team-
within their current College career.
working, communication and drive,
enhancing CVs and university and job
applications’.
The Gold Duke of Edinburgh Awards
symbolise 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 decade. He said: “Almost every
member of Framlingham College will
achieve at least one award at DofE. We
enjoy a success rate of three times the
national average and we are the most
proli昀椀c school on a per-capita basis in
the Eastern Region, if not nationally. You
probably want to know why we are all so
passionate about it here.
“From the outset, let me make it clear
that getting a Gold Award isn’t a
competition or about being 昀椀rst or the
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