We have now published our leader training brochure for 2019-2020. Lowland Leader and REC2 First Aid courses are now open for applications.

Please see the Training Courses page for details.

After changes to the Bronze Award Expedition section trialled in 2018, and following a nationwide survey of expedition supervisors and assessors, the assessment criteria for qualifying expeditions have changed in time for the 2019 season.

Please see the General DofE Information page for details of the new 20 Conditions.

OXPED CIC has published details of its open expeditions at all levels of the Award for 2019. These are great value and are open to all participants, especially those who cannot attend their own centre's expeditions for whatever reason. OXPED is happy to accept participants with additional needs.

Please see the OXPED CIC website for full details.

St Helen and St Katharine are seeking to appoint a DofE Award/Expeditions Assistant from January 2019.

Please see the job advert below if you are interested.

We have published our 2018-2019 Leader Training Brochure, containing opportunities to gain the Lowland Leader Award and to update first aid qualifications.

Please see our Training Courses page for further information.

Congratulations to the first group of young people to complete their Gold Award through Oxfordshire Open Award:

Abingdon Open Award: Katrina Evans, Harmony Godfrey, Kelly Moody, Jonathan Stoner, Katerina Johnson and Oliver Graham

Oxfordshire Virtual Centre: Amara Mulliner and Alistair Falconer Hall

All have been invited to a Gold Award Presentation at Buckingham Palace on Thursday 24th May. We hope they enjoy the day!

The Witney Open Group has announced its first regular meeting date and venue.

OXPED CIC has published details of two Bronze expeditions in 2018.