Wyke College

Wyke has been delivering the DofE since September 2015. Doing a DofE programme significantly impacts young people's futures, enabling them to develop vital skills for life and work, such as confidence, commitment, resilience and team work. Widely acknowledged as the world's leading achievement award for young people, the College hold a licence to deliver DofE programmes to anyone between the ages of 14-24 years old. Sarah Thackray, DofE Manager at the College attended the presentation. Speaking proudly about the College's involvement with the DofE, Sarah said: "Wyke has held a licence to deliver the DofE for just under a year now and myself and Jay feel honoured to have been invited to Buckingham Palace to receive a commemorative plaque to acknowledge and say thank you for our work with the Charity during its Diamond Anniversary year." Peter Westgarth, Chief Executive of the DofE Charity said: "Through the DofE, Wyke is inspiring the success of its young people; equipping them with the attributes and skills to get a job and build strong relationships whilst opening up their worlds and introducing them to a broad range of interests. We are truly grateful to all of our Licensed Organisations for the work that they do, they are an integral part of the DofE family, and our Diamond Anniversary is a fantastic opportunity to say thank you." Currently, there are over 300,000 young people doing a DofE programme across the UK through a variety of centres including both state and independent schools, special schools, businesses, prisons, young offender institutions, housing associations and youth groups.