DofE Honours as Staff and Pupils Invited to St. James’s Palace
Three pupils from Worksop College were invited to St. James’s Palace on Wednesday 14th March 2012 where they received their Gold Duke of Edinburgh Awards.
The Gold Awards Presentation is a celebration and recognition of the achievements of the individuals, a fitting culmination to mark the hard work, determination and perseverance required.
Toni Semmence, Thomas Rabbitt and James Wood from Worksop College travelled to London and once inside St James’s Palace were shown to the Picture Gallery where the Guest Presenter was former British Athlete Mr. Phil Brown. Phil Brown is now Regional Director for Central England, DofE Award Scheme and he gave an inspirational talk including a personal account of his achievements.
In addition to the achievements of the pupils, Worksop College was honoured that two of its members of staff were invited to attend as VIP Guests and to meet HRH The Duke of Edinburgh.
Mr. John Driver has been delivering the DofE at Worksop College for 30 years and is involved in co-ordinating all aspects of the DofE. John is also an accredited DofE Expedition Assessor. Mr. Boyd Smith is a DofE Leader and Expedition Trainer, Supervisor and Assessor at Worksop College and has been involved for 14 years. The invitation was to thank both John and Boyd for their contributions and to recognise the achievements of those from Worksop College in attendance.
HRH The Duke of Edinburgh engaged in conversation and laughter with the award recipients, pausing to speak to James Wood regarding the location of his practice and final expeditions and was then introduced to the VIP guests from the College.