b'D of E Ambassadors AnnouncedTwo Ellesmere College students have been nominated as ambassadors for the Duke of Edinburgh (DofE) Awards and will be using their leadership and management skills to guide other students to achieve theirs. Gold DofE Students at Buckingham PalaceElise Veitch and Patrick Hey attended training events College students through the programme and we have in Shrewsbury to bring them up to speed on what isnominated Elise and Patrick.required of their new role before heading back to theThey already have a good understanding of what College to begin helping other students on the road tothe position entails, as ambassadors must be active gaining their DofE Awards. participants in the Gold or Silver programme, and have Jenna Underhill, Housemistress and Teacher of Business undertaken training sessions designed to help themand Economics at Ellesmere College, said the awards werefulfil that role.an integral part of the College co-curricular programme. Its an excellent initiative for Patrick and Elise to be The Duke of Edinburgh Awards have played an importantinvolved in. The help they provide will prove invaluable to role in the lives of many of our students over the years.other award participants and they will also be advancing The College is the largest single contributor to the DofEtheir own award goals by ticking off scheme requirements programme in Shropshireand our students receive like volunteering, developing management and leadership their Gold DofE Awards at Buckingham Palace each year, skills, content creation and event planning.she said. Ashley Williams, Operations Officer for the Duke of Ellesmere College prides itself on delivering a co- Edinburgh Awards Telford & Wrekin, and Shropshire, said: curricular programme which is designed to expand the lifePatrick and Elise were amazing at our training event.experiences of our students through a variety of activitiesThey were full of enthusiasm, quick to build rapport including taking part in the DofE Award schemewhich and very knowledgeable about the DofE. They makeis as relevant and popular today as it has ever been. a great team and I have no doubt that they will do a The awards have seen participation increase every brilliant job as ambassadors. year since being founded by Prince Philip in 1956. For more information on the co-curricularThere are currently more than 460,000 young people programme at Ellesmere College, Shropshire,actively involved in the scheme and last year saw almostplease visit: DofE Ambassador.143,000 achieve their Bronze, Silver or Gold award - More details on the DofE Awards are available at:a 7.2 per cent increase on 2017. www.dofe.org.As a centre for the awards we can nominate up to two ambassadors who will help and guide fellow EllesmereEllesmere College Newsletter Michaelmas Term 20199'