A group of nine young people are mid-jump in a school gymnasium, holding hands and smiling. The students are dressed in various outfits: some are in school uniforms with blue blazers, white shirts, and black skirts or trousers, while others are in more casual attire like hoodies and sweaters. They are all facing forward with an energetic and joyful demeanor. The gymnasium has a wooden floor with sports markings and a brick wall in the background, featuring a vertical orange stripe.

DofE Young Leaders

The DofE Young Leaders Programme is an exciting opportunity for young people to take a leading role in promoting, guiding and mentoring DofE participants in their centre.

Young Leaders work with their adult DofE Leader to choose which activities they will support with and then access online training from the DofE charity. They provide peer to peer support and help other young people to access and achieve their DofE programme.

Find more information about how to get involved.

Become a DofE Young Leader

Want to develop your leadership skills, support your peers, and help deliver DofE? The Young Leader Programme might be for you!

Become a DofE Young Leader

Information for Adult Leaders

The DofE provides training to help Young Leaders make the most of their role and individual centres work with young leaders to decide on suitable responsibilities and commitment.

Information for Adult Leaders

Information for parents and carers

The Young Leaders programme is a fantastic opportunity for your young person to take steps into a DofE leadership role. As a Young Leader they will help support other DofE participants, plan sessions and support the adult leaders within their Centre and Licensed Organisation.

As part of the process of them registering to become a young leader, you will be contacted if they are under 18 (16 in Scotland) to give parental permission for them to take part. You will receive an email from the DofE with an electronic form that needs completing.

Until we have this permission, they will not be able to start their programme.

As part of their programme, they will attend two online sessions with other Young Leaders and DofE staff. For more information about these sessions, read our safeguarding advice for parents and carers.

As a Young Leader, I like being able to help people, and this programme is helping me to develop my leadership skills.

Jess

Young Leader

I’ve enjoyed the responsibility of being a Young Leader. The DofE Manager has trust in me, he knows he can leave me to do things independently.

Hannah

Young Leader

As a Young Leader, I like being able to help people, and this programme is helping me to develop my leadership skills.

Jess

Young Leader

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