About the Course

This course meets the Skills section requirements for the DofE Silver Award. You’ll explore fiction, poetry and life writing, developing your unique writing voice, refining your style and expanding your storytelling abilities. Each week includes:

• A live 1-hour creative writing workshop during the term
• Independent writing tasks during half-term and holidays
• A final writing project
• Professional, one-to-one written feedback on one piece of work (3-month course) or two pieces (6-month course)
• A completed DofE Assessor’s Report at the end of the course

Course Options & Eligibility

Duration: You can choose a 3-month or 6-month course to suit your DofE Skills requirement. Age: Silver is for those aged 15+ years * * If you aren’t 15 yet but are in the school year in which your peer group turn fifteen, you can start a Silver DofE programme. You may take this Silver course whether or not you have completed Bronze DofE.