Royally deserved recognition👑 CONGRATULATIONS to the 11 Cadets who celebrated their Gold Duke of Edinburgh at Buckingham Palace this week. A massive thank you as well to the St John volunteers who kept attendees safe 💚

Kit prepped for DofE training day! Looking forward to it 🎉 St John Ambulance DofE

This weekend we have 20 cadets from London and the South East on a The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award Experience Weekend. Many are camping for the first time and getting an idea of what DofE is all about before they sign up officially.

It was great to be out today supporting bronze participants with this lovely bunch at our first ever Leicestershire and Rutland DofE training day! St John Ambulance DofE St John Ambulance England 🎉💚

Great to be joining my counterparts from RAF Air Cadets Sea Cadets Scouts Girlguiding St John Ambulance DofE and more at today’s The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award National Operating Authority managers conference!

Today is national #ThankYouDay! 💚 We want to say a massive thanks to all of our DofE Leaders, for all the incredible work you do for our young people. And thank you to our DofE participants who are learning new skills, staying active and giving back to their communities.

Our aim for 2024 is to have 100 The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award award completions, we are well on track, keep up the great work team! 💯

Are you heading out on your Expedition or for a walk in the countryside?👣 If so, save this post for if you ever need a reminder on how to be tick safe ✅

We have four groups out on Dartmoor this bank holiday weekend completing their Gold DofE qualifying or practice expedition. Thank you to all of the leaders supporting them as well 🥾

Great to be out in Dartmoor for St John Ambulance DofE national golf expedition! Lucky to be supervising an excellent gold group from #TeamEastMids The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award 🥾⛺️🎉

Well done to the 2 Gold DofE Qualifying Teams and 2 Gold DofE Practice Teams from St John Ambulance who completed their expedition on Dartmoor this weekend. Sign up for next year now open at bit.ly/GoldDofE2025

One of our Gold The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award expedition teams had the goal to teach as many people as they could on Dartmoor National Park how to treat a severe bleed 🩸🩹🤕 What a brilliant idea 👏

Save the date! 💻 National DofE Conference 📅 Sunday 3rd November

"I joined St John as a cadet with a school friend as I was keen to learn first aid as part of the skills section for my Silver DofE. Although the requirement for DofE was just three months, I enjoyed my cadet sessions so much that six years later I am still a volunteer." Olivia

Today is #NationalSepsisDay and we want to help spread awareness of this life-threatening condition 🚑 It's vital to recognise the signs and symptoms as early as possible. 🚨 Click and share the link below from The UK Sepsis Trust to learn more and to help save lives 🔗