DofE

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    Duke of Edinburgh Silver Qualifying Expedition 2020

    Having been back at school for only one day, 18 girls in Year 12 set off to complete their postponed Silver Qualifying Expedition. The girls were in high spirits as they made their way up to Gisburn, to meet up …

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    Duke of Edinburgh Gold Qualifier Expedition 2020

    Despite the additional and unwelcome presence of Storm Francis, 24 Year 13 girls successfully took on the challenge of a four-day and three-night expedition to the Lake District at the end of the summer holiday.

    Due to the DofE changed …

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    Silver Practice Expedition 2020

    Like so many schools the majority of the planned DofE expeditions for the 2020 season have had to be cancelled or postponed. As an organisation, DofE have been very proactive in introducing a number of temporary changes to expedition requirements …

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    Duke of Edinburgh Gold Awards

    Congratulations to all the Upper Sixth girls who have completed their Duke of Edinburgh’s Gold Award this year!

    In the first two terms of this academic year, 17 girls have successfully completed their Duke of Edinburgh Gold Award. Five of …

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    DofE Gold Qualifying in the Yorkshire Dales

    Twenty WGS Sixth Form students have completed their Gold Qualifying Expedition in the North Yorkshire Dales.

    Beginning at Ingleton on Wednesday morning, the girls hiked to Stainforth via a very challenging climb over the top of Ingleborough – the second …

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