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Junior Duke Update

Junior Duke Awards Update

Posted: 19-11-2025

A little while ago, we shared that RISE would soon be taking part in the Junior Duke Award: a programme designed to help young people build confidence, independence and practical life skills. If you missed that, you can read more about it in our previous post linked here.

Since then, things have moved very quickly. Our team has now completed the official Junior Duke training, so we’re fully prepared to deliver the programme and guide pupils through each stage. Even better, the booklets have arrived and they’ve already created a real sense of excitement across the provision.

At RISE, we want pupils to take ownership of their learning, not just rely on encouragement from staff. The Junior Duke Award supports that beautifully. It gives pupils clear goals, encourages them to persevere and helps them recognise their own progress as they grow in confidence and independence. By getting the optional booklets, we strongly felt that they were important for pupils to have a physical copy they can hold, annotate and keep. Being able to see their progress build page by page makes the work feel more tangible and it adds an extra layer of motivation and pride as they move through their tasks.

Our pupils are already brainstorming ideas, talking through challenges and planning out how they’ll earn their awards. Each young person will begin at the level suited to their age, and as a whole provision we’ll be working together, motivating each other, staying accountable and celebrating each milestone along the way to Engage. Succeed. Thrive. RISE.

We’re excited to get started and judging by the fact that activities are taking place as we speak, the pupils are too.

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