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Registering for the Award

It is worth registering as soon as you are old enough (14 for Bronze, 15 for Silver and 16 for Gold) because everything you do after registering can count towards the Award. If you subsequently decide that it isn't for you, the money wasted is a relatively small amount whereas, if you do take involvement  forward, the time saved by early registration might prove crucial.

Click  here  to open a leaflet about the award. Then save it to your computer from the PDF reader. The leaflet is for your parents to read, and you should either print it out for them or email it to them.

Click  here  to open the registration form. Then save it to your computer from the PDF reader. The form needs filling in by you and by your parents. The quickest thing is to e-mail it to them so that they can fill in their name and signature before returning it to you by post with a cheque so that you can fill in the rest of it. You each have to sign and date the form. Please ask your parents to ensure that they print the form off onto a single sheet of paper.

When filling the form in, please note the following points, all of which have caused problems in the past.

• You should fill it in by hand rather than electronically, but being neat, and using block capitals when asked to.

• We do not fill in the Group box. 'N/A' should be pre-printed, which means 'not applicable'.

• The address is the address to which you wish HQ to send invitations, etc. You should choose whichever address will cause letters to reach you most quickly.

Return the form to AJPA along with a cheque made payable to Hampshire County Council for £12 (Bronze/Silver - rises to £14 in Cloister Time 2011) or £18 (Gold - rises to £20 in Cloister Time) as appropriate.

In parallel with this discuss  your programme and strategy with AJPA, either electronically or by making an appointment for a discussion in real time. The final outcome of this discussion will be an  Aims Document , signed by your three assessors, which you will hand in at the same time as your registration form and cheque. The whole process is speeded up if you are working on your Aims Document even while cheques, forms and leaflets are flying around the world. Preparing an Aims Document will seem like an unnecessary hassle. But you will find that the information on it can just be copied into your e-DofE account at the appropriate moment with no further thought; and the possession of your assessors' signatures will prevent any misunderstandings when the time comes for them to sign you off in a year or so.