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Junior Duke Awards
8th January 2026
Langley Prep Launches Junior Duke Programme to Build Life Skills
We are delighted to announce that Langley Prep School is rolling out the “Junior Duke Programme” in Lent term. We already run The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award (DofE) at the Senior School, so it was a natural extension to our offering to be able to introduce children at Langley Prep to a programme based on the principles of the DofE scheme.
What Is the Junior Duke Programme?
The ‘Junior Duke Programme’ is a nationally recognised initiative that encourages independence, resilience and practical life skills through a series of age-appropriate challenges.
How the Programme Works
Delivery of the programme will start during the Lent Term. The award comprises 10 levels, each with a broad variety of challenges that can be tackled. These vary from tasks such as cooking simple meals and learning basic first aid to reading maps and undertaking service to the broader community.
Building Skills for Life: From Junior Duke to DofE
Both the DofE and the Junior Duke programmes share the same ethos: the importance of encouraging a sense of belonging, resilience, and practical life skills through structured challenges. The challenges at different levels of the Award are only part of the objective of the scheme; broader and arguably more impactful learnings relate to confidence, resilience, personal responsibility and leadership ability. This foundational experience creates a natural progression into the DofE programme in senior school, where pupils take on more advanced challenges in volunteering, physical activity, skill development, and expeditions.
We are excited to welcome our pupils to the new programme and are looking forward to seeing their progress across the challenges.
To read more about the scheme, please visit the Junior Duke website: https://juniorduke.com/
Start their journey…
Langley Nursery, Pre-Prep & Prep School
Taverham,
Norwich,
NR8 6HU
preprepoffice@langleyschool.co.uk
prepoffice@langleyschool.co.uk
01603 868206
Langley Senior School & Sixth Form
Loddon,
Norwich,
NR14 6BJ
office@langleyschool.co.uk
01508 520210
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