Award for Duke of Edinburgh leader

A RETIRED teacher from Huddersfield has won recognition from the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award programme after it sought to shine a light on volunteers.

Barbara Farmer, a former PE teacher at Greenhead College, has led its DofE programme for over 30 years, and was nominated by students through a homemade video for the award.

The college, which sees 10 per cent of its students take part in the programme every year, has now been awarded £1,000 of expedition kit from Vango.

“I’m so thrilled to have been nominated by my students,” said Ms Farmer. “They’re a pleasure to work with and the reason I’ve stayed in this role for the last thirty years! Seeing them succeed beyond the classroom, growing in confidence and developing new and exciting skills is my favourite part of leading the DofE for Greenhead College.”