Well done !!
Most of the best pilots start off like this
Try to soak up all the air brains you can.
the British gliding assco` issue certificates and badges
if you get to the full silver level 5hr soaring flight ,height gain of 1000 meters and x country of 50 km the caa give you ...wait for it
10% of your total solo hours (you used to be able to just do 14 instruction to get a ppl perhaps this was what beagle was remebering)
You will learn to have better understanding of the air in which you fly than most power pilots, if you get to this level you might
only want to go power flying when its raining!!