Badges and Awards

Below you will find information about all badges and awards which can be worked towards whilst you are in the Scout Section. Clicking http://www.scoutbase.org.uk/library/hqdocs/badges/scout-index.htm|here will take you directly to Scoutbase UK, the official site of the Scout Association, where you will find exactly what you have to do to gain a badge or award.

Membership and Participation Awards

The Membership and Participation Awards signify that a Scout has made their promise and has participated in the programme for a period of time.

• The Moving on Award (Cub Scout to Scout)
• The Scout Membership Award
• Participation Awards
• The Moving on Award (Scout to Explorer Scout)

The Challenges

There are eight challenges you can complete whilst in Scouts. They are:

• The Outdoor Challenge
• The Outdoor Plus Challenge
• The Creative Challenge
• The Fitness Challenge
• The Global Challenge
• The Community Challenge
• The Adventure Challenge
• The Expedition Challenge

Chief Scout's Gold Award

This badge is the highest award available in the Scout Section. It is gained by completing:

• the Outdoor Challenge, plus
• four other challenges, plus
• a personal challenge

Activity Badges

There are 70 Activity badges specially designed for the Scout section, along with four Staged badges, which can be worked on whether you are a Beaver, Cub, Scout or Explorer.

Group Awards

Additionally there are three awards to be completed in association with other sections of your Groups.

• The International Award
• The Faith Award
• The Environment Award
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