Scout Badges and Awards - a large number of badges are available for the Scouts to achieve in their progress through the Troop. Details of all the badges can be found on the Scouting Association website www.scoutbase.org.uk.
The Membership Award is awarded at an investiture ceremony, usually after four to six weeks in the Troop. The requirements for this badge help the Scout to understand the commitment they are making when making their Scout Promise and becoming a member of the Scout Movement.
The Participation Award recognises a young person’s commitment to Scouting and for taking an active part in the Programme.
Ten Challenge Awards - These are awards that challenge the young people to use the skills that they have learnt through participation in the Balanced Programme. The 10 awards are Adventure, Community, Creative, Entrepreneur, Expedition, Fitness, Global, Outdoor, Outdoor Plus and Promise.
Activity Badges. There are over 70 Activity badges that the Scouts can achieve. They cover a wide variety of subjects and many of these can be done at home under the supervision of parents, relations or family friends.
Partnership Awards. These are awards which are tackled with other Sections within the Group and which promote activities within the Balanced Programme of each Section.
Staged Activity Badges. There are six badges, Hikes Away, Emergency Aid, Information Technology, Swimming, Musician and Nights Away, which are staged across the first four Scouting Sections. A young person can gain whichever badge is appropriate to the level they have reached.
Chief Scout’s Gold Award. This is the top award that a Scout can achieve and is gained by completing eight of the required Challenges badges or has completed three activities with the Explorer Unit.
