All About Badges!
Our badges and awards are part of what makes us Scouts. And Scouts love earning them!
Animal lover – check. Book worm – check. Photographer – check. Footballer – check. Daredevil – check. You name it, we’ve got a badge for it – over 200 of them actually. Scouts work together on badges at their weekly meetings, away at camps and events or at home. Badges are easy to earn and you don’t need anyone special to sign them off.
There’s never any pressure to do badges. Scouts can do as many or as few as they like. But for those up for a challenge, there are loads of exciting badges to aim for, such as the Chief Scout’s Bronze, Silver and Gold Awards – these are the highest awards that Beavers, Cubs and Scouts can earn. And for those going even further, the Queen’s Scout Award is the top achievement for young people in Scouts.
Badge Hunters
Where will your adventure take you next? You can work on badges at home, as well as at Scouts. Take a look at some of the available badges for each section:
- Brilliant Builder
- Exciting Experiments
- Go Wild
- Space Explorer
- Super Chef
- Animal Friend
- Builder
- Collector
- Experiment
- Photographer
- Artist
- Communicator
- DIY
- Entertainer
- Pioneer
- Astronautics
- Caver
- Dragon Boating
- Electronics
- Lifesaver
- Creative Arts
- Leadership
- Motor Sports
- Science & Technology
- Survival Skills
What do I do with them?
Wear them! Each badge means you've completed a challenge and learned some valuable skills, or completed a challenge.
Badges go into specific places on your uniform, take a look at the diagram to see where your latest badge should go!