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 Scout Membership Award

• Participation Awards

• The Moving-On Award

Challenges

The Challenges complement the balanced programme. These have been developed to extend Scouts' skills and experience.

• The Promise Challenge

• 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

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Chief Scouts' Gold Award

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

• The Promise Challenge

• The Outdoor Challenge

• The Creative Challenge

• The Fitness Challenge

• The Global Challenge

• The Community Challenge

And any two of:

• The Outdoor Plus Challenge

• The Adventure Challenge

• The Expedition Challenge

If a Scout has not quite completed the requirements for the top award before they move on to the Explorer Scout Unit, they may complete it during their first weeks in the Unit.

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Activity Badges

There are 70 Activity badges specially designed for the Scout section. These are in addition to the six Staged Activity badges which can be awarded to members of the Beaver, Cub, Scout and Explorer sections. These are:

• Emergency Aid

• Hikes Away

• Information Technology

• Musician

• Nights Away

• Swimming

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Partnership Awards

Additionally there are three awards to be completed in association with other sections of the Group, the Explorer Unit and the Scout Network. These are:

• The Faith Partnership Award

• The Environment Partnership Award

• The International Partnership Award

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