Explorer Scout Badges & Awards

This is the Membership Badge and is awarded when a boy or girl is becomes a member of the Scout Movement.

This Badge is worn on the left chest.

The three main awards in the Explorer Scout Section are;

• The Chief Scouts Platinum Award (shown on the left)
• The Chief Scouts Diamond Award
• The Queens Scout Award

The Queens Scout Award is the highest award in Scouting.

Each award is made up of a number of elements. The challenges for each award relate directly to the corresponding Duke of Edinburgh's Award, therefore the Explorer Scouts has the option of completing the sections of a Duke of Edinburgh's Award or the Scout Challenges which are similar

The highest Chief Scouts Challenge badge awarded or the Queens Scout Badge is worn on the right chest immediately above the Challenge Badges

If an Explorer Scout gains a Duke of Edinburgh Award this is worn on the left sleeve below any Activity Badges

There are a number of Activity Badges which recognise the skills and talents that our young people have, they are;

These badges are worn on the left sleeve.

In addition to the above Activity Badges, there are four Staged Activity Badges, each with five stages, which can be earned by any member in the first four sections, these are;

• Nights Away (Stage 1 shown on the left)
• Information Technology
• Musician
• Swimmer

With these badges it is the skill of the individual and not their age or section which determines which badge they are to be awarded.

Any badge earned whilst a Scout can be worn on the Explorer Scout uniform, then replaced when they are awarded the next stage.

These Badges are worn with other Activity Badges on the left sleeve.

To enable Sections to work together there are three Group Awards, these are;

• The Environment Award (shown on the left)
• The International Friendship award
• The Faith Award

These badges are worn on the right sleeve below any Patrol or Assistant Patrol Leader stripes.

When it is time to move up to the Network Scouts, an Explorer can work for their Moving-On Award.

This badge is worn on the left chest immediately above the Membership Badge.
(This badge is earned in Explorer Scouts but will usually be seen on their Scout Network Uniform)

An Explorer Scout does not get a Badge in recognition of their participation in a programme of activities but instead completes a Certificate of Achievement on which they can enter details of what they have accomplished during the year and list their aim for the coming 12 months.