Cub Badges & Awards
Even though the emphasis is on a Programme that is balanced with a variety of activities, there are still badges and awards for Cub Scouts to aim for during their time with the Pack. Badges and awards are given in recognition of the effort made by each young person at their own level.
The Membership Award
This Award helps the young person understand the commitment they are making when they make the Promise and become a Member of the Movement. It covers the history, traditions and practices of Scouting.
Membership Award Badge Requirements
Joining In Awards
The Joining In Awards recognise a commitment to Scouting. They celebrate Cub Scouts participating in a Balanced Programme over a period of time. They are awarded on the anniversary of the young person joining Scouting.
Challenge Awards
The Challenges complement the Balanced Programme. These have been developed to extend Cub Scouts’ skills and experience in a particular area. There are seven Challenges in the Cub Scout Section:
- Our Adventure Challenge Award
- Our Outdoors Challenge Award
- Our Skills Challenge Award
- Our World Challenge Award
- Personal Challenge Award
- Teamwork Challenge Award
- Team Leader Challenge Award
Activity Badges are optional, but they provide an opportunity to reward a young person who has taken part in an activity over a period of time. They should raise interest and extend a young person’s skills throughout their time in Scouting.
There are 37 Cub Scout Activity Badges.
Activity Badges & Badge Requirements
Staged Activity Badges
In addition to the Cub Scout Activity Badges, there are six Activity Badges staged across all the Sections, which gives a young person the opportunity to develop an area of interest throughout their time in Scouting from 6 – 18.
There are 14 Staged Activity Badges
Chief Scout’s Silver Award
This badge is the highest award available in the Cub Scout Section. The Chief Scout’s Silver Award can be worn on the Scout Uniform once they move onto Scouts.
Chief Scout’s Silver Award Requirements
The Moving-On Award
This helps ease the transfer of a Cub Scout to the Scout Troop. It also allows the Cub Scout to be invested into the Troop immediately, recognising that they are already Members of the Scout Movement.