The Chief Scout’s Awards mark a major achievement for those that earn them. From Squirrels to Explorers, every award offers Young People a chance to push themselves and try something new. GLNE Scouts strongly believes in recognising these major achievements and runs presentation evenings for Young People to collect their awards. If you have a Young Person in your group who has achieved a Chief Scouts Award, make sure to nominate them using the form below.
To make sure that we can celebrate these achievements and send out invitations to Young People (and their parents) someone from their Section team needs to complete the nomination form to tell us who have achieved their Chief Scout’s Awards (Acorn, Bronze, Silver, Gold, Platinum & Diamond).
How do I earn my Chief Scout’s Award?
Chief Scouts Acorn
- Finish all four Challenge Awards.
- Do two Activity Badges of your choice.
Chief Scouts Bronze
This is the highest award a Beaver can earn. To earn it, you’ll need complete all of the challenge awards, as well as any four activity badges of your choice (including staged activity badges).
How to earn your badge:
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Complete all the challenge awards.
They are:
My World Challenge Award
My Skills Challenge Award
My Outdoors Challenge Award
My Adventure Challenge Award
Teamwork Challenge Award
Personal Challenge Award
Do any four activity badges or staged activity badges.
Explore the Beavers Activity badges.
Chief Scouts Silver
This is the highest award a Cub can earn. To complete it, you need to earn six Activity or Staged Activity Badges of your choice, as well as all seven of the Challenge Awards. The Chief Scout’s Silver Award shows that you’ve given new things a go, played your part, and stuck it out, even when the going got tough. It’s a really big achievement, and you should be proud.
How to earn your badge:
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Finish the seven challenge awards.
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Earn six activity or staged activity badges of your choice.
They could be badges you gain outside your normal meetings or ones you’ve worked towards at meetings.
Chief Scouts Gold
The Chief Scout Gold Award is the highest award that can be achieved by Scouts. To complete it, Scouts need to complete all nine of the Challenge Awards, plus six Activity badges.
How to earn your badge:
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Earn six activity or staged activity badges of your choice.
They could be badges you gain outside your normal meetings or ones you’ve achieved through your programme.
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Complete the nine challenge awards.
Chief Scouts Platinum
The Chief Scout’s Platinum Award is a major milestone for Explorer Scouts aged 14 to 18, demonstrating their personal growth and commitment to Scouting. The award, which can also count towards the Bronze Duke of Edinburgh’s Award, is achieved by completing a variety of challenges focused on adventure, community, and personal development
How to earn your badge:
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Be a member of Explorer Scouts for at least six months.
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Complete eight nights away as an Explorer Scout of which four must be camping.
Any Scouting nights away can count for this section, including those used in another part of this award
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Complete two activities from the International, Community and Values list.
The two activities should come from different areas of the Platinum ICV list.
Choose 1 of the following options:
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Hold the Bronze Duke of Edinburgh’s Award
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Complete the four Platinum Scout Challenges, which are:
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Take up a skill for three or six months*, and show progress and lasting interest. The skill can be an existing interest or something entirely new
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Take up a physical activity for three or six months*, completing an agreed programme of taking part and achievement
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Provide service to an individual or the community for three or six months*.
Briefing and training should be given in order to gain the necessary skills. This can include helping with another section as a Young Leader.
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Complete a two day and one night expedition in rural country by foot, cycle, horse, canoe, boat or dinghy.
The expedition should involve careful preparation, training, responsibility and review.
* You also have to spend an extra three months on one of the Skill, Physical or Service Challenges. It’s your choice which one and, though you can change your mind later, you should decide which section you want to do for longer at the beginning. Knowing how long you’re going to do it for will help you to choose your activity and set your goals for each section.
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Chief Scouts Diamond
The Chief Scout’s Diamond Award is the highest of the Chief Scout’s Awards, and the final step before the King’s Scout Award.
How to earn your badge:
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Be a member of Explorer Scouts or the Scout Network or both for at least 12 months.
This can include any time counted for the Chief Scout’s Platinum Award.
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Complete 16 nights away as an Explorer Scout or member of the Scout Network, of which eight must be camping.
Any Scouting nights away can count for this section, whether used in another part of this award, or to count towards the Chief Scout Platinum award.
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Complete four activities from the International, Communities and Values list
Complete four activities from the International, Community and Values (ICV) list. This should include at least one from each area of the list, and can include activities you completed for the International, Community and Values list for your Chief Scout’s Platinum Award’.
Choose 1 of the following options:
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Hold the Silver Duke of Edinburgh’s Award.
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Complete the four Diamond Challenges:
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Take up a skill for three or six months*, and show progress and lasting interest. The skill can be an existing interest or something entirely new.
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Take up a physical activity for three or six months*, completing an agreed programme of taking part and achievement.
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Provide service to an individual or the community for six months*.
Briefing and training should be given in order to gain the necessary skills. This many include helping with another section as a Young Leader or regularly helping at in the community at places such as a soup kitchen or animal shelter.
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Complete a three day and two night expedition in rural or open country by foot, cycle, horse, canoe, boat or dinghy.
The expedition should involve careful preparation, training, responsibility and review.
* You also have to spend an extra three months on one of the Skill, Physical or Service Challenges. It’s your choice which one and, though you can change your mind later, you should decide which section you want to do for longer at the beginning. Knowing how long you’re going to do it for will help you to choose your activity and set your goals for each section.
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