Explorer Scouting in GLSW

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Awards and Badges

Membership and Participation Awards

The Moving on Award and the Membership Award are awarded when you move between sections or become a member of the Association for the first time.

Chief Scout's and Queen's Scout Awards

The Chief Scout’s Platinum Award, the Chief Scout’s Diamond Award and the Queen’s Scout Award are the highest awards that are available in the Explorer Scout and Scout Network sections.

Activity Badges

There are a number of Activity Badges available to Explorer Scouts. These build on the requirements of the Activity Badges in the Scout Section and lead towards the requirements for National Governing Body Awards. These can be gained to show a particular interest in a specific area – you can do all of them or none of them. The choice is yours!

• Air Activities
• Aviation Skills
• Advanced Aviation Skills
• Aviation Skills training options
• Community
• Creative
• Emergency Aid
• Lifesaver
• Mountain Activities
• Recreation
• Science and Technology
• Scouting Skills
• Nautical Skills
• Advanced Nautical Skills
• Nautical Skills training options
• Water activities

Staged Activity Badges

These Badges can be gained at any time from the start of Beavers until the end of Explorers – depending on your own level of interest and ability.

• Information Technology
• Musician
• Nights Away
• Swimming

Group Awards

There are 3 Group Awards which can be gained by working with another group of people – this could be a local cub pack, another Explorer unit, local temple or conservation centre – the choice is yours.

• The International Award
• The Faith Award
• The Environment Award

Explorer Belt

The Explorer Belt is the challenge of a lifetime that is available to Explorer Scouts aged over 16 and members of the Scout Network.

It is a chance to undertake an international expedition over ten days that brings a real understanding of a different country, its people and way of life.

The Explorer Belt is often described as 'the antidote to the package holiday'. It is designed to help young people develop a real understanding of another country by travelling through that country, working as a small team to complete surprise projects, and meeting local people.

Certificate of Achievement

These are certificates that are awarded on an annual basis, usually on the anniversary of joining the movement. They can be used to record everything that you have achieved by being an Explorer Scout over the past year by participating in an active programme.

Certificates of achievement can also be used to recognise particular events – for example expeditions and projects that have been carried out.

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