Participation Awards
These badges are numbered to show how many years you have been in the Scout Movement, starting from the time you first joined. You can wear all of the badges you get while in the Scout, then keep the highest numbered badge when you move on to the Explorer Scouts
Challenge Awards
These Challenges are for you to tackle as individuals or in groups. Altogether, there are nine Challenge Awards to test your skill and determination.
You need to gain eight of the Challenge Badges to get the Chief Scout’s Gold Award.
Chief Scout's Gold Award
This is the highest Award in the Scout Section. It builds on the Chief Scout’s Silver Award in the Cub Scout Section and leads on to the Platinum and Diamond Awards in the Explorer Scout Section.

