As a Young Person and Adult in Scouting there are various other
awards and badges that can be gained which are outlined
below...
Joining-In Awards
The Joining In badges recognise a commitment to Scouting. They
celebrate Young People participating in a Balanced Programme over a
period of time.
These badges are not section specific. They recognise the length
of time a young person has been a Member of the Scout Movement,
rather than as a Member of any individual section.
Presenting the awards
The first would normally be presented one year after the young
person has joined Scouting. The award acknowledges and
celebrates an active involvement in a Balanced Programme. Some
award a Joining In badge around the time of a Young Person's
birthday.
Wearing the badge
There is no requirement to remove the previous Joining In Badge
when a new one is presented.
Tracking your
progress
In Scouting your Leader will keep a track of your progress
through your awards and is there to help you progress through
them.
iPhone App
Keep a track of your own badges with the iPhone app launched by
the Scout Association
http://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/my-badges-the-scout-association/id429387936?mt=8
Partnership Awards
A further option to help your Balanced Programme are the three
Partnership Awards:
- International Partnership Award
- Environment Partnership Award
- Faith Partnership Award
These awards encourage your Section to link up with another
Section within your own Scout Group, a Section in another group, or
another youth group or organisation, to work together on a project
that will help other people.
A partner may be within Scouting, including Scout Network(s) or
an appropriate external organisation. Examples would include:
- A Beaver Scout Colony, Cub Scout Pack, Scout Troop, Explorer
Scout Unit and a Scout Network working together
- A Beaver Scout Colony, Cub Scout Pack and a Scout Troop working
together
- A Scout Troop with a local British Trust for Conservation
Volunteers (BTCV) group
- Four Explorer Scout Units working together
- A Scout Network working with a local authority or Scout Active
Support Unit.
For more information click here.
Staged Activity Badges
The staged activity badges have been designed to provide a
unified approach throughout the sections.
There are six activity badges staged across the sections, they
are:
- Emergency Aid Staged Activity Badge
- Hikes Away Staged Activity Badge
- Information Technology Staged Activity Badge
- Musician Staged Activity Badge
- Nights Away Staged Activity Badge
- Swimmer Staged Activity Badge
This means that a young person can gain whichever badge is
appropriate to the level they have reached. It is possible, for
example, for a Beaver Scout who is an excellent swimmer to gain a
higher level badge than a Scout who has just taken up the
activity.
A young person should always wear only the highest of each staged
badge type that they have gained on the uniform. For more
information click here.
Adult Awards
The Scout Association has a national awards system for
recognising good service, length of service and special acts of
heroism and bravery, courage, endurance and devotion to duty under
suffering.
Being a national system affords it status and allows all
applications to be considered objectively according to national
criteria. Except in the case of recognition of length of adult
service, awards are not made automatically, and proper, detailed
justification must be made in every case. For more information click here.
All Badges and
Awards
A full list of Activity, Core and Challenge badges and Awards
for each Section, click here.