Cub Scout Badges

There are lots of badges you can earn while you are a Cub Scout. This page lists all of the badges and tells you how to earn them. If you want more detail on a badge, click on its' picture and you will be taken to the correct page on the Scout Association website with full details on the badge.

If you want to know where the badges go on your uniform, then see the Uniform and Badges page under 'Information'.

Membership Award

This is the badge you receive when you are invested into the Cub Pack and make your promise. It shows everybody that you are a member of the Scout Association. If you received this badge when you were a Beaver, then you can continue to wear it on your Cub uniform, even before you are invested.

Joining In Awards

You will receive a joining in award each year you are in the Beavers, Cubs or Scouts, so that everyone knows how long you have been a member of the Scout Group. When you receive a joning in award, don't forget to remove the previous one.

Moving On Awards

If you came up from the Beaver Colony, then you will have received the Beaver to Cubs Moving On award. You can continue to wear this badge throughout your time at Cubs until you gain the next Moving On award.

The next award is presented to a Cub just as they are moving on to the Scout Troop to show they have learned what Scouts is all about. This will be the first badge you wear on your Scout uniform.

Challenge Badges

There are seven challenge badges for you to try. You will usually earn these by attending every week at Cubs and taking part in the extra activities. If you get the first six then you will receive the top award called the Chief Scout's Silver Award.

Chief Scout's Silver Award

The Chief Scout's Silver Award is the highest award available in the Cub Scout Section. It is gained by completing six of the Challenges (not Outdoor Plus).

Activity Badges

But that's not all! There are 39 Activity Badges that you can complete at any time while you are a Cub Scout. It is up to you to decide which Activity Badges you want to try so if you want to earn these badges, you should speak to your leader about what you have to do.

These cover everything you could possibly be interested in, from Adventure to World Faiths, Computers to Science and Music to Horse Riding. If you have a hobby, interest or favourite sport there is an Activity Badge that you can work hard for, gain and wear on your uniform with pride.

Activity Badges can be worked on by any Cub. They offer the opportunity for a Cub or group of Cubs to take a particular interest or skill to a higher level. The detailed requirements of all the badges are on the Scout Association website; just click on the badge’s picture to be taken there.

Sometimes, badge courses are organised for the pack for a particular badge. The courses may be run over several evenings or at a special weekend event. And finally, badges just sometimes happen. Cubsgain bits and pieces towards a particular badge by camping and taking part in activities, so it doesn't seem like work at all! Cubs may work on badges at home but please talk to the Cub Leader before they start.

Most of the Activity Badges are individual badges just for the Cub section.

And some are staged so that you can earn higher levels as you improve. These badges are the same within Beavers, Cubs, Scouts and Explorers.

Partnership Awards

There are also three partnership awards that are earned by Beavers, Cuibs, Scouts and Explorers all working together. As these badges are for the whole Scout Group, your leader will tell you if you are working towards one of these.