Chief Scout’s Awards

In Perth and Kinross we aim to support all of our members to achieve their top awards, this section sets out the requirements for those awards and some of the support that is available.

Chief Scout’s Awards

The Scouts have seven awards that link in to our full programme and all the skills for life we give. These are the five Chief Scout Awards and they culminate in the King’s Scout Award.

All of them require our young people to develop new skills, get into the outdoors, have an adventure and play a part in our communities. Each award is a real achievement for our young people and leaders should aim to help as many of our young people reach the top as possible.

Acorn, Bronze, Silver and Gold

The first four awards, the Chief Scout’s Acorn, Bronze, Silver and Gold awards, are the highest possible awards achievable in Squirrels, Beavers, Cubs and Scouts respectively.

They are achieved by earning every challenge award for the section, covering every area of the programme, as well as a number of activity badges to develop some specific skills.

Platinum and Diamond

The final three awards, the Chief Scout’s Platinum Award, Chief Scout’s Diamond Award and the King’s Scout award are available in the Explorer Scout and Scout Network sections.

All three are linked to the DofE awards and the five challenges for those awards can be used for these awards.

The Chief Scout’s Platinum Award is open to Explorers and is linked to Bronze DofE. As well as completing some time volunteering, learning a new skill, getting better at a physical activity and a two-day expedition as well as some activities from the International, Community and Values list.

The Chief Scout’s Diamond Award is open to both Explorers and Scout Network and is linked to the Silver DofE award. The requirements are similar and require a three-day expedition.