King’s Scout Award (16-25 years)
A chat over dinner between Baden-Powell and King Edward VII led to the creation of the King’s Scout award in 1909. It has run ever since, changing to the Queen’s Scout award in 1952, and now the King’s Scout award again. It is the highest award a Scout can achieve.
The royal link continues – achieve the King’s Scout Award and you will be invited to the annual celebration at Windsor Castle.
Don’t expect it to be easy as it is scouting’s biggest challenge but there’s plenty of support for you. You can work towards the award between 16 and 25 years of age, in explorer scouts and/or in network scouts.
There are four main areas; Membership, Nights away, International, community and values activities, and Challenges. The Challenges can be signed off if you hold the Gold DofE award. To complete the award, you do a presentation before sign-off.
The full details of the scheme are worth a read before you get started.
Before commencing this Award, please register your details with our County King’s Scout Award Co-Ordinator by scanning the QR code to the right.
Don’t forget to keep all the elements of the KSA updated by downloading the KSA Logbook and Completion Form to start keeping track of your progress towards the King’s Scout Award. Make sure you select the correct Logbook form for the KSA criteria you are following.
KSA Logbook & Completion form using pre 31.05.24 KSA criteria
(When young person is following the pre 31/05/24 KSA criteria – i.e., anyone who is 24 or turned 24 on or before 01/06/24.)
KSA Logbook & Completion form using post 01.06.24 KSA criteria
(When young person is following the post 01/06/24 KSA criteria – i.e., anyone who is 24 or younger on or after 02/06/24.)
In order to get approval locally and by headquarters, don’t forget to double-check your logbook against the KSA signoff checklist. Make sure you select the correct checklist for the KSA criteria you are following.
KSA checklist using pre 31.05.24 KSA criteria
KSA checklist using post 01.06.24 KSA criteria