Being an Explorer
When you join Explorers, you’ll be introduced to lots of new activities, people and things. This page has everything you need to know.
See our Explorer Units
Explorer Promise
As a values-based movement, we all make ‘The Promise’ on an oath that helps us to be our best.
Learn the Explorer Promise
Uniform and badge placement
You don’t need a uniform to join. But once you’ve settled in, you’ll start speedily earning badges, and you’ll need to know where to put them!
How to dress
Badges and awards
Completing awards challenge you to do more, learn more, and be more. See what’s on offer and start your journey to the top.
Discover activity & staged badges Discover awards
Young Leaders
Young Leaders is a programme designed to facilitate young people aged 14 to 18 who work with a section (Squirrels, Beavers, Cubs, and Scouts) as a Young Leader.
Young Leaders
What’s next?
Eventually, it’ll be time to say farewell to Explorers and embrace your next big adventure.
Options at 18+
Explorer leaders
All of our leaders are trained volunteers – working to make sure Scouting is safe, inclusive, and accessible. Some lead the Unit week in and week out. Others visit occasionally to help run a session or drop in to share their skills. No matter how much time you have to spare, find out about volunteering on your own terms.
Find out about volunteering
| Group | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday | Sunday |
| Archers ESU | Explorers | ||||||
| Artemis ESU | Explorers | ||||||
| Aurora ESU | Explorers | ||||||
| Discovery ESU | Explorers | ||||||
| Magellan ESU | Explorers | ||||||
| Pioneer ESU | Explorers | ||||||
| Sharman YLU | |||||||
| Tornado ESU | Explorers |
Monday
Archers ESU ExplorersPioneer ESU Explorers
Tornado ESU Explorers
Tuesday
Discovery ESU ExplorersThursday
Artemis ESU ExplorersMagellan ESU Explorers
