Updates

• Fringe Event Overview
• Inclusive Youth Leadership Wrap up
• Lead Inclusion School LinkedIn Group

Spotlights

• Wings School Notts wins Outstanding Inclusive Practice Award
• London Lead Inclusion Schools win London Sport Awards for Enhancing the Sporting Workforce 

Events and opportunities

• Strategic Leads Awards
• Government’s new National Youth Strategy
• Relay Your Way
• LimbPower: Fundamental Skills Workshop, TOP Sportsability Resource and Junior Games.

Updates

Fringe Event Overview 

It was wonderful to see so many of you at the Youth Sport Trust Conference! Kelly has created a video to summarise the fringe session - you can watch the overview here.  

Inclusive Youth Leadership Wrap Up 

March marked the end of the Inclusive Youth Leadership programme this academic year. The team has really enjoyed going to some of the festivals across the country and we have found it really valuable to see how each county delivers the event, working with their athlete to create engaging activities for the young people. Listening to the Young Role Model stories has been a particular highlight, and it has been truly inspiring to hear how the opportunity has helped them grow in confidence. We have written some of the visits up into blogs which you can view on our website.  

Thank you to those of you who have taken part in the programme this year and invested your time into making the sessions a success. If you would like to share any further feedback on the programme from this year, please contact [email protected]. 

Lead Inclusion School LinkedIn Group 

As the trial of ChatPro has not been as successful as we’d hoped, we would like to propose having a dedicated LinkedIn Group as a Lead Inclusion School hub for communication! The group would be private and would allow you to share updates and connect with each other. 

We would love to hear your views on this. Please answer this quick poll to either agree or disagree to trialing a LinkedIn Group. 

Spotlights

Wings School Notts wins Outstanding Inclusive Practice Award

Congratulations to Wings School Notts for winning the Youth Sport Trust Conference Award for Outstanding Inclusive Practice! Also, a big well done to Slated Row School for being Highly Commended for the Outstanding Inclusive Practice award. You can read more here. 

London Lead Inclusion Schools win London Sport Awards for Enhancing the Sporting Workforce

A huge congratulations to the six Lead Inclusion Schools (Bolder Academy, West Lea, Southfields Academy, Southern Road, Marjorie McClure and Swiss Cottage) who won the Enhancing the Sporting Workforce Award at the London Sport Awards last week. You can read more here. 

Events and Opportunities

Barclays Girls' Football Partnerships Strategic Leads Awards 

Nominations for the Strategic Leads Awards are now open, closing on Friday 23 May. Please share with your relevant networks and channels, particularly for the ‘Outstanding Inclusive Practice Award’. Click here to nominate.

Government launches listening exercise to inform new Youth Strategy 

The Government is currently developing a new National Youth Strategy and is asking young people across England to have their say through a national listening exercise. This would be in one of two ways:  

1. Online survey for young people aged 10-21 (25 if SEND) which is open until the Wednesday 16 April. Any young people under 16 are required to complete the short survey with a parent/carer.
2. Through a Youth Engagement Session, DCMS have produced a short session that practitioners can run as a focus group with their young people. There is a toolkit to help with this conversation and a form for practitioners to complete by Wednesday 16 April.  

It would be fantastic if you could share with any young people, to ensure that the new strategy is inclusive for all young people. For more context, please visit our website.  

Relay Your Way – Virtual Schools Programme 

Relay Your Way is a 2,500- kilomettre mass participation relay celebrating inclusivity as it travels from Glasgow to Windsor. Along the way, it will visit nearly 40 schools, engaging thousands of pupils in educational and sporting activities. For those schools not on route, there is a Virtual Schools Plan – to get every classroom talking about inclusivity this summer. See here for more details or sign up here to receive all the resources and activities as soon as they’re ready! 

LimbPower Fundamental Skills Workshop  

Join Limbpower for the Fundamental Skills Workshop on Saturday 26 April 20, at YMCA East Surrey, Redhill, Surrey, RH1 6JJ. 

Designed for limb-different children, this engaging workshop focuses on developing fundamental movement patterns with expert guidance. Participants will enhance coordination, balance, and agility in a fun and inclusive environment, building confidence while learning essential skills for sport and everyday life. Contact Conor at [email protected] or call 07562 959391 for more details. 

 LimbPower TopSportsability 

April is Limb Loss and Limb Difference Awareness Month (#LLLDAM) – a time to honour individuals living with limb loss or limb difference in the UK. This month, we celebrate resilience, empowerment, and community, sharing inspiring stories and raising awareness. 

A reminder that we have a Limbpower section on our TOP Sportsability resources – you can access TOP Sportsability here using the code YSTINCLUSION54 

LimbPower Junior Games 

Get ready for the LimbPower Junior Games on Saturday 10 May. This inclusive event empowers young athletes with limb impairments to compete, grow, and showcase their abilities. With various sports and activities, participants will build confidence and connect with others, all while raising awareness for limb loss and disability sports. Join for a day of achievement, inspiration and fun, and celebrate the next generation of athletes! Sign up today here.