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02 Apr 2025
Youth Sport Trust Launches National School Sports Week 2025 Powered by Sports Direct x Under Armour
Celebrating 30 years of the Youth Sport Trust and in partnership with leading sports brands, this year’s nationwide sports campaign champions an Always Active approach to school life and hosts the UK’s biggest-ever sports day.
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18 Mar 2025
Youth Sport Trust response to Curriculum and Assessment Review Interim Report
The Review’s Interim Report recognises the need for a curriculum that more effectively prepares children for the future. At the Youth Sport Trust we are calling for a greater focus on the importance of prioritising physical activity in schools to support children's wellbeing, development and life skills.
04 Feb 2025
Sport England has announced that Tim Hollingsworth will step down as chief executive in July 2025
At Youth Sport Trust, we want to particularly thank Tim for his relentless focus on increasing children and young people’s physical activity levels throughout his time at Sport England.
05 Dec 2024
‘We need a new national plan for children’s physical activity,’ calls children’s charity as activity levels continue to stagnate
New data released by Sport England shows children and young people’s physical activity levels remain broadly unchanged in the past year, with inactivity levels remaining persistently high.
22 Nov 2024
Celebrating Young Changemakers
On World Children’s Day (20 November), the Youth Sport Trust celebrated the incredible achievements of young changemakers at the Young Changemaker Awards 2024, sponsored by the LEGO® Group. Held at Tobacco Dock, London, the event saw sporting stars, including the charity’s National School Sport Champion Sir Mo Farah CBE, honour young heroes using sport to transform lives through resilience and leadership.
20 Nov 2024
Sir Mo Farah and British Sporting Icons Call on Government to Initiate a New National Plan to Get Kids Moving
On World Children’s Day, Sir Mo Farah personally delivered a letter addressed to the Prime Minister, signed by Hannah Cockroft, Adam Peaty, Max Whitlock, Keely Hodgkinson and other Team GB Olympians and Paralympians.
20 Nov 2024
Curriculum and Assessment Review
The Youth Sport Trust is contributing to the Curriculum and Assessment Review’s call for evidence. In addition to submitting our own response, we are encouraging the leaders, partners and organisations we work with to join us in making the case for greater physical activity in schools.
30 Oct 2024
Youth Sport Trust and NSPG respond to Autumn Budget
While today's Budget delivers an investment in our children’s future, it also leaves unanswered questions about future funding for physical activity at school, including PE and school sport
11 Oct 2024
The PE puberty precipice
New research finds girls' confidence and enjoyment in physical activity plummets as puberty begins.
08 Oct 2024
Collaborating with Swim England on Water Safety Training
Young people with SEND are at a higher risk of drowning than the general population. New water safety training has been created to help raise awareness and provide advice and guidance of this important topic.
02 Oct 2024
Introducing the new School Games SEND Inclusion Toolkit
The toolkit provides an introduction to inclusion within sport and physical activity, and signposts opportunities to upskill knowledge.
23 Sept 2024
Minister's message to the School Sport & Activity Sector Partnership Summit
Catherine McKinnell MP, the Minister for School Standards spoke virtually at the School Sport & Activity Sector Partnership Summit held at the King Power Stadium in Leicester.
01 Sept 2024
An incredible School Games National Finals 2024
The School Games National Finals wrapped up on Sunday after an amazing four days of sporting action, featuring some of the most promising youngsters in the country.