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20 Sep 2024
My Personal Best - Navigating Life Skills Through Sailing
Titan St George’s students developed resilience, respect, and confidence through a six-week sailing program tailored to their needs.
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21 Mar 2023
How we can support young people to keep active during Ramadan
With Ramadan about to get underway, many Muslims across the UK will still be keeping active during the fasting period. To help PE teachers and coaches of school aged young people, we have pulled together some helpful advice from Sporting Equals and sports activist Lipa Nessa, who sits on our board and is also the chair of our youth board.
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06 Mar 2023
Developing belonging in PE, sport and physical activity for all girls
The theme for the International Women’s Day 2023 campaign is ‘Embracing Equity’. The aim of the campaign is to get the world talking about why equal opportunities aren't enough.
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28 Feb 2023
Closing the gap
Enjoyment. It’s what most of us in the sport, physical activity and PE world first think of when it comes to taking part in sport. After all, if we don’t enjoy it, what’s the point? Sadly, that isn’t the case for everyone.
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12 Jan 2023
Inclusion 2024: Live Blog
Follow the journeys of young people being supported through the Inclusion 2024 programme and hear how it is helping more young people with SEND to access PE, play and sport.
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22 Nov 2022
Can we stem the mental health tide during a cost-of-living crisis?
Chris Wright, Head of Health & Wellbeing at children’s charity the Youth Sport Trust, writes about why we need prevention, not cure amid the cost-of-living crisis on World Mental Health Day.
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14 Nov 2022
Putting the voices of young people at the heart of sport & play
Alison Goodall, Senior Innovations Manager at the Youth Sport Trust, discusses the importance of youth voice, and how it can help shape young people’s childhood experiences and wellbeing.
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03 Nov 2022
What are the barriers stopping kids in alternative provision from being active?
As the Youth Sport Trust joins with Leeds Beckett University in releasing first of its kind research, Vicci Wells explores the barriers young people in alternative provision face to getting active.
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18 Oct 2022
Keeping young people with SEND active during the cost of living crisis
Vicci Wells, Head of Sport at the Youth Sport Trust, Trustee of a large Multi Academy, and a parent, blogs about the role schools can play to keep young people with SEND moving during the cost-of-living crisis.
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11 Oct 2022
Getting it right for girls
On the tenth year of International Day of the Girl, girls across the world are coming together to make their voices heard.
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06 Oct 2022
How schools can play a vital role to ensure equal access to extracurricular sport for all young people
Vicci Wells, Head of Sport at the Youth Sport Trust, Trustee of a large Multi Academy, and a parent, blogs about the role schools can play to keep young people moving in extracurricular sport during the cost of living crisis.
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06 Oct 2022
How to use school sport and PE funding to help young people who need it most
Emma Mackenzie-Hogg, Development Manager for primary education at the Youth Sport Trust, blogs about the importance of the Primary PE and Sport Premium in helping schools to ensure there is a universal access to sport, PE and play for every child in tough financial times.
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07 Jun 2022
Let's celebrate our volunteers - Volunteers' Week 2022
As we conclude Volunteers' Week 2022, let's celebrate youth voice and leadership by hearing how YST volunteers have increased confidence, participation and their sense of belonging through sport.