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21 Mar 2024
A star studded night at the Youth Sport Trust 2024 Conference Awards
Katarina Johnson-Thompson was in attendance as the Youth Sport Trust presented seven awards to inspirational schools, trusts and individuals across the country.
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15 Apr 2020
Sport England publish findings of physical activity survey
Research carried out earlier this month has demonstrated the growing importance being placed on physical activity during the ongoing coronavirus crisis.
06 Apr 2020
Covid-19 Response: A message from our CEO
How the Youth Sport Trust is adapting to the challenges presented by Covid-19.
03 Apr 2020
Pillow passes and makeshift skipping ropes help over 43,100 kids keep active at home
Free resources help children keep moving, access PE and develop physical literacy during COVID-19 lockdown.
25 Mar 2020
Intergenerational physical activity inspires kindness amid Coronavirus
Children send ‘activity isolation packs’ to their elderly activity buddies.
17 Mar 2020
Important update: Coronavirus (COVID-19)
Amid the developing Coronavirus situation, the Youth Sport Trust has released important information surrounding its events and mass gatherings.
11 Mar 2020
Budget announcement confirms funding for Primary PE
The Budget announcement delivered by the Chancellor today has set out funding commitments to support primary PE teaching and improve the use of school sport facilities, while updating the School Sport and Activity Action Plan.
28 Feb 2020
Charity celebrates 25th anniversary at annual conference
The power of sport can make those on the outskirts of society no longer feel alone… this was one of the most resonant messages from yesterday’s Youth Sport Trust 25th Anniversary Conference and Awards Dinner.
27 Feb 2020
Parents say wellbeing in school is more important than academic results
New research, carried out by YouGov for the Youth Sport Trust, reveals parents’ appetite for schools to focus on young people’s physical, mental, social and emotional wellbeing.
25 Feb 2020
Marmot2020 highlights the need to tackle inequality through sport
Our response to the publication of #Marmot2020, The Marmot Review 10 Years On.
20 Feb 2020
Youth Sport Trust one of the UK’s best places to work
The Youth Sport Trust, a children’s charity working to improve young people’s lives through sport, is one of the best places to work in the UK according to the 2020 Sunday Times 100 Best Not-for-Profit Companies to Work for list.
06 Feb 2020
Young sports activist to be recognised at Sport Gives Back
The inaugural Sport Gives Back Awards are the brainchild of former international triple jumper Connie Henry, who won a bronze medal at the Commonwealth Games in 1998 and will be held at The Royal Institution in London’s Mayfair on March 5, 2020.
30 Jan 2020
Charity named one of Britain's Top 100 LGBT-inclusive employers
The Youth Sport Trust (YST) has been named one of the most inclusive employers in Britain by lesbian, gay, bi and trans equality charity Stonewall in its Top 100 Employers list for 2020.