A young person’s gender can have a significant impact on their opportunities to participate in and how they feel about PE, sport and physical activity. At all ages, girls are less active than boys, but boys have similar body confidence challenges, and their activity levels drop more steeply once they enter secondary school.

Awarded for empowering young people to take on leadership roles. It recognises projects that have provided opportunities for students, at any age or stage, but especially those from underrepresented groups, to develop confidence, responsibility and essential life skills by co-designing, leading, organising or delivering sports and physical activities for their peers, their school or in their community.

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Free resources help children keep moving, access PE and develop physical literacy during COVID-19 lockdown.

We are blown away by the generous support and commitment of our wonderful fundraisers who have dedicated their time and hard work on behalf of our charity. Take a look at some of their stories.

Young Changemakers who sit on children's charity the Youth Sport Trust's Youth Board have made a rallying call to the Prime Minister ahead of the autumn budget to address a growing national crisis of young people's health and wellbeing.

School sports days would usually be happening up and down the country this summer. But thanks to a need for social distancing, school closures and lockdown measures in light of Covid-19, young people are missing their friends and missing the sense of connection they get from enjoying sport and play.

Children across the UK are being helped to feel part of a club and encouraged to ‘keep developing their multi sports skills’ by former sports stars and children’s charity the Youth Sport Trust (YST).

Working on a local, national and international scale, we create bespoke partnerships which work for every organisation. These mutually beneficial partnerships deliver a positive impact for organisations whilst supporting our charitable work to ensure all young people enjoy the life changing benefits that come from play and sport.

We firmly believe that every young person should have the opportunity to take part in high-quality physical education, sport, and physical activity - regardless of their background, ethnicity, gender, ability, or any other personal characteristic.

Looking for examples of our work? We work with thousands of schools and young people who are ready to share their story about the power of PE and sport. Look at some of them here.