Highfurlong School and local mainstream primary schools created an unforgettable day for students at Blackpool Zoo, combining outdoor adventure, physical activity, and cross-curricular learning.

Steph Matthews, YST Development Manager – Leadership and Volunteering and Izzy Perry, YST Project Officer discuss the impact of COVID-19 on leadership opportunities while signposting to a set of new Youth Sport Trust videos designed to help.

Dave Evans, Head of Alternative Provision, blogs about how The Lodge Alternative Provision in Sandbach, Cheshire, embraced change and used the universal language of cricket to break down learning barriers and build a community for Afghanistan Refugees.

Hundreds of teachers and leaders across the education, sport and health sector have celebrated the efforts of young people, schools and individuals over the course of the last 12 months as the Youth Sport Trust’s annual conference in Telford begins today.

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.

Read the open letter addressed to leaders of all the main UK political parties. The letter calls for investment in teacher training and school sport facilities among ensuring every young person enjoys 60 minutes of sport and physical activity every day.

The 20 inclusive festivals will introduce students to Olympic and Paralympic sports in a fun and relaxed environment.

Katarina Johnson-Thompson was in attendance as the Youth Sport Trust presented seven awards to inspirational schools, trusts and individuals across the country.

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.

The National Sector Partners Group (NSPG) has issued the following response to the Active Lives Adult Survey from Sport England, published today (24 April)

Hundreds of teachers and leaders across the education and sport sector have celebrated the efforts of young people, schools and individuals over the course of the last 18 months as the Youth Sport Trust’s annual conference in Coventry begins today.

We need to provide co-curricular activities that develop complementary skills, values and competencies. We need to balance the demands of the digital age through the human connection of play and sport.