Jon Smedley from Teach Active talks about NSSW and his own sports day experiences.

Play and sport can change lives and it is encouraging that this viewpoint underpins many of the proposals in this new Youth Endowment Fund report.

The two Conservative leadership candidates respond to a letter from YST and partners urging action on the crisis in young people's wellbeing.

David Rock from Complete PE talks about NSSW and his own sports day experiences.

The Youth Sport Trust Awards celebrates schools, settings, trusts and individuals who, working alongside the Youth Sport Trust over the past year, had made a real and impactful change to the lives of young people.

Take a trip with Callie as she talks about her time working within the YST Staff team at the National School Games Finals 2024.

At the Youth Sport Trust, we believe every child has the right to access inspiring and meaningful opportunities to be physically active at school through PE, sport and play. For this to be a reality for pupils with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), we must ensure they have access to appropriate spaces, confident staff, and well-considered and appropriate support ratios to meet their needs.

To coincide with UK Coaching Week, Josh (23) from the ADHD Foundation, shares his experiences of being neurodiverse and the impact participating in sport has had on his sense of belonging.

The world seems to have changed so much since so many of us went into lockdown on 23 March 2020. Most children and young people got sent home from school, parents became teachers and, crucially, the purse strings tightened.

The following joint statement is issued on behalf of Active Partnerships, CIMSPA, the Local Government Association, the Sport and Recreation Alliance, the Sport for Development Coalition, Swim England, ukactive and the Youth Sport Trust.

In 2006, through the British Council and Youth Sport Trust Initiative Dreams+ Teams, St Mary’s High School in Leeds linked with Mnyakanya High School in rural Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa. As a result, the Bambisanani (the Zulu word meaning working hand in hand) partnership was formed inspiring young people in both countries to learn through joint activities.

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.