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24 Jun 2024
Over 4,000 schools take part in National School Sports Week
Powered by Sport Direct’s Monster Kickabout, the week saw tens of thousands of young people get active for 60 minutes a day, of PE, sport and play.
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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.
27 Jan 2020
Access to sports halls and playing fields after the bell rings a step in right direction, says charity
Children's charity the Youth Sport Trust said keeping sports halls and playing fields open during the holidays will be crucial to make a lasting difference to children's wellbeing.
21 Jan 2020
School Girls Empowered to Become Campaigners for PE
New resources are being rolled out to girls in secondary schools as part of a campaign to empower them to get their peers active.
16 Jan 2020
More than 630,000 children supported to have better wellbeing through sport & play
The Youth Sport Trust (YST) has today revealed through its annual Impact report that it helped 630,000 young people benefit from training and opportunities to participate in high, quality inclusive sport and play last year.
13 Jan 2020
Sport and play has key role in building next generation of empathetic leaders
Empathy Week will take place between 24-28 February 2020 and is a free resource and includes films, lesson plans, a teacher’s guide and student worksheets.