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20 Nov 2024
Sir Mo Farah and British Sporting Icons Call on Government to Initiate a New National Plan to Get Kids Moving
On World Children’s Day, Sir Mo Farah personally delivered a letter addressed to the Prime Minister, signed by Hannah Cockroft, Adam Peaty, Max Whitlock, Keely Hodgkinson and other Team GB Olympians and Paralympians.
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16 May 2019
Almost two in three UK adults agree Physical Education should be a core subject
Almost two in three UK adults agree that Physical Education should be a core subject in the national curriculum, new research conducted by YouGov on behalf of children’s charity the Youth Sport Trust has found.
14 May 2019
YST responds to new Ofsted inspection framework.
Ofsted has today published its new education inspection framework which will take effect from September 2019.
10 May 2019
DfE does not plan to change curriculum PE requirement
Government has today published its official response to an online petition calling for Physical Education to be made a core subject in schools from Key Stage 1 through to Key Stage 5.
10 May 2019
Generation of young people being deprived of vital play time
'It is likely to be no coincidence that this decline in play time and PE comes at a time when schools are warning of a growing mental health crisis'
03 May 2019
Training for teachers on The Power of an Active School
Nike, Youth Sport Trust & Discovery Education host free professional development event for local primary school teachers.
30 Apr 2019
DfE confirms Primary PE and Sport Premium for 2019/20
The Department for Education has today confirmed to us that it will fund the Primary PE and Sport Premium for the 2019/20 academic year.
25 Apr 2019
New school resources shine a light on Women’s World Cup
A history of women’s football, how to achieve your dreams and spotlighting inspiring female role models will be taught in classrooms across the country in the build up to the FIFA Women’s World Cup in June.
24 Apr 2019
YST supports petition to make PE a core subject
The Youth Sport Trust is pleased to lend its support to a recent government petition, created by councillor Eartha Pond, to make PE a core subject, with a minimum of two hours allocated weekly, across Key Stage 1 to Key Stage 5.
05 Apr 2019
Girls need more confidence to coach, research shows
Data released today by children’s charity the Youth Sport Trust shows more than one in three girls have a desire to coach/lead in school but only a small number are currently taking up the opportunity.
30 Jan 2018
'Children need to move more' - says Youth Sport Trust in response to new data
Chris Wright, Head of Wellbeing at the Youth Sport Trust, responds to the recent data from the ONS on children's engagement with the outdoors and sports activities.
29 Apr 2015
London Marathon runners raise over £14,000 for Youth Sport Trust
The 11 runners who took part in the Virgin Money London Marathon 2015 for the Youth Sport Trust have now raised over £14,000, with more money still coming in.
15 Apr 2014
Runners raise over £20,000 for the Youth Sport Trust
Twelve dedicated Youth Sport Trust supporters took to the sunny streets of London on Sunday and joined thousands of others in the 34th annual Virgin Money London Marathon.