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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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28 May 2023
73,000 period products donated on Menstrual Hygiene Day
Girls are being supported to enjoy being physically active all month long through a new partnership between Citron Hygiene, Aunt Flow and the Youth Sport Trust.
22 May 2023
Boost for children with SEND accessing inclusive PE and sport
A ‘lifechanging’ three-year Government programme has supported more than 70,000 young people, including many with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND), to access inclusive PE and school sport.
24 Apr 2023
Parents significantly underestimate how long children should be active for each day, new research finds
The UK Chief Medical Officer (CMO) recommends that children aged 5 to 18 should be highly active (with an elevated heart rate) for an average of at least 60 minutes a day, across the week in order to stay happy and healthy.
13 Apr 2023
Children's charity teams up with Sports Direct to get children moving
The Youth Sport Trust has today announced a three-year partnership with Sports Direct to remove barriers and increase access to sport and play for children across the country.
13 Mar 2023
Children's charity supports more than 200,000 young people with opportunities to be more active
Young people across the UK developed important life skills and some reported they had improved their progress at school by harnessing the power of sport and play, new analysis shows.
09 Mar 2023
‘Ready, Set, Read!’ for Summer Reading Challenge
The Youth Sport Trust is excited to be partnering with The Reading Agency for this year’s Summer Reading Challenge to keep children’s minds and bodies active over the summer break.
08 Mar 2023
Charity welcomes Government announcement for critical school sport funding
Today the Government has announced over £600 million of ringfenced funding to support primary school physical activity and sport, alongside an additional £22 million of funding for the nationwide network of 450 School Games Organisers.
03 Mar 2023
Teachers stand united as hundreds connect to tackle children’s declining mental health
“Leave it better than you found it, even if you didn’t make the mess because it makes it easier for the next person.”
02 Mar 2023
Charity welcomes long-awaited SEND and alternative improvement plan
Today the Department for Education published the long-awaited SEND and Alternative Improvement plan. As 500 teachers and leaders in education come together at the Youth Sport Trust’s annual Conference to hear about the role PE and sport can play in young people’s education to improve mental health, the charity has responded to Government plans.
02 Mar 2023
A year of Changemakers! Educators and young people sweep up at charity awards
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.
13 Feb 2023
At what cost? Fewer than half of primary schools say they could keep children active if school sport funding is cut
Sports stars, organisations, charities and schools call for urgent action following new Youth Sport Trust research
06 Feb 2023
Power of being active! Charity helping tackle child mental health crisis
Children’s charity the Youth Sport Trust has said thousands of young people experiencing, or at risk of developing serious mental health issues are using the power of PE to combat feelings of stress, loneliness and isolation.