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Featured News
14 Jun 2024
PE & School Sport: The Annual Report 2024
Our latest PE and School Sport Report highlights the issues facing children and young people today and the need to take urgent action. The world is rapidly changing - innovative thinking and creative solutions are required if we are to fully harness the power of physical activity to build brighter futures for children and young people.
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11 Jul 2022
PE & School Sport – Parent survey
To coincide with the launch of our PE and School Sport Annual report, we commissioned YouGov Plc to conduct research into the current attitudes and views of GB parents on the importance of sport and play. This report shares some of the key findings from this research.
26 May 2022
PE & School Sport: The Annual Report 2022
This report outlines the issues facing young people and the current state of PE, sport and play in schools.
24 Feb 2022
Impact Report 2021
The following findings were presented as part of our 2021 Impact Report - published in February 2022. A full version of the report is available for download on this page.
31 Jan 2022
The Link Between Physical Activity and Attainment in Children and Young People
Young people are not taking part in enough physical activity and alongside this, schools in England have seen significant cuts to the amount of PE on the school timetable. Young people are also affected by the attainment gap , and the current slow progress in narrowing the gap means it will persist for decades.
26 Oct 2021
PE, Sport and Physical Activity Survey
In the summer term of the 2020/21 academic year, the Youth Sport Trust (YST) in partnership with Limitless, delivered a research project to explore young people’s attitudes to PE, school sport and physical activity in the independent school sector.
06 Oct 2021
Active Recovery Curriculum
Research shows how physical activity can achieve positive outcomes for children after Covid-19.
21 Sep 2021
Asian Girls Insight Research
This research formed part of the work funded by The Football Association to provide a better understanding of the specific demographic of Asian girls.
17 Sep 2021
Sustaining and Embedding Healthy Movers in West Somerset Early Years settings
The Youth Sport Trust (YST) has been working in partnership with Somerset County Council to roll out Healthy Movers, a physical literacy intervention, to pre-schools and nurseries in West Somerset.
15 Sep 2021
The Class of 2035
How sport can empower a generation to build a brighter tomorrow.
25 Aug 2021
West Somerset Healthy Movers Case Studies
Healthy Movers aims to increase children’s self esteem and wellbeing, and develop their physical literacy skills, which all help children gain a better start to their life.
02 Aug 2021
Healthy Lifestyle Champions
This report summarises the independent external evaluation of the Healthy Lifestyle Champions programme conducted by spear.
02 Aug 2021
Girls Active Insight and Impact Report 2020-21
This report evaluates the Youth Sport Trust's Girls Active programme for 2020-21.