School Support

Overview

The Youth Sport Trust has a wide-range of support options for schools. This area of our website offers an introduction to a mixture of free-to-access and paid-for options for schools to browse and find what best fits their needs. For ease, these options have been split between the different categories listed below.

Free Resources

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Here you can find all of our free-to-access resources, from lesson plans to bitesize activities, to dedicated support around typical key areas of focus for PE teachers such as inclusion, leadership, and physical and mental health. There are also resources specifically designed to support on our range of open access programmes and targeted interventions.

All of these resources can either be accessed through or downloaded directly from this website. Remember you can also filter by target age - Early Years (aged 0-5), Primary (5-11) and Secondary (11-18) - to help you find what you're looking for.

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Primary PE & Sport Premium

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The PE and sport premium defines the £320 million of government funding provided to primary schools to support them with making sustainable improvements to the quality of the PE, physical activity and sport offered through their core budgets.

Through our website you can access the template designed to support schools with evidencing the impact of their funding, as required by the Department for Education (DfE), as well as helpful guidance and practical tools to support you with planning your spend.

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Resources and Equipment

Resources and equipment

Here you can find all of our commercially sold products and resources, including our range of specialist inclusion equipment, specifically designed to help enhance the PE and school sport experience for young people. There are also resources specifically designed to support on our range of open access programmes and targeted interventions.

If you choose to make a purchase you will be re-directed to our webshop to complete your transaction. Remember you can also filter by target age - Early Years (aged 0-5), Primary (5-11) and Secondary (11-18) - to help you find what you're looking for.

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National School Sports Week

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National School Sports Week is our annual celebration of PE, play and sport and empowering as many people as possible to get involved. By participating in the week, you're not only promoting physical activity, but also helping shape a healthier and happier future for all young people. Together, we can make a positive impact on youth sports participation and wellbeing.

National School Sports Week 2024 will take place between 17-23 June 2024. Registrations will open at our conference on 20 March.

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Membership

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Youth Sport Trust membership is your gateway to comprehensive support and professional development for PE, School Sport, and Physical Activity (PESSPA). Our membership is designed to cater to the needs of experienced PE teachers and newcomers alike.​

Our membership is tailored to help primary schools make the most of their PE and Sport Premium investment while meeting new application and reporting requirements.​ For secondary schools, we offer specialised support in PE assessment, gender equality compliance, and leveraging PE to address educational disparities. 

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YST Conference

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Our annual conference brings together practitioners from across the school sport and education sector. Our 2024 event, which took place on 20 March, delved into the heart of education challenges, aiming to reshape the future of our schools and communities.

Inspirational keynote speakers Ken E. Nwadike Jr and Jon Alexander set the tone for the day, whilst workshops continued to build on how sport, PE, and play can emerge as powerful catalysts for change, creating an event at the forefront of educational transformation.

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