Conference Awards 2025

Lead Well - Move Well - Live Well

Awards Dinner - Tuesday 25 March
Conference - Wednesday 26 March
Telford International Centre

The Youth Sport Trust Awards 2025 celebrates schools, settings, trusts and individuals who, working alongside the Youth Sport Trust over the past year, have made a real and impactful change to the lives of young people. 

The Awards will be presented at the Youth Sport Trust Awards Dinner 2025 on Tuesday 25 March at Telford International Centre, on the eve of the Youth Sport Trust Conference 2025.

Each category has an expert judging panel who will carefully review entries to select finalists in each category.

Nominations timeline: 

  • Monday 4 November - Nominations open 
  • Friday 13 December - Nominations close 
  • Monday 17 February - Finalists notified 
  • Tuesday 25 March - Awards Dinner 

The award categories are: 

  • Outstanding Early Years Practice - Awarded to a setting that has placed physical literacy at the heart of their curriculum, ensuring that learners’ physical, social and emotional health is central. 
  • Outstanding Multi-Academy Trust Practice - Awarded to a Multi-Academy Trust that places pupil and staff wellbeing at the heart of the trust, delivering a co-ordinated approach to leveraging PE, play and sport to support resilient learners.
  • Outstanding Primary Practice - Awarded to a primary school that has used PE, sport and play to build a foundation for learning through prioritising the health and happiness of their young people.
  • Outstanding Secondary Practice - Awarded to a secondary school that has used PE, sport and play to build back healthier, happier and more resilient young people. 
  • Outstanding Inclusive Practice - Awarded to a special, Pupil Referral Unit or Alternative Provision school that that has used PE, sport and play to re-engage young people, many of whom face varying complex challenges, in their education outside of a mainstream setting. 
  • Outstanding Contribution to your Place - Awarded to an Early Years setting, primary, secondary, special school or organisation which has harnessed the power of PE, sport and play to develop ways of working which bring local stakeholders and people from their community together to build healthier, happier and more resilient young people.
  • Campbell Award - Network Leader / Local Influencer Award - Awarded to a network leader who has influenced change in their area that has positively impacted on schools and young people through PE, sport and play. 

What happens next?

The judging panels will use the following criteria when assessing entries. How the organisation/person: 

  • Through working alongside Youth Sport Trust has made a real and impactful change to the lives of young people 
  • Used PE, sport or play to build healthier, happier and more resilient young people 
  • Increased young people’s participation in PE, sport or play 
  • Increased young people’s enjoyment of PE, sport or play.

If your award nomination is shortlisted: 

  • A representative of your school/organisation will be required to attend the Awards ceremony on 25 March in Telford, Shropshire 
  • You may be required to take part in some on-site filming at your school/organisation, prior to the awards ceremony, to capture footage, which may then be incorporated into the ceremony and may also be shared with the media and on social media.

Take inspiration from our 2024 winners...

Outstanding Early Years Practice

Awarded to a setting that has placed physical literacy at the heart of their curriculum, ensuring that learners’ physical, social and emotional health is central.

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Outstanding Multi Academy Trust Practice

Awarded to a Multi Academy Trust that places pupil and staff wellbeing at the heart of the trust, delivering a co-ordinated approach to leveraging PE, play and sport to support resilient learners.

Read more

Outstanding Primary Practice

Awarded to a primary school that has used PE, sport and play to build a foundation for learning through prioritising the health and happiness of their young people.

Read more

Outstanding Secondary Practice

Awarded to a school that has used PE, sport and play to build back healthier, happier and more resilient young people.

Read more

Outstanding Inclusive Practice

Awarded to a special, Pupil Referral Unit or Alternative Provision school that that has used PE, sport and play to re-engage young people, many of whom face varying complex challenges, in their education outside of a mainstream setting.

Read more

Outstanding Contribution to the Community

Awarded to an early-years setting, primary, secondary, special school or organisation which has harnessed the power of PE, sport and play to develop interventions which bring people and communities together to build back healthier, happier and more resilient young people.

Read more

Campbell Award - Network Leader / Local Influencer Award

Awarded to a network leader who in their area has influenced change that has positively impacted on schools and young people through PE, sport and play.

Read more