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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 celebrated 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 were presented at the Youth Sport Trust Awards Dinner 2025 on Tuesday 25 March at Telford International Centre, ahead of the Youth Sport Trust Conference 2025.

We were delighted to be joined by several British athletes and para athletes to help present the awards, alongside the incredible Clare Balding as our evening's speaker and Radzi Chinyanganya as our host.

Clare Balding - Speaker

Clare Balding is an award-winning broadcaster and author. She has worked on every Olympic Games since 1996 and on every Paralympics since 2000. Clare won BAFTA’s Special Award for her work on London 2012 and continues to present major events in sport, factual documentaries, and Royal events, including commentary of the King’s Coronation for BBC One. A passionate campaigner for equality and women’s sport, Clare is also a best-selling author of numerous book and children’s novels. In June 2022, it was announced Clare had been awarded a CBE for her services to Sport and Charity which she was honoured to receive at Buckingham Palace in December 2022.

Radzi Chinyanganya - Host

Radzi Chinyanganya, TV personality, presenter, and podcaster, has supported the Youth Sport Trust since 2017. As the author of 'Move Like A Lion', he is passionate about inspiring young children to embrace movement from an early age. Having attended seven schools, sport became his universal language, helping him build connections and find consistency in life. Radzi believes sport offers health benefits, essential life skills, and pure joy. Committed to ensuring all young people have access to sport, he actively supports the Youth Sport Trust’s mission to provide opportunities for those who need it most.

See our 2025 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.

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 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 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.

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.