Schools can now receive external validation through Well School accreditation recognising pupil and staff wellbeing as measures of success alongside academic performance and safeguarding standards. Loughborough, UK. 25th February, 2026 – National children’s charity Youth Sport Trust has awarded the first Well School accreditations, marking a significant shift in how
School Games Mark engagement nears pre-pandemic peak as schools help drive recovery in children’s activity. Loughborough, UK. 5th February, 2026 – Leading children’s charity, Youth Sport Trust, has welcomed a significant increase in School Games Mark engagement, with applications reaching their highest level since 2018 and marking a renewed momentum
Youth Sport Trust launches national health commission in response to alarming trends in children’s physical activity and following Sport England data revealing huge cost of inactivity. LOUGHBOROUGH, UK. November 24th, 2025 – The Youth Sport Trust has today launched its latest Class of 2035 Report, warning that unless urgent action
Youth Sport Trust Girls Active 2025 Research find girls faced with multiple characteristics of inequality less active, less confident, less engaged in PE and physical activity. Loughborough, 9th October 2025 – Ahead of International Day of the Girl on 11th October, new data from the Youth Sport Trust’s annual Girls
Data released by the government shows nearly 4,000 PE hours lost in the last year amid worsening school sport crisis, with 11–14-year-olds hit the hardest. Loughborough, UK. June 5th 2025 – The Youth Sport Trust is calling for urgent action to protect and prioritise physical education as it publishes its