Youth Sport Trust is a charity passionate about building a brighter future for young people using play and sport. This is achieved by utilising the power of sport to equip educators and empower young people, improving wellbeing, building leadership skills and supporting ALL young people to achieve their potential.
What are the main aims of Youth Sport Trust?
The focus areas of Youth Sport Trust (YST) are.
Transform PE – YST help schools in Wales to develop and re-position physical education and school sport.
Remove Barriers to Sport – YST support schools, clubs and families to remove the causes of negative experiences for young people.
Unlock Potential - YST are committed to working to close the gaps created by inequality and disadvantage.
Empowering Activism – YST deliver initiatives that empower young leaders through and in sport to create/join social action movements and share their voices to create change.
Championing Insight – YST will provide and share research, evidence, and insight with partners.
How does Youth Sport Trust work help Sport Wales to achieve an Active Nation?
Through their different projects, YST encourage skill development, sports participation and support underrepresented groups.
Any young person that has an interest in volunteering in sport can receive support from YST. If a young person wants to help others improve their wellbeing through sport and physical activity YST can help them developing their leadership skills.
Through the Girls Active project, YST help teachers and female leaders to develop their understanding of how they can ensure girls participate in and enjoy school sport and PE.
YST have also helped develop and support a network of Headteachers and PE teachers across Wales to become advocates for School Sport and PE
How can Youth Sport Trust support the wider network of partners in our united Vision for Sport?
As part of their work, YST engage with a number of stakeholders including all 22 Local Authority Sport Development teams, NGBs, Colegau Cymru, Universities, WCVA and other National partners such as Sports Leaders and Street Games. They have also developed a relationship with Public Health Wales, Velindre, Children’s Commissioner’s Office and the Future Generation’s Office.
YST are passionate about supporting sports organisations across Wales to develop their youth leadership programmes and pathways, growing the leadership skills of the young people involved in their organisation.
Over the last year we have conducted research that can add value to the work many partners are doing across Wales and have compiled it into a brochure for partners to access.
