Youth Sport Trust - Upcoming Events

As the Youth Sport Trust’s Preferred Supplier for school sports tours, we know how exciting and insightful the charity’s events can be and look forward to attending the YST Conference every year. 

So, to be sure you don’t miss any that you might be interested in, we’ve put together a quick round up of events taking place over this academic year:

School Games

The School Games is an initiative designed to open up to all young people the opportunity to take part in competitive school sport. The School Games consist of four types of competition – intra-school competition, local intra-school competition, county final and School Games national finals. 

If you haven’t signed up your school yet, head over to the School Games website now!

Upcoming events:

• 19th November – School Games Summit at the Ricoh Arena, Coventry
• 5th May – School Games Regional Conference 2020 – Worcester
• 6th May – School Games Regional Conference 2020 – Taunton
• 7th May – School Games Regional Conference 2020 – York/Leeds
• 12th May – School Games Regional Conference 2020 – Wyboston
• 13th May – School Games Regional Conference 2020 – Preston
• 14th May – School Games Regional Conference 2020 - London

Healthy Lifestyle Champions

The Healthy Lifestyle Champions programme is an initiative designed to engage more students from low socio-economic groups, in order to increase wellbeing. 

For more information on the programme, please visit the YST website.

Upcoming events:

• 12th – 15th November – Healthy Lifestyle Champions Summit

Lead Schools Networking

The YST’s network of lead schools are schools that are paving the way for others to support the YST’s mission to tackle the decline in young people’s wellbeing. To find out more, please see the YST’s website. 

Upcoming events:

• 20th November – Lead Schools Networking

USA 2020 Challenge

In 2020, Ben Smith, 401 marathon runner and YST Ambassador, will be running a marathon in each of the 50 US states and then cycling between each one. He’s aiming to complete the 18,500-mile journey in 104 days, with the end of his challenge coinciding with YST’s National School Sport Week. 

He’s hoping to raise £1 million to support the work of the 401 Foundation and Youth Sport Trust. And in doing so, he wants to engage schools in a ‘journey of wellbeing’. To find out more, please visit the YST website. 

• 13th March – 24th June – USA 2020 Challenge

YST Conference

This annual event offers the opportunity to listen to expert speakers, enjoy workshops and learn more about the range of services available to schools, sport and health professionals. We’ll be in attendance again, so make sure you stop by our stand to say ‘hi’ and ask any questions you may have about school sports tours! Keep an eye on your emails, we’ll be sending further information about the YST Conference closer to the time.

• 27th February – YST Conference 2020

Want to talk to us about arranging a school sports tour? You don't have to wait until the YST Conference!

Contact us now for any further information you require.