1. YOUTH SPORT TRUST

2. A Charity Based at Loughborough University Puts the policies of the DfES into practice What?

3. Partnerships DCMS DfES British Sport Trust Sports Leaders UK Sport England Sports Coach UK NGBs (e.g. England Hockey) Nike – to run leadership camps BSkyB – Living for sport initiative Coca cola – Personal Best Challenge parks

4. Mission Statement: To support the education and development of all young people through physical education and sport

5. We believe all children have the right to: Experience and enjoy PE A quality introduction to PE and sport suited to their own level of development The best teaching, the best coaching and the best resources Develop a healthy lifestyle Experience and benefit from positive competition Progress along a structured pathway of sporting opportunities Fulfil their sporting potential

6. How is this achieved? Through the 8 strands of PESSCL, the PSA (public service agreement) of giving each child at least 2 hours of high quality sport in and outside of the curriculum. The target is to increase this to 4 hours by 2010.

7. Gifted and Talented multi skills clubs; talent ladder Sports Colleges validated by the YST, become vehicles for initiatives SSCO Driven by YST Step into Sport Leadership programmes, funded by YST Club Links Community links with schools funded by YST Swimming Extra swimming to make sure that all school children can swim at least 25m Professional Development Teacher coaching and programmes (INSET) esp in primary schools to improve introduction in schools QCA Investigation YST investigates best practice and makes improvements where necessary