Chris Wright

You know, the children I am most concerned about right now are those 3-4 year olds who won't get this 'development' time back. This is their one shot at building their physical, social and emotional foundations and that is being lost forever due this pandemic. [thread]

@SaysMiss It might be a stretch Kat, but Market Harborough Building Society were offering 12 work experience placements in their branch at the council offices, for 5 days, through a leadership course structure. Email nicola.bizhubworkexp.co.uk Assume it isn't just for Harborough schools.

Hi! Please do share with your networks.. My 17 year old son is looking for somewhere to do his one week’s work experience. His interests are economics/finance and is Leicester based. If anyone can help out, would really appreciate it!

@Ivan_Schwakoff Then we would be even closer to losing the title!

Imagine if we turned them draws into wins ffs.

@KarlThyer Playing like one…

Love how Chiesa celebrates like he’s a competition winner getting a game. He love this club like he’s one of us and we love him the same! Keep being your Fede! 🙌🏽❤️

We've always known that Generation X is a unique breed. Listen to this guy explain it perfectly—it all makes complete sense. We now live in a world that feels completely foreign compared to the way we were raised.

Creating happier, healthier school communities starts with connection. ❤️ Well School Festivals offer schools a chance to come together, celebrate wellbeing and share what it means to put the needs of young people first. 🙌 youthsporttrust.org/well-schools/w… #WellSchools

Forty-three percent of children in Scotland are now identified as having some sort of additional learning need – the Scottish term for what is called special educational needs (SEN) in England. If 43% of children have needs which are not met in the mainstream education system, I think it’s time to think about whether that mainstream system is fit for purpose. We’ve created a system that does not consider the developmental needs of children, and which has an increasingly rigid focus on academics from an early age. We expect young children to sit when their bodies want to move, we expect them to focus on reading and writing when they are primed to learn through exploration and play. We send our teens to huge impersonal schools, where they move through the day without any connection with an adult who knows anything about them. We focus on test results at all costs, telling our children that if they don’t do well, a bleak future is all they can expect. Then when our children show us that this doesn’t work for them, we say that the problem is them. We send them for assessments and get reports written on how they aren’t performing as we expect. We tell them that they are ‘badly behaved’ or ‘disruptive’. We identify them as ‘having ALN’ or ‘having SEND’. We behave as if the problem isn’t the system we’ve created, it’s the children who don’t fit it. Unsurprisingly, the harder we look, the more children we identify who don’t fit the system. The more rigid the system becomes, the more children there will be who can't meet expectations. Children need flexibility, and our system doesn't provide it for them. At what point will we realise that the problem isn’t our children, it’s that the system wasn’t built with their needs in mind?

Lucy is a racist. No broadcaster should put this racist on TV to spread her despicable hatred.

@_lfcleanne No idea why we are in a rush to keep him

Konate is absolutely brain dead. No idea what he’s doing on either occasion. Rescind the contract.

We are pleased to see that the Government’s first Men’s Health strategy recognises the role new School Sports Partnerships can play in giving all children the opportunity to experience regular physical activity. 🙌 As our Boys Move programme shows, sport can tackle some of the challenges boys face and support progress in education by improving attendance and belonging. Through increased access to the life-changing benefits of play and sport during and around the school day, we can support a generation of boys to become happier and healthier men.

Incredibly proud of what @NEYASP_comms have achieved since @YouthSportTrust convened the group in 2023. Now we have gone a step further and development #movementmatters with contributions from leading experts in the early years. Download your free AMAZING resource here! 👇

It's time to get your Youth Sport Trust Conference 2026 tickets! The Youth Sport Trust Conference 2026 will explore the exciting potential of a new era for PE, sport and play, one where young people can thrive, with their happiness and health at the heart of schools and communities. Building on last year’s focus on the Well Schools movement, this year we look ahead to the opportunities presented by the new PE and School Sport Partnership Network, Curriculum and Assessment Review, Enrichment Framework and National Youth Strategy. We will discuss how schools can navigate and capitalise on the forthcoming changes to ensure every child enjoys the benefits of movement every day. Here are the dates you need for your calendar: 🥂 Awards Dinner - Tuesday 03 March 💼 Conference - Wednesday 04 March 📍 Telford International Centre Book your ticket here: youthsporttrust.org/school-support… #YSTconference #YouthSport

Speaking in Parliament, @bphillipsonMP is right to highlight the importance of enrichment, including sport, to young people. The revised curriculum, forthcoming Enrichment Framework and future PE and School Sport Partnerships Network can create a nation of active and well schools giving every child access to the life changing benefits of play and sport. youthsporttrust.org/news-listings/…

Alongside our friends over at @afPE_PE, we have welcomed the publication of the Curriculum and Assessment Review’s final report and the Government’s response to the recommendations, calling for today to turn the page on a new chapter for Physical Education (PE), school sport and play. 🙌 “Movement has a central role in cognitive development and performance, physical activity is essential to health and wellbeing, while play and sport are invaluable contexts for social development and the acquisition of life skills. Today’s announcements respond to our call - PE and school sport are not optional extras, they must serve the needs of every child," @AliOliverYST, Youth Sport Trust CEO. ❤️ As a children's charity, we welcome this response and look forward to seeing the positive changes that will happen as a result. Read more here: youthsporttrust.org/news-listings/… #SchoolSport #PE #Curriculum

It's time to complete your FREE Well Schools Well Check! 🙌 By doing so and joining the Well Schools movement, schools commit to prioritising wellbeing alongside academic achievement. Participants reflect on best practice, access a growing bank of resources, and demonstrate their commitment to a whole-school approach through the free-to-access Well Check and Well Schools Accreditation. Use our free-to-access self-review tool and get a tailored development plan to help you on your journey to becoming a Well School. Learn more here: youthsporttrust.org/well-schools #WellSchools #WellCheck

ICYMI, we've shared the date for our 2026 conference! 🙌 The theme is 'Happy, healthy and thriving - A new era through PE, sport and play' and here are the details you need to know. 🍽️ Awards Dinner - Tuesday 03 March 💼 Conference - Wednesday 04 March 📍 Telford International Centre Here's some of our favourite moments from the event last year, don't forget to add the 2026 date to your diary and watch this space as tickets will be available to purchase soon. Learn more here: youthsporttrust.org/school-support… #YSTConference

The Youth Sport Trust Awards 2026 celebrates schools, settings, trusts, and individuals who, working alongside the Youth Sport Trust over the past year, had made a real and impactful change to the lives of young people. 🙌 The awards will be presented at the Youth Sport Trust Awards Dinner 2026 on Tuesday 03 March at Telford International Centre, on the eve of the Youth Sport Trust Conference 2026. 📆 Building Belonging Award 🏆 Awarded for excelling at creating a truly inclusive environment. It celebrates work that has successfully used PE, sport and play to engage and support young people, many of whom face varying complex challenges, in their education outside of a mainstream setting. We are particularly keen to see examples where improved belonging has positively affected young people’s happiness, health, attendance, or engagement in learning. Make your nominations when you visit our website 👇 youthsporttrust.org/school-support… #YSTConference #AwardsNight

ICYMI, we're hosting a webinar in the coming weeks titled 'Enrichment in Action – Practical Approaches from Schools and Trusts' 💻 Join us for this free webinar exploring how schools and trusts are developing and delivering enriching school sport experiences that help every young person thrive. Hear directly from speakers from the Department for Education and The Duke of Edinburgh's Award, as well as from Multi-Academy Trusts, inclusive of primary, secondary and specialist schools as they share practical examples of how their enrichment is being embedded across the school day. 🙌 This session will focus on real-world application. What’s working, what’s scalable and how schools are preparing for the Department for Education’s forthcoming Enrichment Framework. Everyone who registers will receive two free digital resources – a teacher prompt poster offering quick ideas and reminders for enriching school sport, and a practice snapshot table showcasing how other schools are embedding enrichment to inspire and adapt your own offer. Please note: Once registered all confirmation emails and joining links will be issued by Zoom after registration, please check your inbox (and junk folder) for these details. Sign up for the webinar here: youthsporttrust.my.site.com/YST_EventRedir… #Webinar #Enrichment #Education

For schools, The Club by the Youth Sport Trust supports PE leads and departments by fostering collaboration, driving innovation and strengthening practice. We help you elevate the impact of PESSPA both within your school and across the wider community, providing you with. The Club for schools offers a range of benefits ✅ Professional growth – access to a personal dashboard of leadership think pieces, insightful articles and a self-reflection tool ✅ Connection – termly virtual PE Community Connects: national updates, hot topic discussions and listening circles​ ✅ Practical tools – bitesize videos, resources and key insights to help you inspire parents, colleagues, governors and pupils to embrace a positive movement culture​ ✅ PESSPA Check – A powerful reflection tool to help you baseline your current PESSPA offer, strengthen the quality of your provision and focus your next steps with clarity and purpose ​ ✅ Inspiration – One 50% discounted place to the YST Annual Conference​ ✅ Exclusive discounts – offers from our network of partners. The Club provides individuals, schools and groups of schools with a dynamic virtual community designed to connect, equip and inspire the PE profession. It’s all about helping you to champion the value of PE, school sport and physical activity (PESSPA), both within your school and in the wider community. Learn more when you visit our website: youthsporttrust.org/school-support… #TheClub #YouthSport

Don't miss out on our next webinar 'Enrichment in Action – Practical Approaches from Schools and Trusts' 💻 Join us for a free webinar exploring how schools and trusts are developing and delivering enriching school sport experiences that help every young person thrive. 🙌 Once registered all confirmation emails and joining links will be issued by Zoom after registration, please check your inbox (and junk folder) for these details. 📨 Sign up for the webinar here: youthsporttrust.my.site.com/s/lt-event?id=… #Webinar #Enrichment #Education

Ahead of the Department for Education’s forthcoming Enrichment Framework, the Youth Sport Trust explores the link between cocurricular participation, engagement, and attendance, with practical examples from schools and trusts. Interested in learning more and gaining practical strategies to boost engagement and attendance? Join the Youth Sport Trust, alongside MAT leaders, the Duke of Edinburgh representatives and @educationgovuk officials, for our webinar: Enrichment in Action – Practical Approaches from Schools and Trusts. youthsporttrust.org/news-listings/… #Education