YST - COVID Support for Schools & Parents

PE in-school and remote learning for primary, secondary and SEND schools​​​​​

• Primary PE resources to support in-school and remote learning for teachers and home-schooling parents or carers of primary school children. There is also some teacher and parent guides and top tips in delivering PE at school and home www.youthsporttrust.org/primary-pe-activities
• Secondary PE resources to support in-school and remote learning for teachers and home-schooling parents or carers of secondary school children www.youthsporttrust.org/free-home-learning-resources-secondary
• SEND PE resources to support in-school and remote learning for children and young people with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) www.youthsporttrust.org/thisispe-send-activities /  www.youthsporttrust.org/sites/default/files/YST-SEND-Flyer-Physical-Activity-PE-ath-home.pdf

Activity and sport resources, including fantastic new Wonder Woman 1984 resources, developed in collaboration with DC Comics, and links to the YST After School Sport Club which will run every Tuesday and Thursday at 5pm until March

• Healthy Movers at Home Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, we have made some of the Healthy Movers resource cards free to download. We are also hosting sessions twice a week (Tuesdays & Thursdays) live on YouTube from 26 January www.youthsporttrust.org/healthy-movers-programme
• A fun ‘compete against yourself’ approach to physical activity with a focus on resilience and perseverance and the aim to achieve bronze, silver or gold medal targets www.youthsporttrust.org/60-second-physical-activity-challenges
• These fun free activities for schools and families will help young people develop skills using the power of sport www.youthsporttrust.org/wonder-woman-1984
• Join our 30-minute online club on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 5pm until March for all children and young people to do some sport, develop skills and have fun! www.youthsporttrust.org/AfterSchoolSportClub
• The School Games Active Championships uses the video-based platform powered by TopYa! to help young people remain active through personal best style video challenges www.yourschoolgames.com/back-to-school-games/school-games-active-championships/
• Support, practical resources and useful information to develop girls' football provision in your school from FA Girls’ Football School Partnerships – supported by Barclays https://girlsfootballinschools.org/
• Activities, games and challenges for all the family, including our exciting Wonder Woman-inspired resource for families and Elements resource for families with children with PMLD www.youthsporttrust.org/family-activities
• Active in Mind - this programme offers support to young people experiencing mental health issues, using psycho-social tools and stress-bursting strategies for young people – as well as creating innovative peer mentoring and physical activity opportunities. We have made the Active in Mind poster available as a free download and worked with our Athlete Mentors to produce a suite of top-tips videos for managing mental health https://www.youthsporttrust.org/active-mind

Covid-19 support videos

A selection of the ‘response to COVID’ school videos are now on our website and YouTube channel - www.youtube.com/user/YouthSportTrust We are releasing these on a phased approach with more scheduled for early 2021

Partner resources – We partner with some incredible organisations who passionately believe in the power of sport and being active. They’re providing exciting free resources to use in both

School and at home www.youthsporttrust.org/partner-resources

Wellbeing resources for Teachers including the Well Schools platform where you’ll find interesting articles and best practice ideas to help you look after yourselves and your young people

• Share, collaborate and find support from other school staff to place wellbeing at the heart of education www.well-school.org/
• A range of wellbeing resources and best practice specifically for education staff from Bupa Foundation www.bupafoundation.org/wellbeing-toolkit/
• Free helpline available to all serving and retired teachers and education staff in England, Wales and Scotland 24/7, 365 days a year www.educationsupport.org.uk/helping-you/telephone-support-counselling

In our Coronavirus Support section www.youthsporttrust.org/coronavirus-support you will also find the latest guidance from government as well as access to YSTs digital offer which includes webinars and podcasts. 

​​​​​Many of the resources are suitable for home-schooling or simply fun activities for the entire family to take part in so please do let parents and carers know about this area of YSTs website.