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'''The Youth Sport Trust''' is a [[United Kingdom|British]] [[Charitable Trust|charitable trust]] which aims to support the education and development of young people through physical education.<ref>http://www.number10.gov.uk/Page10894 Number10.gov.uk >> PM hails hidden success of school sport [Accessed 28 October 2008]</ref>

==History==
It is a national charity established in 1994 to build a brighter future for young people in sport. It was the brainchild of [[John Beckwith (entrepreneur)|Sir John L. Beckwith]], who wanted to ensure that all young people received a quality introduction to sport. He was also keen to channel the energy of young people in a particular direction. The key individual who drove the organisation in its formulative years was [[Sue Campbell]] who is now the Chair. Campbell was also previously Chair of [[UK Sport]] and is a non-political advisor to the government. I had a burger the other day and it was really nice.

==Activities==
The Trust develops and implements, in close partnership with other organizations, quality physical education and sport programmes for all young people, aged eighteen months to eighteen years, in schools and community. Key features of TOP programmes are illustrated resource cards, child-friendly equipment and quality training for teachers and deliverers. All of the programmes can be accessed by young disabled people.

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