Young people and sport

Children’s Minister Edward Timpson has announced that the Sainsbury’s School Games’ volunteer leaders and coaches grant will be extended for a further year to recruit and train more than 1,400 extra volunteers and coaches.

The £490,000 grant aims to increase the quantity and quality of the volunteer workforce supporting and developing the School Games. The national programme aims to motivate and inspire millions of young people across the country to take part in more competitive sport. The majority of volunteers will be young people between the ages of 16 and 25.

For further information visit www.gov.uk/government/news/more-volunteers-to-be-recruited-for-the-school-games.

Edward Timpson has also announced that the Project Ability grant will be extended for a further year at £300,000. The grant aims to increase the participation levels of young disabled people in sport and to increase the expertise of the teachers and professionals around them by funding 49 regional school hubs.

For further information visit www.gov.uk/government/news/more-sporting-opportunities-for-young-disabled-people.