The Active Code #39: Navigating the challenges and opportunities of physical activity for the youth, Kay Batkin, Youth Sport Trust

Who’s our guest?Kay Batkin is the Network Director at Youth Sport Trust. Inspired from an early age to work in sports education, her professional journey began with the aspiration of becoming a PE teacher. However, after a chance conversation with her own PE teacher, she decided to broaden her horizons and studied Sport and Recreation Development at Leeds Beckett University. After graduation, she found herself thrown into local authority roles managing school improvement and sports development. Within her career, her leadership roles have taken her from managing pivotal sports programmes and competitions to building communities and networks within educational landscapes. In her 14 years at Youth Sport Trust, she has contributed significantly to programmes, where she shares her passion for transforming children's lives through sports and talks about Youth Sport Trust's long-term strategy for using physical activity as a key facet of child education. Beyond her role as an executive, she is also a fierce advocate for the benefits of physical activity and good health. She strongly supports the idea of schools leading the way in instilling a culture of physical health through initiatives like fitness-based after-school programmes. She believes in the power of sport not just as a competitive platform, but also as a tool for positive social change.Stay tuned for more such engaging conversations on the Active Code Podcast!What do we chat about? Kay Batkin's Professional JourneyKay's Role at Youth Sport TrustThe Current Landscape for Children and Young PeopleThe Impact of Physical Activity on Kay's LifeThe Future of Youth Sport TrustThe Evolution of Health Issues and the Role of Physical ActivityThe Long-term Goal: Daily Physical Activity for AllThe Challenge: How to Implement the GoalThe Collaborative Approach to Policy MakingThe Manifesto: Key Asks for Youth WellbeingThe Importance of Physical Education in SchoolsThe Need for Accessible Play Opportunities for Young PeopleThe Role of Activity Providers in the StrategyThe Importance of Collaboration in the SectorThe Impact of School Games on Youth EngagementThe Upcoming YST Conference: Change Their Score, Change Their Future

Om Podcasten

Through this podcast series, Paul Griffiths and Luke Johnson from Aspire Active Partnerships aim to discover The Active Code. What is takes to be a successful leader and leading organisations towards combatting inactivity to help more children, be more active, more often. We are not alone through this journey – we are joined by business owners and leaders from in and outside of the sports coaching and children's activity sector who share what physical activity means to them, how they lead their organisation to achieve their company mission, and what they believe is The Active Code.