Step into Sport

Step into Sport is part of the Government’s PE and Sport Strategy for Young People. Both the Youth Sport Trust and Sport England, with the support of Sports Leaders UK, manage the programme on behalf of the Department for Culture, Media and Sport and the Department for Children, Schools and Families.

Step into Sport targets 11 - 19 year olds by providing a simple framework of co-ordinated opportunities at a local level, to enable young people to begin and sustain an involvement in leadership and volunteering in sport.

The principles of Step into Sport are to develop leadership through sport and leadership in sport with the overall aims of the programme being to drive;

• 'personal change' in young people by supporting the development of inter-personal skills, self-confidence and a sense of responsibility; and
• 'structural change' through our work with key agencies to offer broader opportunities for young people to make a formal and valued contribution to the delivery of sport

As part of the programme, SIS leaders can work towards achieving volunteering hours of 50, 100 and 200. These are national certificates that support further opportunities in volunteering and future careers.