Young Voices Shaping the Future of Sport in Stirling!
On Wednesday 29 October 2025, Active Stirling proudly supported Stirling Council’s Young Persons’ Sports Summit at Stirling County RFC.
The event brought together young people from across Stirling’s primary and secondary schools to share their voices, ideas, and experiences in shaping the future of sport, physical activity, and health within the community.
The summit focused on the theme Active Places of Learning, exploring how schools and community spaces can better support physical activity. Discussions centred on identifying positives and challenges within Stirling and finding practical solutions to overcome barriers.
Young people contributed their thoughts on key topics including:
- Access and transport
- Leadership opportunities
- Facilities
- Wellbeing
- Inclusion
Their ideas will directly inform Stirling Council’s new Sports, Physical Activity and Healthy Living Strategy for 2027, ensuring young voices are at the heart of future plans.
The Young Persons' Sports Summit brought together young people from across Stirling to share their voices, ideas, and experiences in shaping the future of sport, physical activity, and health within the community. This collaborative event was a key step in informing Stirling’s new Sports, Physical Activity and Health Strategy. The theme was Active Places of Learning, exploring how schools and community spaces can better support physical activity. Discussions centred on identifying positives and challenges within Stirling and finding practical solutions to overcome barriers. The summit was more than a discussion—it was an opportunity to collaborate, connect, and influence real change. The ideas generated will directly inform the upcoming strategy, ensuring young voices shape the future of sport and physical activity in Stirling.
We are delighted to support this event, ensuring young people voice is represented is enormously important to us. The Active Schools team and the staff who attended with pupils did a fantastic job of supporting the young people to share their views. The groups discussed all the areas in and around sport and physical activity including facilities, transport, active travel, leaders in sport, and sports clubs. They looked at what is going well and where there are challenges. It was brilliant to see and hear so many young people passionate about removing barriers so that everyone can be more active more often.
The event was great, the kids loved it. Lanyards were a hit, and all the activities were engaging
A huge thank you to all the young people who took part and shared their ideas. Together, we’re building a healthier, more active future for Stirling!
