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Oakfield Academy are a Get Set network school of the month for May!
22 May 2012

Find out what the school has planned for London 2012 World Sport Day on Monday 25 June 2012!
Good Shepherd Catholic Primary School is a Get Set network school of the month for May 2012!

The school will be rewarded with a suprise visit from a London 2012 representative!

22 May 2012
Take your learning outside on Friday 6th July 2012

School children will be abandoning their classrooms on July 6 and, for once, teachers won’t mind!

21 May 2012
Name that plane competition winners!

Get Set network schools across the UK entered a competition to name the plane that will fly the Olympic Flame from Athens. Find out what the plane is now called!

16 May 2012
Great Ouseburn School are preparing for London 2012 World Sport Day!

There are only 40 days until London 2012 World Sport Day…is your school ready?

15 May 2012
Get Set to support Team GB and ParalympicsGB – Our Greatest Team!

Show your support for Team GB and ParalympicsGB and win prizes! Find out more

14 May 2012
In the Zone launches its London 2012-themed week-long project

Students are invited to take part and explore the mind and body in motion.

14 May 2012
St Breock primary school students impress local restaurant

St Breock primary school
St Breock entered the Get Set to exercise your taste buds competition and were selected as runners up.

14 May 2012
London 2012 Mascots visit Mid Calder Primary School

Schools across Scotland are preparing for London 2012 World Sport Day!

10 May 2012
Dick and Dom tell you to welcome the Flame!

Join in the fun and Get Set to celebrate!

3 May 2012
Aintree Davenhill’s Brazilian Carnival lights up the Sefton Olympic Torch Relay

Aintree Davenhill Primary is getting ready for the Olympic Torch Relay!

30 Apr 2012
Pupils get sports masterclass from Team GB athletes!

School pupils from Tower Hamlets and Glasgow are taking part in a unique cultural exchange.

27 Apr 2012
World Sport Day Winners announced!

Find out who won the London 2012 World Sport Day competition…

24 Apr 2012
Leicester school children Walk the World

Find out how students from two Leicester schools have been out looking for links to the Olympic and Paralympic nations in their community.

24 Apr 2012
School of the month - Seven Stars Primary School

Find out how Seven Stars Primary school are planning for London 2012 World Sport Day

20 Apr 2012
School of the month - Nonsuch High School

Find out how the staff and students of Nonsuch High School are living the Olympic and Paralympic Values…

20 Apr 2012
Who will be Young Geographer of the Year?

Take part in the competition being run by the Royal Geographical Society.

18 Apr 2012
Get Set to inspire the athletes!

Find out which lucky PRUs will have their artwork featured in the fitness facilities in the athletes village at Games time!

12 Apr 2012
Edgewick Primary School make the most of the Plan your 2012 programme

Eight schools took part in a theatrical performance entitled ‘Coventry Get Set to Go’!

12 Apr 2012
Vote for your favorite Big Voice film

Thirty-six films have been made by young people throughout the UK, vote for your favourite!

3 Apr 2012
International Education Programme reaches 127 countries!

Users in 127 countries have registered for our International Education Programme resources!

2 Apr 2012
Call for performers at the BT Big Voice film festivals

BT are looking for schools and colleges with talented students to come and perform on stage at their local festival!

28 Mar 2012
British Council’s “Languages for the Games” competition

Showcase your creativity in a second language!

28 Mar 2012
Get Set network school of the month March 2012

Living the Olympic and Paralympic Values!

28 Mar 2012
Get Set network school of the month March 2012

Leading activities to create a lasting legacy

28 Mar 2012
Broxburn Academy win STEM Challenge 9 with their Van de Graff generator!

More than 150 school teams across the UK registered to take part in the challenge!

28 Mar 2012
St Philip's Catholic Primary School share their plans for London 2012 World Sport Day!

Take inspiration and start planning how you will welcome the world to the UK on London 2012 Wold Sport Day!

22 Mar 2012
The Education show at the NEC in Birmingham had some special visitors!

Be inspired to start your preparations for London 2012 World Sport Day!

22 Mar 2012
Catshill Middle School start their preparations for London 2012 World Sport Day!

Why not take some inspiration from the school and start your own preparations!

21 Mar 2012
Charlton Kings Junior school is living the Olympic and Paralympic Values!

Find out what this school has been up to with its cluster, as part of the ‘Plan Your 2012’ grant.

21 Mar 2012
Thousands of schools in the Get Set network ‘Get Set’ to take their London 2012 seats

Thousands of school children across the UK find out what tickets they will receive to the London 2012 Games!

15 Mar 2012
Get Set+ partner Deloitte Parasport celebrates 5th birthday

Deloitte Parasport continues to fill a gap within grass roots disability sport. Find out more!

14 Mar 2012
Get Set to name that plane

Be a part of the historic moment when the Olympic Flame makes its way to the UK and name that plane!

12 Mar 2012
Students from Gateshead get ready for London 2012 World Sport Day!

Sports presenter Ben Shephard made a visit to the school to find out more!

9 Mar 2012
1000th school to register for the Communication Triathlon!

St Osyth C of E Primary School near Clacton on Sea has been visited by a Paralympian!

1 Mar 2012
Get Set to make your mascot pin badges hit the London 2012 shop!

12 students from across the UK can now proudly view their pin badge designs in the London 2012 shop.

27 Feb 2012
Get Set network school of the month February 2012!

Getting set for London 2012!

23 Feb 2012
Get Set network school of the month February 2012!

Taking part in a range of activities across the curriculum in the build-up to London 2012!

23 Feb 2012
Tom from McFly learns the Mascot Dance!

Why don’t you learn the London 2012 mascot dance?

22 Feb 2012
Coca Cola enterprises

Cramlington Learning Village a member of the Get Set network celebrates Real Business Challenge victory!

6 Feb 2012
Get Set to get creative competition entries

The lucky winners have been informed and have been sent London 2012 goody bags!

1 Feb 2012
Students from schools in the Get Set network to perform in London 2012 Ceremonies

Only 6 months to go until the Opening Ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic Games!

27 Jan 2012
Scientists in Sport anti-doping challenge

Take part and win some fantastic prizes!

27 Jan 2012
London 2012 World Sport Day has launched!

Take part and celebrate the athletes and cultures of the world!

24 Jan 2012
Get Set network school of the month January 2012!

Every month, a Get Set network school is selected for living the Olympic and Paralympic Values and for celebrating them in innovative and creative ways.

24 Jan 2012
Get Set network college of the month for January 2012!

Living the Olympic and Paralympic Values!

24 Jan 2012
Support a team

Want a chance to be in the Olympic Park on Opening Ceremony night? Tell us who you are supporting!

18 Jan 2012
STEM Challenge 8 Final

Find out who the winners are and how you could get involved in STEM Challenge 9!

16 Jan 2012
Budding film-makers explore the issue of bullying

Students accross the UK are creating short films for the BT Big Voice Competition.

13 Jan 2012
School of the month December 2011

Living the Olympic and Paralympic Values.

21 Dec 2011
Celebrating the winter holidays

Incorporating the inspiration of the London 2012 Games into winter holiday celebrations!

19 Dec 2011
Fleetville Junior School is a Get Set network school of the month!

Exploring the Olympic and Paralympic Values!

15 Dec 2011
Longdon Hall School is a Get Set network school of the month!

Living the Olympic and Paralympic Values!

15 Dec 2011
Join the Get Set network by Friday 16 December 2011 and receive free tickets to the London 2012 Games!

Join the Get Set network today!

13 Dec 2011
Get Set to get creative!

Create your own Olympic rings and Paralympic Agitos and win London 2012 goody bags!

12 Dec 2011
Former Olympic gymnast visits a school that is member of the Get Set network

Schools in the across the UK should join the Get Set network today!

2 Dec 2011
Apply for a Plan your 2012 grant now!

Are you an active, creative member of the Get Set network?

28 Nov 2011
Meeting a Paralympian!

Paralympian Liz Johnson welcomes Percy Hedley school into the Get Set network.

28 Nov 2011
Interviewing Seb Coe, Chair of the Organising Committee for London 2012

Which Olympic and Paralympic teams are you supporting in the run up to London 2012?

25 Nov 2011
Haygrove School is a Get Set network school of the month!

Living the Olympic and Paralympic Values!

24 Nov 2011
Navigation Primary School is a primary Get Set network school of the month!

Spreading the Olympic and Paralympic Values internationally!

24 Nov 2011
Support a Team!

UK Schools go global and show support for Olympic and Paralympic teams across the world!

15 Nov 2011
Primary schools in Scotland and the North East are urged to join the Communication Triathlon

More than 700 schools across the UK have already registered to take part – and more are wanted.

15 Nov 2011
Torriano Junior school are learning about the London 2012 Torch Relay why don't you?

Find out where the Olympic Flame will be going and use exciting new resources to learn more about the London 2012 Torch Relay.

7 Nov 2011
Wenlock and Mandeville join the last leg of month-long Games themed walking relay!

Over the past four weeks, more than 4,000 school pupils from 180 schools have taken part!

3 Nov 2011
Plan your 2012

Schools get set for London 2012 with grants to plan their Games!

3 Nov 2011
London 2012 spectators encouraged to use upgraded walking and cycle routes

How are you planning on getting to the Games?

27 Oct 2011
Mad about meadows competition

Design your very own wild flower meadow inspired by the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games!

26 Oct 2011
The Get Set network primary school of the month is...

Springwood Community Primary School is the primary Get Set network school of the month!

26 Oct 2011
The Get Set network school of the month for October 2011 is...

St Catherine’s RC school is a Get Set network school of the month!

26 Oct 2011
Get Set to inspire the athletes

An exciting new competition for pupil referral units!

25 Oct 2011
Chantry High School gets Appy at STEM Challenge 7 Final

STEM Challenge finalists compete for big prizes at the Natural History Museum.

24 Oct 2011
Students visit the Olympic museum in Lausanne

Find out what a group of social media journalism students had to say about their visit to the Olympic museum in Lausanne!

20 Oct 2011
Students from Deansfield Community School pitch to host a pre games training camp

They presented their cases to a panel of guest judges.

17 Oct 2011
International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) Pro Tour Grand Finals at ExCeL

Schools can buy tickets at a discounted rate!

17 Oct 2011
Inspired by Design launches new teaching resource

The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) today launches Inspired by Design, a new education resource that uses London’s iconic Olympic venues to inspire young people about design and creative thinking.

13 Oct 2011
‘Plan your 2012’ grant applications now open!

Members of the Get Set network can apply for a ‘Plan your 2012’ grant!

11 Oct 2011
Winning words 2012 poetry initiative goes nationwide

Using poetry to inspire competing athletes and viewers of the Games.

7 Oct 2011
Liverpool Community College visited by Team USA Olympic gold medalist!

An Olympic gold medalist has been inspiring students to get involved with the Olympic dream.

6 Oct 2011
Top athletes and local school children first on completed Olympic Stadium track

Students from a school in the Get Set network today witnessed the unveiling of the track in the Olympic Stadium today!

3 Oct 2011
Lord Lawson of Beamish school is Get Set school of the month!

Every month a different school is selected for living the Olympic and Paralympic Values.

29 Sep 2011
Bilborough College is Get Set college of the month!

The college has been selected as a result of their brilliant blog posts outlining their commitment to the Olympic and Paralympic Values.

29 Sep 2011
New Team GB and ParalympicsGB shop opens in Westfield Stratford City

Students from Kaizen primary school, a member of the Get Set network were on hand to help officially open the new store.

27 Sep 2011
Applications to the Young Games Maker programme are now open!

Can you put together a team of 16-18 year olds to help make the London 2012 Games happen?

22 Sep 2011
Young people celebrate the Olympic Truce

Students at Swanlea School in Tower Hamlets today celebrated the Olympic Truce with Andy Turner, World Athletics Championship Bronze medallist.

21 Sep 2011
Jonathan Edwards visits Wilson Stuart School in Birmingham

Jonathan congratulated the school for being selected as a winner of the ‘Get Set to exercise your taste buds competition’.

19 Sep 2011
London 2012 announces plans for the Paralympic Torch Relay

The London 2012 Paralympic Torch Relay will showcase the very best of teamwork and shine a light on the Paralympic Games.

15 Sep 2011
London 2012’s International Paralympic Day set to thrill Londoners

This is a great opportunity for members of the public to come and discover Paralympic sport.

8 Sep 2011
Young Games Makers coming soon!

We are looking for over 2,000 Young Games Makers to volunteer during the London 2012 Games. Find out more!

8 Sep 2011
Young Games Makers from the Host Boroughs!

We need 120 Young Games Makers from the six London Host Boroughs to volunteer during the London 2012 Wheelchair Tennis competition. Find out more!

7 Sep 2011
Young Games Makers from Wandsworth and Merton!

We need up to 170 Young Games Makers to volunteer during the London 2012 Olympic Tennis competition from Wandsworth and Merton. Find out more!

7 Sep 2011
Get Set for the Paralympic Games!

‘Paralympics could be the best yet’, says IPC President Sir Phillip Craven

29 Aug 2011
World Champion is training hard

As the London 2012 Paralympic Games approaches, David Weir is in full time training to give himself the best chances of winning gold in front of his family.

26 Aug 2011
Paralympic Games competition schedule has been released

As Games time approaches, preparation for the London 2012 Paralympic Games is closer to completion.

26 Aug 2011
Stanburn Junior school in Harrow has joined the Get Set network!

If your school or college is not already a member of the Get Set network, then why don’t you submit an application today!

18 Aug 2011
Gosden House School sports day

Gosden House School, a member of the Get Set network had an extra special sports day!

16 Aug 2011
Get Set to excercise your tastebuds winners!

Find out which lucky winners will have their dishes served in the athletes villiage at Games time!

1 Aug 2011
Get Set to make your mascot designs revealed!

Take a look at the winning designs which are now official versions of Wenlock and Mandeville!

31 Jul 2011
Plan your countdown to the Games!

The London 2012 Education Team give you 6 top tips on how to make the most of London 2012 in the countdown to the greatest show on Earth!

27 Jul 2011
Congratulations Beth!

Beth from Beauchamps High School was selected as one of the winners of the ‘Get Set to make your mascot’ competition.

27 Jul 2011
Dawn House School students tour Olympic Park with the Communication Triathlon!

Find out what the teachers and students thought about their experience!

22 Jul 2011
Get Set network school of the month for July 2011!

The school has been selected as a result of their brilliant blog posts outlining their commitment to the Olympic and Paralympic Values.

22 Jul 2011
South East students become film makers to inspire community change

Winners receive £1,000 and help with film production in a BT competition linked to the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games

7 Jul 2011
Paralympic World Cup inspires students

Students were inspired by Oscar Pistorius as they watched the Paralympic World Cup in Manchester.

4 Jul 2011
Bedford Academy is living the Olympic and Paralympic Values!

Students from the school have been taking part in a London 2012 inspired enterprise challenge.

1 Jul 2011
The last day of Lloyds TSB National School Sport Week 2011

As Lloyds TSB National School Sport Week comes to a close, students get to meet an Olympic gold medallist and get a glimpse of the London 2012 Olympic Torch.

1 Jul 2011
Forth day of Lloyds TSB National School Sport Week

Olympic gold medallist Denise Lewis the star attraction as Birmingham celebrate Lloyds TSB National School Sport Week in style.

30 Jun 2011
Day three of Lloyds TSB National School Sport Week

Paralympic bronze medallist Ade Adepitan was the star attraction as day three of Lloyds TSB National School Sport Week made its way to Sheffield.

29 Jun 2011
The second day of Lloyds TSB National School Sport Week

The North East took centre stage as 600 Newcastle school children joined Olympic silver medallist Gail Emms at Heaton Manor School for day two of Lloyds TSB National School Sport Week.

28 Jun 2011
The Get Set network school of the month for June 2011 is.....

Every month a different school is selected for living the Olympic and Paralympic Values.

28 Jun 2011
Lloyds TSB National School Sport Week

Sir Chris Hoy and Jonathan Edwards launch Lloyds TSB National School Sport Week in style at Southfields Community College.

27 Jun 2011
Get Set to make your mascot secondary competition winners!

Find out which lucky students will have their designs turned into official London 2012 pin badges!

27 Jun 2011
Osbaldwick primary school in York received a special surprise visit to their sports day!

Congratulations go to Calum Japes, a student who won the visit on behalf of his school.

20 Jun 2011
Two schools visit the Olympic Park!

Two groups of eco-friendly students have been rewarded for their sustainable successes with tickets to visit the Olympic Park and the EDF Energy London Eye.

14 Jun 2011
Get Set to exercise your tastebuds competition closes!

Hundreds of schools across the UK took on the challenge to create a dish to fuel the record breaking in London 2012!

10 Jun 2011
Winners announced for the National Final of GE ‘Design My Break’ competition

Ysgol Tregib in Carmarthenshire has triumphed in the GE ‘Design My Break’ national finals and won tickets to the 2012 Olympic Games!

7 Jun 2011
Bank of Scotland National School Sport Week is underway!

330,000 school children set to achieve their personal best!

3 Jun 2011
Members of the Get Set network visit a farm!

London school children gain unique insight into how the food that will feed London 2012 spectators and athletes is reared, grown and harvested.

31 May 2011
Get Set Network school of the month for May 2011!

Ysgol John Bright school in Wales have been selected as the Get Set network school of the month! They have been selected as a result of their brilliant blog posts outlining their committment to the Olympic and Paralympic Values.

27 May 2011
Hadleigh Farm Feature Naming Competition

Schools in Essex were given the opportunity to name four of the features on the London 2012 Olympic Mountain Bike Course. Find out who the lucky winners are!

26 May 2011
STEM Challenge 7: The BT App Challenge has been launched!

The Challenge… is to design an app for London 2012: Everyone’s Games.

23 May 2011
Wenlock and Mandeville celebrate their first birthday!

Happy Birthday!

17 May 2011
Submit an application to join the Get Set network today and claim your Ticketshare tickets!

Schools must submit an application to be part of the London 2012 Get Set network by 16 December 2011 in order to be eligible receive their allocation of tickets.

16 May 2011
London 2012…it’s everyone’s business!

An exciting enterprise challenge using the London 2012 Organising Committee (LOCOG) as a case study.

16 May 2011
There’s still time to request tickets to the BT Paralympic World Cup!

There are free tickets available for schools to watch the best in the world as they take to the track in Manchester in the BT PWC athletics competition on Friday 27 May 2011.

13 May 2011
Only one month to go!

It is only one month to go until the Get Set to exercise your taste buds compeition closes. Submit your entries now! Your dish could fuel the record breaking in London 2012!

9 May 2011
Shine a Spotlight

A pupil from Middle Park Primary School in Eltham, is living the Paralympic Value of determination!

4 May 2011
Get Set network school of the month for April 2011!

Every month, a different school is selected as the ‘Get Set network school of the month’ for their outstanding commitment to living the Olympic and Paralympic Values. Find out more!

30 Apr 2011
Get Set network school of the month for March 2011!

Every month, a different school is selected for their outstanding commitment to living the Olympic and Paralympic Values. Find out more!

24 Mar 2011
Scientists in Sport launches!

GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) launches London 2012 initiative with King’s College London to inspire young people into science careers.

22 Mar 2011
BBC News School Report 500 Days to go!

Find out what students from two schools in the Get Set network found out when they went on a tour of the Olympic Park.

15 Mar 2011
The greatest tickets on earth!

Today applications for London 2012 Olympic Games tickets open.

15 Mar 2011
Sainsbury’s Active Kids award

Chadsgrove School and Specialist Sports College have been awarded 100,000 Active Kids vouchers!

7 Mar 2011
Inspiring Hackney pupils during Teach First Week

Olympic gold medalist Tim Brabants gets set to Teach First, train second!

3 Mar 2011
Students from Sidmouth College visited the Olympic museum in Lausanne

Sidmouth College students were selected as the winners of the ‘Have you got what it takes?’ competition and won a trip to the Olympic museum in Switzerland!

1 Mar 2011
Michelin chef helps school aim for Olympic glory

Michelin Star Yorkshire Chef Simon Gueller dropped by at a West Yorkshire School to help youngsters design a meal for a London 2012 athlete.

1 Mar 2011
Get Set network school of the month for February 2011!

This months ‘Get Set network school of the month’ is from Northern Ireland! Find out who they are and what they have been up to!

23 Feb 2011
London 2012 Velodrome unveiled!

The ODA completes construction of the first Olympic Park venue on time and on budget.

22 Feb 2011
BT launch new mobile phone app!

Leon Taylor, Olympic Silver Medallist and BT Ambassador visits a Get Set network school to launch BT phone app as part of the BT Coaching for Life programme.

18 Feb 2011
Sign up for tickets!

The London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games today published the full sports competition schedule for the London 2012 Olympic Games.

15 Feb 2011
Power of the Games to turn young people into Legacy Champions

Students will team up with EDF Energy to work on Legacy Projects in London Boroughs.

11 Feb 2011
Bedfordshire College

Bedfordshire college as a member of the Get Set network. Find out what they have been up to and who visited the college.

10 Feb 2011
Curwen primary school welcome special guests!

The school has been celebrating the London 2012 Paralympic Games in creative and innovative ways. Find out who visited the school to congratulate them on their work.

9 Feb 2011
Get Set to make your mascot primary competition winners!

Find out which schools won the primary Get Set to Make your mascot competition and hear all about the final.

8 Feb 2011
BUCS Championship 2011!

The British University & College Sport Championship (BUCS) 2011 is offering free entry to local school students and clubs!

4 Feb 2011
Royal College of Art students to design key elements of the London 2012 Victory Ceremonies

In 2012 more than 770 Victory Ceremonies will take place in 29 different venues across the UK! Students from the Royal college of Art will work with industry experts to design key elements of the ceremonies.

27 Jan 2011
Get Set network school of the month!

Every month, a different Get Set network school is selected for living the Olympic and Paralympic Values and for celebrating them in innovative and creative ways. Check out who has been selected for January 2011.

26 Jan 2011
Get Ahead School Leavers’ Programme 2011

Find out how young people can get the chance to work for the London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games.

20 Jan 2011
The IPC Alpine Skiing World Championships

The event has been officially opened, find out more about what the skiiers should expect from the course.

16 Jan 2011
Jonathan Edwards visits Brighton

Students from schools belonging to the Get Set network showcase their work in front of an Olympian!

15 Jan 2011
The 2011 IPC Alpine World Championships

The 2011 IPC Alpine Skiing World Championships will take place from the 15-23 January 2011.

14 Jan 2011
The results are in...

23 primary schools from across the UK have been selected as finalists for the Get Set to make your mascot competition!

11 Jan 2011
'Get Set network college of the month' has been announced!

Every month, a different Get Set network school or college is selected for living the Olympic and Paralympic Values and for celebrating them in innovative and creative ways.

15 Dec 2010
Cornwall College meet Wenlock!

Students from Cornwall College received a special visit from London 2012 mascot Wenlock to mark the College’s arrival into the Get Set network.

15 Dec 2010
It's not all about sport!

Students from Southfields Community College found out what else is planned for London 2012 as part of BBC School News Report!

7 Dec 2010
Suprise visit!

Chisenhale primary school in Tower Hamlets were visited by two very special guests. Find out more.

30 Nov 2010
The ‘Get Set Network school of the month’ for November is…

Every month, a different Get Set network school is selected for living the Olympic and Paralympic Values and for celebrating them in innovative and creative ways.

29 Nov 2010
Design a wetsuit!

Design a wetsuit for the latest STEM Challenge and be in with a chance of winning up to £1,000 worth of equipment for your school!

24 Nov 2010
Colin Jackson visits Haringey students!

School children from across Haringey, North London, welcomed Olympic medallist Colin Jackson as part of a celebration of London 2012’s International Inspiration programme.

24 Nov 2010
London 2012 velodrome praised by Olympic inspectors

The cycling track in the London 2012 Velodrome has been complete and two young people were lucky enough to check it out.

22 Nov 2010
Schools from across London take part in the Big WoW!

Schools from across London took part in a mass relay event to celebrate London 2012.

14 Nov 2010
Are children in the UK excited by the Olympics and Paralympics? You bet!

Pippins primary school are really living the Olympic and Paralympic Values and inspiring the staff of the London 2012 Organising committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games.

2 Nov 2010
'Get Set network school of the month' has been announced!

Every month, a different school is selected for their outstanding commitment to living the Olympic and Paralympic Values.

1 Nov 2010
Sidmouth College has what it takes!

Sidmouth College students are the winners of ‘Have you got what it takes?’ and have won a trip to the Olympic museum in Switzerland!

17 Oct 2010
Tickets to the London 2012 Olympic Games!

Ticket prices have been announced for the London 2012 Olympic Games!

15 Oct 2010
Nations designs on 50p coins for London 2012!

The first ever circulating 50p series designed by the public are revealed today!

13 Oct 2010
International Inspiration schools competition winners visit Olympic Park

Three schools win a tour of the Olympic Park!

10 Oct 2010
London 2012 inspired STEM Challenge winner announced

Bishop Rawstorne School, has shown that it’s students are keen to ‘beat the cheats’ in anti-doping challenge

8 Oct 2010
BT's Big Voice competition has launched - Enter now!

BT have launched its Big Voice competition, giving students and young people across the UK the chance to produce a film around the themes of diversity and inclusion.

28 Sep 2010
The first ever 'Get Set Network school of the month' has been announced!

Every month, a different school will be selected for their outstanding commitment to living the Olympic and Paralympic Values.

27 Sep 2010
Enter Film Nation: Shorts now!

Film Nation: Shorts launches a new strand of their competition for young budding film-makers.

21 Sep 2010
Enter Design My Break now!

London 2012 partner GE is challenging students to create inspiring and interesting break time activities through a new competition – Design My Break.

16 Sep 2010
Olympic Dreams - School Search!

Your school could have the chance to link up with schools around the world through this new competition from the BBC and the British Council.

9 Sep 2010
The Singapore Youth Olympic Games are underway!

The Singapore Youth Games 2010 officially kicked-off on 14th August!

20 Aug 2010
Young people in Scotland and Northern Ireland are taking their SmallSteps4Life!

Why not join these young people in Scotland and Northern Ireland and take a SmallSteps4Life challenge this autumn?

6 Aug 2010
Macclesfield School Sport Partnership -'On yoUR Marks, Get Set, Go!'

The Young Ambassadors of Macclesfield SSP have won a Youth Sport Trust Regional Award for the innovative project entitled ‘On yoUR Marks, Get Set, Go’.

27 Jul 2010
Kelly Holmes meets Construction Crew 2010!

Kelly Holmes praises school children graduating from Olympic Park Construction Crew

21 Jul 2010
Sir Chris Hoy visits Hartford High to celebrate their International Inspiration programme

Sir Chris Hoy made a visit to Hartford High in Cheshire to celebrate the work they are doing as part of their International Inspiration work and their partnership with a school in Malaysia.

7 Jul 2010
Film Nation: Shorts - now open for competition entries!

London 2012’s short film competition for young people opened for entries on 23rd June 2010

30 Jun 2010
Lloyds TSB National School Sport Week begins!

Schools across England and Wales are celebrating Lloyds TSB National School Sport Week and being inspired to take part in more sport!

29 Jun 2010
The mascots continue their journey around the UK!

The winners of the ‘Get Set to meet the mascots’ competition are meeting Wenlock and Mandeville as they journey around the UK!

28 Jun 2010
Get Set to visit the Olympic Park!

Members of the Get Set network gain exclusive access to the Olympic Park!

7 Jun 2010
Bank of Scotland National School Sport Week

Schools across Scotland are taking part in Bank of Scotland National School Sport Week!

7 Jun 2010
Get Set network learns about plans to feed us in 2012!

Two schools in the Get Set network went to the launch of the MacDonalds Open Farm initiative to find out how they are gearing up to feed us all in 2012!

28 May 2010
Let's Get Cooking Around the World launches!

Students at Eldon Junior School helped to celebrate the launch of ‘Let’s Get Cooking Around the World’ by making Brazilian smoothies and learning Portuguese!

26 May 2010
Meet Wenlock and Mandeville!

London 2012 mascots, Wenlock and Mandeville, are launched to the world!

19 May 2010
99 days to go until the Singapore Youth Olympic Games begin!

The Singapore Youth Olympic Games Committee lived up to their Olympic tagline ‘Blazing the trail’ as they marked 99 days until the Inaugural Youth Olympic Games (YOG) kick off in Singapore.

7 May 2010
Have your film screened at London 2012 venues!

Young film makers could see their work screened on Live Sites and at iconic London 2012 venues through Film Nation: Shorts, a new UK-wide competition.

22 Mar 2010
Members of the Get Set network celebrate 900 days to go!

Get Set network members Catshill Middle School and Chadsgrove Special School came together to celebrate 900 days to go!

13 Mar 2010
Vancouver 2010 Winter Paralympic Games begin!

The excitement of the Winter Games continues in Vancouver as the Paralympic Games open!

12 Mar 2010
Greenwich schools join the network and take part in BP Trading Challenge Roadshow

Two more Greenwich schools have joined the Get Set network and participated in the BP Trading Challenge Roadshow.

11 Mar 2010
New STEM Challenge is launched!

adidas are challenging students to design a wet glove for use in water sports through the latest STEM Challenge!

25 Feb 2010
Supporter 2 Reporter and Wright Robinson see history in the making!

Two students from Wright Robinson Sports College in Manchester gained exclusive access to the Royal Mint in Wales as reporters with Supporter 2 Reporter!

17 Feb 2010
Vancouver 2010 begins!

The Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic Games are open!

12 Feb 2010
Yorkshire pupil wins London 2012 design competition

16 year old Theo Crutchley-Mack makes history as his 50p coin design featuring a cyclist racing in a velodrome is selected by the Royal Mint!

9 Feb 2010
Tenth FE college joins the Get Set network!

Olympic gymnast Craig Heap, visited Carmel College in St Helens, Merseyside, to award them their Get Set network plaque!

5 Feb 2010
Get Set network schools meet Archbishop Desmond Tutu!

Students from schools and colleges in the Get Set network meet Desmond Tutu!

4 Feb 2010
The GreenZone joins the network!

The first Playing for Success Centre to join the network receives a special visit from 2012 hopeful, Sale Harriers’ Andy Robertson, the London 2012 Education team and Director General of the Government Olympic Executive, Jeremy Beeton!

3 Feb 2010
New resources on SmallSteps4Life!

These new resources will help your school to take small steps to get active, eat well and feel good!

2 Feb 2010
Get Set network schools win digital cameras!

15 schools and colleges have won Panasonic digital cameras in an exclusive prize draw for Get Set network members!

1 Feb 2010
£500 grants up for grabs for citizenship activities linked to the Games!

There are only a few weeks left to submit your application for a Who Do We Think We Are? grant!

22 Jan 2010
Follow Team GB on their journey to Vancouver

Find all the latest news, videos, images and blogs from athletes preparing to compete at the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Games

18 Jan 2010
NEW RESOURCES!

Get Set for the Winter Games with our new resources!

5 Jan 2010
An exclusive interview with London 2012 Chief Exec

Students from Fairfax School in the West Midlands won the chance to spend a day with the London 2012 Chief Executive, Paul Deighton, when their school joined the Get Set network. Find out what they asked him.

27 Nov 2009
The West Midlands go behind the scenes with London 2012

The first school in the West Midlands to join the Get Set network has a VIP experience and Olympic hopeful Leone Davis visits the Olympic Park!

13 Nov 2009
Get enterprising launches

Find out more about our new Get enterprising programme!

3 Nov 2009
Construction crew meet Her Majesty The Queen!

Forty primary school students taking part in the Construction Crew project met Her Majesty The Queen as she visited the Olympic Park to see the progress that has been made since her last visit four years ago.

3 Nov 2009
International Inspiration launches in Jordan

Dame Tanni Grey-Thompson sees how International Inspiration is making a difference to young people in Jordan!

2 Nov 2009
New London 2012 education logo launches Get Set network

Find out how to become a member of our special new community, the Get Set network – and see the brand new London 2012 education logo which network members have the right to use!

15 Sep 2009
International Inspiration students meet in Wales

Students from 20 countries come to Wales to meet young leaders from the UK

11 Sep 2009
Olympic Stadia in Athens - old and new!

The Young Ambassadors have been to the two Olympic Stadia in Athens. Find out what they thought here…

16 Jul 2009
Young Ambassadors visit the birth place of the Olympic Games

A group of Young Ambassadors have travelled to Greece to learn all about the history of the Olympic Games, and experience first hand, the place where it all began! Read their stories here…

16 Jul 2009
Get enterprising

Find out more about the new opportunities in the Get Set Enterprise strand.

7 Jul 2009
Find out more about working in construction

Be part of a two day programme designed to help you find out more about working in construction.

2 Jul 2009
Jonathan Edwards helps teachers in Manchester to Get Set!

Jonathan Edwards took part in workshops with teachers from across Manchester and the North West. Young Reporters also attended the workshops – find out what happened and see their reports!

5 Jun 2009
Win a trip to the Olympic Park, hosted by Jonathan Edwards!

The North West have launched a competition with an amazing prize! Two young people will get the chance to go on a tour of the Olympic Park with Olympian Jonathan Edwards!

22 May 2009
More from the BT Paralympic World Cup

Supporter to Reporter journalists keep us up to date with the latest news from the Paralympic World Cup

21 May 2009
Young reporters keep us up to date

The Paralympic World Cup got started today and young reporters from across the North West are keeping us up to date with all the action.

20 May 2009
Take Smallsteps4Life and be healthy and active!

A new programme to help young people take Smallsteps4Life will launch later this year…find out more!

14 May 2009
Get Set image bank goes live!

Get Set has launched an image bank, full of great Olympic and Paralympic pictures. View them, download them and print them!

8 May 2009
Young people in Medway are inspired by London 2012 Games

Medway has become the first local authority in the country to receive a London 2012 Inspire mark for education. Find out more about what young people in the area are getting up to.

27 Apr 2009
Do elite athletes make good role models? By Mabel Collins

Mabel Collins, from Ringwood Junior School in Hampshire, was the winner of our ‘Get Set for journalism’ competition. She wrote a fantastic article about athlete role models – see what she said…

24 Apr 2009
School wins visit from athlete!

A Greenwich Primary school has won a visit from an athlete in the March Get Set prize draw! Lots of other schools and colleges got London 2012 goodies too!

15 Apr 2009
Paralympic talent search continues…

ParalympicsGB has announced that the next Paralympic Talent Day, the sixth of its kind, will be held in Manchester on June 4 2009

15 Apr 2009
Get Set goes Welsh

The Get Set website is now available in Welsh! Find out more about how students in Wales are learning about the Olympic and Paralympic Values

6 Apr 2009
Live it. Breathe it. Design it.

London 2012 has launched an exclusive design competition, challenging young designers to create a new infill for the London 2012 logo!

19 Mar 2009
Exclusive enterprise competition

Get Set launches an exclusive enterprise competition!

12 Mar 2009
Get Set looking for budding journalists!

Do you enjoy writing and dream of being a journalist? Get Set wants to hear from you!

25 Feb 2009
Vancouver counts down one year to go!

Thursday 12 February marks just one year until the start of the Vancouver 2010 Winter Games. See how children in the UK have been marking the moment.

12 Feb 2009
Prime Minister meets young London 2012 supporters

A group of East London children have been learning about the construction of the Olympic Park and sharing their knowledge with friends, family and classmates.

23 Jan 2009
£5000 up for grabs for UK's greenest school

With just a couple of weeks to go, there’s no time to waste in submitting your entry for EDF Energy’s Awards for Greener Schools.

23 Jan 2009
Young people across Canada learn about the Olympic and Paralympic Games

Young people across Canada are making the most of the countdown to the Vancouver 2010 Games.

22 Jan 2009
Team GB finish Australian Youth Olympic Festival with 68 medals!

Over 2000 young elite athletes from more than 20 nations competed in 21 Olympic sports at the 2009 Australian Youth Olympic Festival last week

20 Jan 2009
Design and coin and make history!

Students aged 13-19 years are being given the opportunity to make their mark on the nation’s coins and be a part of the London 2012 Olympic Games and Paralympic Games

16 Jan 2009
The poll results are in!

The very first Get Set poll has closed and the results are in. Do you think athletes make good role models?

16 Jan 2009
James Milton dives into Tom Daley's shoes

James Milton prepares to follow in Tom Daley’s footsteps at the Australian Youth Olympic Festival.

12 Jan 2009
Get Set teams up with Nortel at BETT

Get Set and Nortel are exhibiting at BETT this week, the world’s largest education technology show.

12 Jan 2009
Search for new Paralympic stars

ParalympicsGB is organising a Paralympic Talent Day as part of their search for new talent!

9 Jan 2009
Mayor of London appoints youth apprentice

The Mayor of London’s office is looking to appoint a youth apprentice.

9 Jan 2009
Ellie Simmonds wins BBC Junior Sports Personality of the Year

Two Get Set ‘Heroes’ were recognised during the BBC Junior Sports Personality of the Year awards yesterday.

15 Dec 2008
Beth Tweddle visits Forefield Junior School

Team Visa athlete Beth Tweddle, Olympic Gymnast, visited Forefield Junior School in Liverpool yesterday.

11 Dec 2008
Paralympic athletes win awards

Some of Britain’s greatest Paralympians have been recognised for their outstanding achievements this summer, winning awards at the regional BBC Sports Personality of the Year Awards.

10 Dec 2008
Who is top banana?

The Make Your Mark Final took place today, with 21 teams travelling from across the UK to present their ideas to the judging panel

9 Dec 2008
Team GB hopefuls Australia bound

Over one hundred young athletes have been selected to represent Team GB at the Australia Youth Olympic Festival in Sydney next January.

1 Dec 2008
International Inspiration expands

International Inspiration set to reach even more young people around the world.

26 Nov 2008
All Blacks visit Greenwich to get London kids active

The world famous New Zealand All Blacks rugby side today help adidas, Official Sportswear Partner of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games, open the latest ‘adiZone’, a giant multi-sport outdoor venue.

25 Nov 2008
EDF Energy launch their Awards

EDF Energy believe that success should be celebrated and so they have launched their Awards. Winning schools could receive £5000 to put towards projects to make their school even greener.

5 Nov 2008
Buy 'Bein' Green' and help to tackle climate change

EDF Energy have launched the single ‘Bein’ Green’ as featured in their latest TV adverts.

5 Nov 2008
Top tips for the Make Your Mark Challenge

On 17 November 2008, over 45 000 students across the UK will be challenged to come up with new ideas for products and services in the UK’s largest one day enterprise competition, the Make Your Mark Challenge.

26 Oct 2008
Make Your Mark Challenge - Registering Now!

Excitement is building as the countdown continues to the launch of the secret Make Your Mark Challenge brief.

14 Oct 2008
Words of Welcome

The National Year of Reading, working with London 2012, is inviting children and young people across the country to take part in their new Words of Welcome competition.

6 Oct 2008
See the Olympic Park coming to life

London 2012 has switched on six new cameras that let the public see the building work taking place on the Olympic Park.

6 Oct 2008
New Olympic venue gets the go ahead

Planning approval has been granted for the new White Water Canoe Centre in Broxbourne that will host Canoe and Kayak Slalom events during the London 2012 Games.

1 Oct 2008
Sprint start for Cultural Olympiad

The London 2012 Cultural Olympiad got kicked off this morning at the Tate.

26 Sep 2008
The Olympic Park in London will be the most accessible one ever

The Olympic Park in London is set to be the most accessible one ever.

24 Sep 2008
Champions to raise Olympic and Paralympic Flags in central London

The Olympic and Paralympic Flags will be raised at a special ceremony on 26 September, to mark London becoming the next Host City of the Summer Games.

22 Sep 2008
Paralympic Handover celebrations in Beijing

The Handover of the Paralympic Games from Beijing to London took place today in the Bird’s Nest Stadium.

17 Sep 2008
Paralympic Handover celebration in the UK

Millions of children and young people take part in Paralympic Handover celebrations right across the UK.

17 Sep 2008
Adidas get into the 2012 zone

Adidas open their first adiZone – an outdoor multisport venue for local communities.

11 Sep 2008
Paralympic Games in Beijing get going with impressive opening

The Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games have launched with an amazing Opening Ceremony.

6 Sep 2008
Danny Crates to carry Opening Ceremony flag for ParalympicsGB

ParalympicsGB today announced that London 2012 Ambassador Danny Crates will carry the flag for the Great Britain team at the Opening Ceremony of the Beijing Paralympic Games tomorrow, Saturday 6 September.

5 Sep 2008
Olympic Stadium looking good

New pictures released by the Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) show the structure of the Olympic Stadium beginning to take shape.

26 Aug 2008
UK unites to celebrate Olympic Handover

Over 200,000 people came together at venues around the UK to mark the moment the Games were handed over from Beijing to London.

25 Aug 2008
'Whole lotta love'

A red double-decker bus, three gold medal winning cyclists, footballer David Beckham and musicians Jimmy Page and Leona Lewis all featured in a spectacular show to mark the handover of the Olympic flag from Beijing to London.

24 Aug 2008
Beijing Games kick off in spectacular style

The Beijing 2008 Olympic Games got off to a spectacular start with a stunning Opening Ceremony at the Bird’s Nest stadium.

8 Aug 2008