News

2009 news

• 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

• 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

• Get enterprising launches

  Find out more about our new Get enterprising programme!

  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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• £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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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