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2011 news

• 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

• 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

• Mad about meadows competition

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

  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

• International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) Pro Tour Grand Finals at ExCeL

  Schools can buy tickets at a discounted rate!

  17 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

• 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 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

• 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

• Get Set for the Paralympic Games!

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

  29 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• The greatest tickets on earth!

  Today applications for London 2012 Olympic Games tickets open.

  15 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

• 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