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Sporting young people visit the Olympic Park
A group of young people from Staffordshire aged 13 -19 years old had the opportunity to experience the Olympic Park first hand, when they visited the site of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games recently.
The visit, which also included a tour of the new Wembley Stadium, was designed to show the group of young Get Set leaders how the area is preparing for the Games, which will see over 15,000 athletes and millions of people gather to enjoy sporting and cultural action over 60 days.
Get Set is the London 2012 educational programme which offers children and young people aged 3-19 years from schools and colleges across the UK to learn more about the Olympic and Paralympic values and play their part in the 2012 Games. 
Through its website, Get Set provides a range of flexible learning resources including games, fact sheets, films news articles and more.
To date, over 240 schools across Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent have signed up to become a part of the Get Set programme which will enhance learning right across the curriculum through sport, culture and education. This puts the County in the top ten in the country for the number of registrations. These schools can now apply to join the Get Set Network in recognition of their commitment to promoting the Olympic and Paralympic values, which will see them rewarded with a licence to use the London 2012 logo.
County Councillor Ben Adams, Cabinet Member for Communities and Culture and one of the Staffordshire representatives for the West Midlands Leadership Group for the 2012 Games said: "Get Set is an exciting programme which is bringing the inspiration of the London 2012 Games into the classrooms and lives of young people across the UK. We are delighted that we have so many of our Staffordshire schools already registered with the programme and would urge others to do so now by visiting www.london2012.com/getset to enjoy the many benefits that Get Set can bring to children and young people in the county."
Ben Warren aged 17 from Newcastle added: "Our visit to the Olympic Park was inspirational and I'm excited that London 2012 will be an opportunity for us to see the best athletes in the world in our own country. There will also be loads of new opportunities for young people to get involved and as a Young Ambassador and Get Set Leader I will be promoting this in my area."
The Skipping World Record was SUCCESSFUL so Congratulations to everyone that took part. This is fantatic news and refelcts all the hard work that went into the day by all of you. Certificates will be distributued soon to all particiapting schools.
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We are passionate about developing High Quality PE and School Sport in line with the Government's Physical Education, School Sport and Young People(PESSYP) strategy and would always welcome ideas, comments and requests for further developments. Please feel free to contact any one of the team.