Young Ambassadors 
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/getsetto 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."
To find out more about how Staffordshire is playing its part in the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games please contact: Chris Kirkland, Staffordshire Co-ordinator for the 2012 Games on 01785 854595 01785 854595 or chris.kirkland@staffordshire.gov.uk
If you would like to apply to become a Young Ambassador please complete the application form and send to Lucy Stevenson
Young Ambassadors aims are:
- To promote the Olympic / Paralympic ideals, which are respect, friendship, and personal excellence
- To promote the 2012 Olympic Games
- To help increase pupil's participation in PE and School Sport at whatever level
Young Ambassadors will visit cluster schools and deliver a presentation in assembly which focuses on:
- Telling people what the role of a Young Ambassadors is
- Getting pupils to think about how they can get more involved in PE and School Sport at whatever level
- Promoting the 2012 Olympics
Young Ambassadors also attend cluster sports festivals held at various venues. These bring together children from all of the primary schools and enable them to experience mixed team events in a variety of sports.
Young Ambasadors Conference
Selected student will be invited to attend one of six conferences which will be held over three weeks, attended by nearly 1,000 young people and 13 Olympic and Paralympic champions, including athletics legends Dame Kelly Holmes and Darren Campbell, who united to champion sport and celebrate London's hosting of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games in 2012. To find out more click here.
This year Amy Massey and Laura Graham represented the partnership when they visited Derby Football Club,
they were joined by Beijing Team GB medallists: Christine Ohuruogu (gold - 400m), Jamie Staff (gold - track cycling, team sprint), Rebecca Romero (gold - track cycling, individual pursuit), Joe Glanfield (silver - sailing, 470) and Natasha Danvers (bronze - 400m hurdles) as well as a host of other top athletes who helped the Young Ambassadors plan for their important roles.
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/getsetto 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."
To find out more about how Staffordshire is playing its part in the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games please contact: Chris Kirkland, Staffordshire Co-ordinator for the 2012 Games on
If you would like to apply to become a Young Ambassador please complete the application form and send to Lucy Stevenson
Young Ambassadors
- To promote the Olympic / Paralympic ideals, which are respect, friendship, and personal excellence
- To promote the 2012 Olympic Games
- To help increase pupil's participation in PE and School Sport at whatever level
Young Ambassadors will visit cluster schools and deliver a presentation in assembly which focuses on:
- Telling people what the role of a Young Ambassadors is
- Getting pupils to think about how they can get more involved in PE and School Sport at whatever level
- Promoting the 2012 Olympics
Young Ambassadors also attend cluster sports festivals held at various venues
Young Ambasadors Conference
Selected student will be invited to attend one of six conferences which will be held over three weeks, attended by nearly 1,000 young people and 13 Olympic and Paralympic champions, including athletics legends Dame Kelly Holmes and Darren Campbell, who united to champion sport and celebrate London's hosting of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games in 2012. To find out more click here.
This year Amy Massey and Laura Graham represented the partnership when they visited Derby Football Club,
they were joined by Beijing Team GB medallists: Christine Ohuruogu (gold - 400m), Jamie Staff (gold - track cycling, team sprint), Rebecca Romero (gold - track cycling, individual pursuit), Joe Glanfield (silver - sailing, 470) and Natasha Danvers (bronze - 400m hurdles) as well as a host of other top athletes who helped the Young Ambassadors plan for their important roles.
Previous Young Ambassadors have extended their impact beyond their School Sport Partnership to a regional, national and even international stage (for example: working with the 2012 Regional Development Agencies, taking part in a keynote at the Sports College Conference with Dame Kelly Holmes, undertaking oversees visits to South Africa and Malaysia and speaking at LOCOG (London Organising Committee for the Olympic Games) events and much more.
Sarah Smallman was a Young Ambassador at Cannock Chase High School from 2006-2008. Click here to read her speech about the Young Ambassador programme which she delivered at Cannock Chase High School Sports Presentation Evening. She is currently studying for a degree in Sport and Exercise Science at Birmingham University.
To find out more about Young Ambassadors click here.
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' Its not about being the best it's about doing your best'