Young learners

We are committed to ensuring that the London Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games (LOCOG)key priority to inspire children and young people is fully realised in Brent.

Working with schools, the youth service, children's social care services and community organisations, we are developing an exciting programme of activities including the Brent Inspires Award allowing young people to engage in sports, culture and creative experiences.

The young learners programme of activities have been designed to use the power of the London 2012 Games to inspire a generation of young people, through encouraging sports participation and healthy lifestyles and promoting the wider opportunities for education and learning, volunteering, tourism, and cultural participation.

The Brent Inspires Award is our flagship programme for young people and has been recognised by the London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games (LOCOG) as a project that is genuinely inspired by the 2012 Games and has been awarded the London 2012 Inspire Mark.

• View LOCOG's education plans on the 2012 website

Key actions in the young learners' plan include:

•  using the Brent Inspires Award to promote awareness of the Olympic and Paralympic values through sporting competitions and informal creative learning at all young people
• supporting and promoting the LOCOG 'Get Set' education programme to education establishments across the borough
• promotion of appropriate education material through the healthy schools programme, extended services project, sport and PE partnerships, PCT health promotion, Connexions, youth centres and outdoor education centres
• promoting citizenship in a diverse community by ensuring the Olympic and Paralympic Games ethos is reflected in the schools' curriculum with healthy schools, careers education and guidance programmes
• opportunities to participate in 2012 learning activities through cross-borough leagues and school sports partnerships
• inviting local and national sports personalities to Brent schools (from various sporting and ethnic backgrounds) as role models
• supporting vulnerable groups to achieve through Olympic and Paralympic inspired learning and activities.