South Nottingham College Sport students Marcus Wright and Beth Witham have been selected for the England Colleges elite squads. Beth has represented the College’s Female Football team all season and after attending trials in Doncaster and Lilleshall received notification from the English College’s Football Association that she had been included in the final squad of players and will play in their first fixture against …

In the month of March this year the Youth Sports Trust offered a number of FESCos from the South, Midlands and East Midlands region the opportunity to become part of a pilot scheme. The scheme was designed to engage disabled students in sports and increase the quality of PE or extra-curriculum activities at further education or secondary schools. The scheme could also provide further …

Loughborough College’s Flames: Lighting the Way programme joined this week with Inspire LeicesterShire, the British Heart Foundation and the Wells Sports Foundation to kick off the countdown to the London Olympic Games next year. Tuesday saw the landmark figure of 500 days until the Games start in 2012 and Leicestershire were keen to celebrate in style. Five hundred children from five local schools took …

With over 60% of the region’s schools and colleges registered for Get Set, the London 2012 Education programme, a great deal of activity has been taking place over recent weeks. Paralympian Leon Taylor, Youth Olympian Sam Oldham and Olympic gymnast Daniel Keating have all visited schools to inspire and excite young people across the region. For further details, the Children and Young People’s update …