An Olympic torch discovered after 60 years in a Leicestershire college is lighting the way to London 2012, answering critics with a legacy inspiring thousands of young people across the UK – and beyond. Loughborough College found the torch, used during the last London Games, in a filing cabinet and put it at the heart of Flames: Lighting the Way, a programme promoting sports, …

LOUGHBOROUGH College’s sports apprenticeship programme has received a ‘massive thumbs up’ with funding being guaranteed for another 12 months. Sports development officer Robert Jarram paid tribute to the pioneering 10 apprentices and their employers for helping to make the first year so successful – and revealed he is in positive talks to futher secure the scheme’s future. Robert says feedback from the impact the …

The British Colleges Cross Country event for the East Midlands took place at Mount St Marys School near Chesterfield on Friday 20th January 2012. The course was a traditional course over fields with a significant hill which was a challenge for all the athletes who participated in the event. South Nottingham College students Paul Corbin and Matt Williams are currently studying BTEC Extended Diploma …

Developing a college wide strategic plan for sport Why Attend? From 2012 onwards, government policy for sport is focussed on youth participation, in order to create a legacy from the 2012 Games, to increase the number of people adopting sporting lifestyles and to address issues relating to poor health through inactivity. With increasing recognition of the contribution of FE and Sixth Form Colleges to …