A vital part of the workforce that can introduce and sustain the involvement of children and young people in sport in both a school and community setting consists of qualified coaches, officials and leaders. Financial support is now available to administer a Coaching, Officiating and Leadership Workforce Credit Scheme.

England Athletics are organising a series of school athletics conferences across the country aimed at the school sport fraternity in Spring 2012 as we enter what is undoubtedly the most exciting period in the history of our sport.

With an increasing focus on leadership and volunteering, the School Athletics Club Activator’s Resource offers ideal preparation for those wishing to organise, deliver or coordinate athletics activity as part of an intra-school sports club on the school site.

The School Games, a unique multi-sport event for elite athletes of school age, will be held in London in May 2012 at many of the Olympic venues.  School Games are looking for over 400 volunteers to support this great opportunity on each day of the event and embrace the legacy of volunteering in a unique setting.

England Athletics and its partners QuadKids are pleased to announce new guidance and points scoring spreadsheets for inclusive Super8 competitions. This development is part of England Athletics commitment to provide better competition opportunities for disabled athletes and is part of our School Games offer for all young people.

In addition to the event at the NIA in Birmingham, the Amateur Athletics Association (AAA) will be holding the Tom Pink Relays at the EIS, Sheffield in conjunction with the England Athletics National Age Group Multi-event Championships on Saturday 3rd March 2012.

The world marathon challenge came to North London with the event being at Lee Valley for the 5th year.  The challenging simultaneous relay race in support of Save the Children, is for 11-13 year olds who will race around a track in teams of 31. Each child will run a 200m stretch six or seven times each, passing a baton to their team-mates.

For the last half term the North of Tyne Athletics Network (NOTAN) have been working with 5 primary schools, coaching their year 3 and 4 children. It has been a very successful term with sessions that were fun and enjoyable for the children giving them a taster of athletics.

Entries are now open for the Virgin money giving Mini London Wheelchair Marathon.  Are you aged between 11 and 17?  Are you looking for a wheelchair racing challenge and race against the best young wheelchair athletes in the UK?