The Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) has launched its 'Construction Crew' programme, enabling local school children to experience the work going into delivering the venues and infrastructure for the London 2012 Games.

Twenty year-six students from eight schools across the Host Boroughs - Hackney, Newham, Waltham Forest, Tower Hamlets and Greenwich - have been individually nominated by the schools to take part in the programme. They will visit the Olympic Park and see the progress being made first-hand, and take part in workshops to promote leadership, responsibility and presentation skills.

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Through these visits and workshops the students will develop a better understanding of the London 2012 project which is creating the largest new urban park in Europe for 150 years. They will be encouraged to take these new skills and knowledge back to their schools and present the information to their peers.

The Crew have completed a two-day introductory workshop which included a talk from ODA Chief Executive, David Higgins, and a trip around the Olympic Park. Further sessions will initially run until March 2009, during this time the ODA will work closely with the Crew, and a member of staff from each of the participating schools.

(CD/JM)