‘Get Set to make your mascot’ was an initiative run through the London 2012 Education Programme ‘Get Set’ and invited children and young people in schools and colleges to design a version of the Olympic mascot Wenlock and/or the Paralympic mascot Mandeville that they thought represented the place in which they live or go to school – their community or region.

There were more than 2,500 entries into the competition and designs from each nation and region were shortlisted and students were invited to attend the national final in London. At the final the budding designers had to showcase their presentation skills as they pitched they design to a judging panel which included Jonathan Edwards, Paralympic wheelchair basketball player Ade Adepitan and London 2012 Head of Education, Nick Fuller.

After a winner from each of the nations and regions was announced they were given the opportunity to travel to London where they spent the day with a top London design agency, developing their designs into a 3D animated mascot graphic.

Download images of  the winning designs

LOCOG Chair, Seb Coe said: ‘I’m delighted that the student’s designs have been made into official London 2012 pin badges. This competition, not only encouraged school children to think about what their community or region means to them but it also showed how young people across the UK can get involved and play their part in London 2012. I hope the competition has inspired and helped develop the designers of the future.’  

Winners include:

East of England
Elizabeth Siddle from Beauchamps High School in Wickford, Essex

East Midlands
Jessica Lewis from Caistor Grammar School in Market Rasen, Lincolnshire

London
Shannon Belvin from St Angela's Ursuline School in Forest Gate, Newham

North East
Erin White from St Thomas Moore RC Secondary School in Blaydon, Tyne

North West
Sophie Roscoe from Neston High School in Neston, Cheshire

Northern Ireland
Siun Heaney and Karlann Mc Dermott from St Cecilia's College in Derry

Scotland
Amy Shaw from Campbeltown Grammar School in Campbeltown, Argyll

South East
Lauren Linter from Springfield School in Portsmouth, Hampshire

South West
Aiden Shipp from Churston Ferres Grammar School in Brixham, Devon

Yorkshire
Morgen Hand from Dixons City Academy in Bradford, Yorkshire

Wales
Emma Davies from Stanwell School in Penarth, Vale of Glamorgan

West Midlands
Naaser Butt from St Albans Academy in Highgate, Birmingham

The designs have also been made into official versions of Wenlock and Mandeville.

Pin badges can be bought in London 2012 shops, John Lewis stores and online at www.johnlewis.com

Get Set is the official London 2012 education programme for schools and colleges across the UK. More than 20,500 schools have already registered with the programme. It provides students and teachers with access to free resources including films, activity and fact sheets to support young people to explore the Olympic and Paralympic Values and play their part in the London 2012 Games. .

Over 9,000 have gone one step further to join the Get Set network reward and recognition scheme by demonstrating their commitment to living the Olympic and Paralympic Values.

Schools that join the ‘Get Set network’ reward and recognition scheme before Friday 16 December 2011 will also secure an allocation of tickets to the Games  for students aged 10-18 at no cost through the London 2012 Ticketshare initiative, as well as other exclusive rewards and opportunities.

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London 2012 Games partners:
The Worldwide Olympic Partners who support the London 2012 Olympic Games and the National Olympic Committees around the world are Coca-Cola, Acer, Atos, Dow, GE, McDonald’s, Omega, Panasonic, Procter and Gamble, Samsung and Visa.
LOCOG has seven domestic Tier One Partners - adidas, BMW, BP, British Airways, BT, EDF and Lloyds TSB. There are seven domestic Tier Two Supporters – Adecco, ArcelorMittal, Cadbury, Cisco, Deloitte, Thomas Cook and UPS. There are now twenty-eight domestic Tier Three Suppliers and Providers – Aggreko, Airwave, Atkins, Boston Consulting Group, CBS Outdoor, Crystal CG, Eurostar, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP, G4S, GSK, Gymnova, Heathrow Airport, Heineken UK, Holiday Inn, John Lewis, McCann Worldgroup, Mondo, NATURE VALLEY, Next, Nielsen, Populous, Rapiscan Systems, Rio Tinto, Technogym, Thames Water, Ticketmaster, Trebor and Westfield.

There is one domestic Tier One Paralympic Games-only Partner, Sainsbury’s and one domestic Tier Three Paralympic Games-only Supplier, Otto Bock.