London 2012 gets set for schoolleavers

The pilot School Leaver programme, called Starting Blocks, will see the new recruits take part in an action packed two-week induction programme before beginning two three-month placements in different departments within the Organising Committee.

Placements are available in the Commercial, Communications, Human Resources, Culture, Operations, Sport, Venues & Infrastructure and Legal teams - giving the school leavers an excellent understanding of how an Organising Committee works. They will then be placed in a permanent position within the organisation. 

Six of the schoolleavers are from the host boroughs of Greenwich, Newham and Waltham Forest and the others are from Lewisham, Essex, Esher and Ipswich.