Are you in year 12 or 13?

Win up to £200 by entering this London Schools / Colleges Competition

What you have to do: prepare an article, written in the style of a newspaper feature, of 1,500 words (+ or – 10%) providing a balanced view on the following subject:

Did London benefit overall by hosting the Olympic Games costing over £9 billion?

You must notify your teacher of your intention to participate as soon as possible but no later than September 28th, 2012.

Your article must be submitted to your teacher as soon as it is ready but no later than November 1st, 2012 who will then determine the winning entry and submit it to the pool of winning entries from all participating schools/colleges.

The awards? The winner at each school / college will receive an award of £100.

If a school / college has 5 or more entries, there will be a second award of £50 for the runner-up. All entrants will receive a participation certificate.

The winner from the pool of winning entries will receive a further £100 and there will be three further highly commended awards of £50.

The winner (plus one guest and teacher) from each school / college will be invited to attend a reception in the City of London at 6pm early in December 2012 where the awards will be distributed.

For more information about the competition please see your Teacher.