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³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ World Class is an initiative bringing the benefits of international school linking to schools across the UK. Emma Till puts the call out for Scottish schools to take part in their latest major themed event...

The ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ has teamed up with the to find dozens of primary and secondary schools across the UK to twin with schools all over the world and take part in a special project in the run-up to the London Olympics.

The launched early on a sunny September morning on from Park House Secondary School in Berkshire . From 5am pupils were trampolining, hurdling, astounding us with their back flips and showing Matthew Pinsent and Kate Silverton how their school has already reaped the benefits of school partnerships. Kate also took up the trampolining challenge on live TV.

Over 800 schools have signed up already but we are looking for even more Scottish schools who are excited by the Olympics and want to link up with schools in the UK and around the world attended by athletes. We want more schools to see for themselves how school partnerships can enrich the curriculum, motivate and broaden students' horizons. The competition closes on 31 October so now really is the time to get involved and ''.

Over the next two years winning schools and their partners will follow the Olympic athlete's stories. The ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ and the British Council will support the partnerships and encourage pupils to share creative work inspired by the 2012 Olympics with the organisations' global audiences.

To spark a global conversation between schools, including those attended by and . Luol Deng is an NBA and GB basketball star who was born in southern Sudan and went to school in London. We went to meet the students at and they told us that they would love to link up with a school in Scotland and beat them at basketball!

Our are all looking forward to starting the journey to 2012 with their partners and meeting teacher and pupils at an event in London early next year.

How can your school take part?

and you will then be given a unique log-in by the British Council team. All competition entries will be uploaded to a special section of the .

Together, teachers and pupils respond to the following:

WORLD We want teachers to tell us why their school wants to twin and to send us questions from the pupils that they would like another school to answer.

OLYMPIC We want teachers to tell us what the Olympic Games mean to their school and to send us questions that their pupils would like to ask Olympic athletes.

DREAMS We want teachers to tell us about the aspirations of their pupils, and to send us creative work from pupils sharing their hopes and dreams.

For those who don't 'win' there will still be the opportunity to twin, as a 2012 twin school will be offered to every school that enters the competition.

Remember, the competition closes on 31 October - !