With the Olympics fresh in the minds of pupils, now is a good time to develop sports facilities that will help the next generation of Olympians. But how can this be done on a budget?

Sport England’s Community Sport Director, Mike Diaper, explains how the organisation’s new five-year youth and community sport strategy which embraces its legacy programme, Places People Play, will create a meaningful and lasting community sports legacy from the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games by making better connections between school and community sport

As the Olympic and Paralympic Games loom, will they inspire and excite young people to engage in sport and physical activity? Or will a preoccupation with the concept of sport hinder progress?

The choice of site and installation of a synthetic sports surface can be a minefield. Mike Abbott, from the Sports and Play Construction Association, offers a comprehensive guide

Paul Thorogood, CEO of the Football Foundation discusses the community and curriculum benefits that a new football pitch and facilities can offer schools up and down the country