Games Legacy for Scotland

May 18th, 2011

2012 Torch Relay Route announced!

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The first stops of the London 2012 torch relay route were announced on Wednesday 18th May. The route will take the torch to within one hour of 95% of the UK population. An interactive map of the route and the dates it will stop in Scotland can be viewed on the BBC website: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-13391986 and on the official London 2012 site.

The torch will visit Scotland for 6 days with major stops at:

• Glasgow (8 June)
• Inverness (9 June)
• Orkney (10 June)
• Shetland (10 June)
• Aberdeen (11 June)
• Isle of Lewis (11 June)
• Dundee (12 June)
• Edinburgh (13 June)

Further details of the route will be published closer to the time.

A plea for nominations for torchbearers was also invited. Details of how to nominate a torchbearer to join the 8000 chosen can be found on the special Torch Relay website: http://www.london2012.com/games/olympic-torch-relay/carrying-the-olympic-flame/nominate-a-torchbearer.php. Nominations must be in by 29th June 2011.

Opportunities for schools and communities

Now that we know the first details of the London 2012 torch relay route, have you thought about how to celebrate the arrival of the torch in communities across Scotland? As well as major stops in Scottish towns and cities including visits to Shetland and Orkney, the torch will also travel through all our local authorities on its journey to the opening ceremony in the Olympic Stadium on 27^th July 2012. Increase your chances of the torch visiting your school or community by getting involved in the Get Set programme. The torch will only visit schools which are members of the Get Set Network

Registrations in Scotland for the London 2012 Educational Programme, Get Set, have now reached over 1000 and applications to the Get Set Network, the educational reward and recognition scheme, continue to rise steadily. Practitioners are recognising the benefits and opportunities offered by Get Set especially to support interdisciplinary learning on the theme of Olympic, Paralympic and Commonwealth Games. Falkirk (63%) and Clackmannanshire (56%) lead the way with the highest proportion of registrations. Several authorities such as Falkirk, West Lothian, Highland and Edinburgh are developing mini-Olympic events and using the theme to support implementation of Curriculum for Excellence.

We keep you up to date with the opportunities and benefits on the LTS Games Legacy blog:

• Will you be celebrating the arrival of the torch in Scotland ?
• Will you be nominating someone in your school or community to be a torch bearer?
• Joining the Get Set Network is easy - just watch this 4 minute video
• Did you know about Ticketshare offering networked schools FREE tickets for the Olympics?
• Have you registered your interest in the 2014 Tartan Competition?
• Why not try the BT Big Voice competition?

Find out about these and many other opportunities to take part and share ideas on the LTS Games Legacy blog and at the Games Legacy section of LTS online.

For more information contact [email protected] or [email protected]

May 16th, 2011

Ticketshare - Claim your tickets!

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Latest Media Release on Ticketshare and the Get Set Network….

London 2012 and Mayor of London rally schools to claim their Ticketshare tickets

London 2012 Chair Seb Coe and Mayor of London Boris Johnson have today sent out a rallying cry to schools in London and across the UK to ensure they do not miss out on their chance to receive tickets to the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Schools must submit an application to be part of the London 2012 Get Set education network by 16 December 2011 in order to be eligible to receive their allocation of tickets. Further information on how to be part of the Get Set network and claim tickets is available at www.london2012.com/getset

Ticketshare tickets are donated through a levy placed on London 2012 hospitality packages sold by Prestige Hospitality.

Get Set is the official London 2012 education programme for schools and colleges across te UK. It aims to enhance teaching and learning by helping teachers to link learning to the London 2012 Games and the Olympic and Paralympic Values. Through the Get Set website, teachers and students can access free resources such as films and images, enter competitions connected to the Games and download fact and activity sheets.

Schools and colleges which demonstrate how they are using Olympic and Paralympic Values to enhance their curriculum can apply to join the Get Set network. Members of the network will receive Ticketshare tickets, as well as a plaque and certificate and the right to use the London 2012 education logo on their website, school sign and letterhead. They also gain access to ‘money can’t buy’ prizes such as visits from athletes or tours of the Olympic Park.

LOCOG Chair Seb Coe commented, ‘Schools and colleges across London and the UK have a golden opportunity to give some of their pupils the chance of a lifetime – tickets to see the greatest show on earth. More than 18,000 schools have taken the first step towards claiming their tickets by registering with Get Set. Now is the time for them to go one step further and apply to join the Get Set network and claim their Ticketshare tickets. I am hugely grateful both to Prestige Ticketing and to the Mayor of London who is fully supportive of the scheme to ensure tickets for London schoolchildren.’

Minister for Sport and the Olympics, Hugh Robertson, said, ‘This is an amazing chance for schools and colleges to bring the excitement of the Olympic and Paralympic Games to the classroom and really help make London 2012 something special for their pupils to be a part of. With so many unique, money-can’t-buy experiences to be gained from joining Get Set and signing up to Ticketshare, any school or college that doesn’t get involved is missing out on an incredible opportunity.’

Schools need to apply to join the London 2012 Get Set network by 16 December 2011 to be eligible. Over 3,000 schools are part of the London 2012 Get Set network currently and have already guaranteed an allocation of tickets.

May 15th, 2011

Get Set Registrations reach 1000+

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Registrations in Scotland for the London 2012 Educational Programme, Get Set, have now reached over 1000 and applications to the Get Set Network, the educational reward and recognition scheme, continue to rise steadily. Practitioners are recognising the benefits and opportunities offered by Get Set especially to support interdisciplinary learning on the theme of Olympic, Paralympic and Commonwealth Games. Falkirk (63%)and Clackmannanshire (56%) lead the way with the highest proportion of registrations. Several authorities such as Falkirk, West Lothian, Highland and Edinburgh are developing mini-Olympic events and using the theme to support implementation of Curriculum for Excellence.

We keep you up to date with the opportunities and benefits on the LTS Games Legacy blog:

Joining the Get Set Network is easy - just watch this 4 minute video

Did you know about Ticketshare offering networked schools FREE tickets for the Olympics?

Have you registered your interest in the 2014 Tartan Competition?

Why not try the BT Big Voice competition?

Find out about these and many other opportunities to take part and share ideas on LTS Games Legacy blog and at the Games Legacy section of LTS online.

For more information contact [email protected] or [email protected]

May 13th, 2011

Tartan Design 2014 - Click here to get started!

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May 9^th saw the beginning of an exciting new national competition for all schools in Scotland. You can take part and design a new tartan for the Commonwealth Games 2014.

The submissions will incorporate as many as all six of the colours found on the Glasgow 2014 logo and the winning design will become the official tartan of the Commonwealth Games 2014.

Designing the tartan however, is only the beginning. The competition will focus not only on the design but also on global citizenship. The competition hopes to provide opportunities for wider learning on sustainability, citizenship and international education themes. The focus could come from the values of the Games –‘humanity, equality and destiny’, international school links or the culture and heritage of Commonwealth countries. Submissions will be made through engaging with innovative tartan generator software.

Schools will be encouraged to run their own competitions, and to select one final entry to represent their school before the date of 17th June. Schools will digitally upload their winning tartan online onto a special piece of software called the “tartan generator” to be considered with other schools’ entries from across Scotland.To find out how to register, use the software and to find out what will be required for submission, follow the link below.

http://www.glasgow2014.com/tartandesign2014

When registering your school to take part in the tartan design 2014 competition you will be asked to supply a competition security code. The security code is td2014. This, and various other details to help with registration, can be found within the ‘administrator’ guidelines on the information site homepage.

May 12th, 2011

The Get Set Network - New support video

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A new video is available on the London 2012 Get Set site to support you with your Get Set Network application. The video sets out the benefits of joining and provides clear instructions for applying. If you would like further help and support with joining, please contact [email protected] or [email protected].

Find out more about using the context of the Olympic, Paralympic and Commonwealth Games to support Curriculum for Excellence on the new Games Legacy for Scotland website.

Register for Get Set, the London 2012 educational programme and join the official 2012 reward and recognition scheme, the Get Set Network, to keep up with opportunities, materials and resources and join the community of practitioners using the Olympic and Paralympic values to enrich learning across the curriculum.

May 11th, 2011

Welcome to P6.1 from Eaglesham Primary!

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A warm welcome to new guest bloggers from Primary 6 at Eaglesham Primary School in East Renfrewshire. Eaglesham Primary is one of several schools in the Mearns Castle cluster with a link to a cluster of schools in Delhi through the British Council Connecting Classrooms programme. Teachers from these schools visited Delhi in October 2010 just after the Commonwealth Games and the handover ceremony of the Games to Scotland.

The pupils have been working on a stop-frame animation about the Delhi Games and hopefully we will be able to get this uploaded to the blog!

Happy blogging P6.1!

May 11th, 2011

Against the odds

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When we think of the sacrifices athletes make to get to the top of their game and reach their personal best, could there be a more amazing and inspiring story of courage and determination than that of Abdinasir Ibrahim, 5000m runner from Somalia? Take a look at his story, reported on Channel 4 News on 9th May 2011.

The story of Abdinasir Ibrahim

How could you use this story to inspire young people to strive for their personal best or to explore the Olympic and Paralympic Values?

Find out more about using the context of the Olympic, Paralympic and Commonwealth Games to support Curriculum for Excellence on the new Games Legacy for Scotland website.

Register for Get Set, the London 2012 educational programme and join the official 2012 reward and recognition scheme, the Get Set Network, to keep up with opportunities, materials and resources and join the community of practitioners using the Olympic and Paralympic values to enrich learning across the curriculum.

May 11th, 2011

Commonwealth Game Stop Frame Animation

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We are pupils in Primary 6.1 from Eaglesham Primary School.

We at P.6.1 have completed a stop frame animation about the Commonwealth Games Delhi 2010 XIX Commonwealth Games.

Our stop frame animation includes the opening ceremony, swimming, relay race and the handover ceremony to Glasgow.

We are failing to upload our animation to this blog but we’ll keep trying to upload it!

We enjoyed lots of different activities like making our plasticine models for the animation. The techinal side was lots of fun and creating the backgrounds was hard work! Before we made our animation, we created a mini animation on Glow. We researched information from PIXARs book {To Infinity And Beyond!}.

We are doing lots of activities related to the Commonwealth Games and we will keep you updated!

May 9th, 2011

BT Big Voice film competition - there is still time…!

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The hunt is on for teams of young people to represent Scotland in a competition linked to the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games

Young people across Scotland are getting the chance to make films that answer two questions:

If you could change one thing in your neighborhood, what would it be?

And what could you do to change it?

It’s part of a competition called Big Voice from BT, and it’s one of the education programmes linked to the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. To enter, teams of young people aged 10-19 need to submit their film proposal by May 27^th. If you would like to enter but feel you cannot meet this deadline, please contact [email protected] to discuss.

Three teams from Scotland, chosen by judges, will get £1000 and support from a team of film students from the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama to produce their film next Autumn. They will also qualify for up to £5,000 and support from Unltd., a charity which supports social entrepreneurs, to turn their ideas into a community project.

The resulting films will be screened on giant London 2012 Live Site screens all over the UK during Spring 2012, with the Scottish winner being announced at a Live Site event in Glasgow. The final stage of the competition is an Oscars-style ceremony to announce the UK winners just before the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games begin.

The project supports several aspects of Curriculum for Excellence including interdisciplinary learning, personal achievement and subject areas like the expressive arts and social studies. It is a great opportunity to explore global citizenship issues in your community and to connect classroom learning to real life.

There’s still time for schools or youth groups to enter: the deadline for the first stage of the competition is 27 May 2011. If you would like to enter but are unable to meet this deadline or if you wish to discuss your proposal with one of the LTS Global Citizenship team, please contact [email protected].

Full details: www.bt.com/bigvoice

For more information on BT’s Big Voice contact:

Tom Osborn on 020 8960 6069 or [email protected]

May 6th, 2011

2014 Tartan Competition Launched!

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Tartan competition for Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games

This new national competition for all schools in Scotland opens on 9 May with a closing date of 17 June.

You can take part and design a new tartan for the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games. The submissions will incorporate as many as all six of the colours found on the Glasgow 2014 logo and the winning design will become the official tartan of the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games.

Designing the tartan however, is only the beginning. The competition will focus not only on the design but also on global citizenship.

The competition hopes to provide opportunities for wider learning on sustainability, citizenship and international education themes. The focus could come from the values of the Games –‘humanity, equality and destiny’, international school links or the culture and heritage of Commonwealth countries. Submissions will be made through engaging with innovative tartan generator software.

If you would like to express an interest in taking part in this competition, please contact Neil Fogg.