Games Legacy for Scotland

October 27th, 2011

Come to a Get Set Support workshop near you…

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The London 2012 Get Set team are offering free support workshops to help you capture the power of the Olympic and Paralympic Games as a context for learning.

The Get Set network is the reward and recognition scheme for schools and colleges across the UK. By joining the network, schools get access to all the best benefits that London 2012 can offer young people. We want to make sure that every school and college in the UK has the chance to join the Get Set network and take part in Get Set, to make the most of this once in a lifetime opportunity. Schools which join the network before 16th December will be entitled to an allocation of free tickets through the ticketshare scheme

We know that teachers are our best advocates, so a number of Get Set network schools in Scotland will be hosting an exclusive Get Set Goes Global workshop. These are being held in the following locations:

To book or get further information contact Susanne Risbridger or Louise Gruchy [email protected] 0302012 2548

October 27th, 2011

Games Legacy - It’s all happening!

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Games Legacy for Scotland. London 2012 is fast approaching. Glasgow 2014 is around the next corner.

Over the past few weeks there has been a flurry of information about Games Legacy for Scotland and a wide range of exciting initiatives and activities to get involved in. The aim of this post is to pull some of this together and give you some quick links to the most recent information.

Just Announced

New Glasgow 2014 Mascot Competition and Games Legacy web portal

Games Legacy Glowing Thursdays

10th November Forest Pitch - Meet the Artist

17th November National School Sports Week with Lee McConnell

Get Set

The Get Set team are offering support workshops in schools across Scotland. Follow the link to find out more

The deadline for ticketshare is 16th Dec 2011. If you want access to an allocation of free Olympic tickets for your school or college you need to join the Get Set Network.

Check out the wide range of resources on the official London 2012 educational programme Get Set. This includes a new resource on international links, the Olympic Truce and welcoming the world: Get Set Goes Global

Forest Pitch Football Strip design competition

Find out more and download the design brief and support materials here

Young Games Makers

The London 2012 Young Games Maker volunteer programme for 16-18 year olds. This opportunity closes at midnight on Monday 31st October

Leadership opportunities for young people

Find out about Young Ambassador programmes and Lead 2014

And there is loads more…!

Go to Games Legacy online or contact [email protected] for information

October 27th, 2011

Ambassadors, Games Makers, Leaders - Opportunities for Young People

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A recent blog highlighted a new scheme for young people from 16-18 to become involved as volunteers in the Olympic and Paralympic Games. You can find out more about Young Games Makers here.

A Games Legacy for Scotland offers many other opportunities for young people to become involved and develop their leadership skills. This includes Young Ambassador programmes and leadership conferences. Here are some examples:

Young Scot Youth Legacy Ambassadors

The Youth Legacy Ambassadors programme will give 4 young people from each local authority in Scotland the chance to play an active role in helping to raise awareness and promote the legacy themes in their local communities. Young Scot in partnership with the Scottish Government has recruited over 100 young volunteers from across Scotland to act as Youth Legacy Ambassadors (YLA’s). Their role will be to promote and champion the Commonwealth Games 2014, as well as the lasting opportunities that major sporting events will bring to Scotland.

Find out more about YLA’s here:

Link for adults, teachers, trainers, youth workers

Link for young people

sportscotland/ Youth Sport Trust Young Ambassadors

The London 2012 Young Ambassador programme is developed in Scotland as a partnership between sportscotland and the Youth Sport Trust. The job of the ambassadors, as well as promoting London 2012, is to increase participation in school sport and PE and spread the word about the Olympic and Paralympic Values of respect, friendship, excellence, courage, determination, inspiration and equality.

Find out more here

Lead 2014

This exciting initiative to offer leadership training to senior pupils in secondary schools is a partnership between sportscotland, the Youth Sport Trust and Glasgow 2014 Organising Committee and builds on the Youth Sports Trust TOP link programme. Schools are invited to send groups of young people to regional training conferences at Initial Teacher Education institutions. The conferences are led by students and aim to nurture and harness the enthusiasm of young people to become leaders and volunteers, supporting Glasgow 2014 and raising the profile of the Commonwealth Games throughout Scotland

http://www.sportscotland.org.uk/ChannelNavigation/Topics/TopicNavigation/Volunteering/Lead+2014/

October 27th, 2011

Meet Lee McConnell on Glowing Thursday!

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Glowing Thursday on 17th November at 11am will be an exciting opportunity to meet one of Scotland’s top athletes, Lee McConnell.

Scotland and Great Britain’s talented 40om runner, Lee McConnell, will be on Glowing Thursday to tell us about what it takes to be an Olympian and to encourage schools to get involved in National School Sports Week 2012.

Lee is one of only 4 Scottish athletes who have qualified for the Podium Programme, the top level of elite funding for UK athletes and over the past 10 years she has one a string of medals at European and World competitions. You can find out more about Lee on her website.

Nearly half a million primary and secondary pupils from over 1,400 schools in Scotland participated in National School Sport Week last June, making it the biggest school sporting event in the country. So, the numbers for 2012 are set to rise!

The week will be from 11th – 15th June 2012 and the theme for this year is Stage your Games! The possibilities for capturing the Olympic and Paralympic spirit in your National School Sports Week events and for supporting interdisciplinary learning in Curriculum for Excellence are endless.

Join us on Glowing Thursday to find out more about how you and your school can get involved.

And don’t forget to join the Get Set Network before 16th December to receive your free allocation of tickets…

October 27th, 2011

2014 Mascot Competition Announced

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Competition launched to design Glasgow 2014’s official mascot

UK-wide children’s competition launched with the BBC to mark 1,000 Days To Go until the Games

Glasgow 2014 has joined forces with the BBC to launch a children’s competition to design the official Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games mascot with exactly 1,000 days to go until the Opening Ceremony.

The competition was launched in Scotland on BBC Radio Scotland’s MacAulay & Co show with Fred MacAulay at 1030am. There will also be coverage on BBC Sport and Blue Peter throughout the five-week competition.

The winner of the competition will be given four tickets to the Opening Ceremony!

Mascots are a major part of the Games experience, embodying the values of the Commonwealth Games and character of the host country, and playing a lead role in engaging and inspiring young people.

The Mascot will be a significant personality in the run-up to and during the Games, used by Glasgow 2014 to welcome visitors and spectators, visit schools and community events and appear on signage.

Glasgow 2014 is looking for a mascot that is:

• Original;
• A made up or imaginary character, animal or person;
• Easy to recognise as the official mascot for Scotland and the Commonwealth Games;
• Is appealing to young people;
• Friendly; and
• Incorporates red, yellow, green or blue – or all of these colours.

The entries will be judged in three age categories (6-8, 9-11 and 12-15) and children from all over the UK are being encouraged to enter the competition.

Ten of the best entries from each age category will be selected in the first round of judging. These will then be shortlisted and judged a second time before a final winner is chosen.

Those shortlisted will be contacted by the BBC. The winner will be announced after the London 2012 Paralympics in September 2012, where the winning mascot will be unveiled.

The judging panel will be made up of BBC and Glasgow 2014 staff and external experts.

Entries must be sent in on an A4 piece of paper and must be drawn or painted. For full details of the competition, including how to enter, please visit: www.bbc.co.uk/glasgow2014

Look out for more information and activities on the Daily What news

October 27th, 2011

1000 days to go!

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Glasgow 2014 – Scotland’s Commonwealth Games - 1000 Days to Go!

Today marks 1000 days to go until the start of Glasgow 2014, Scotland’s Commonwealth Games. To mark this occasion, the Scottish Government’s Games Legacy for Scotland web portal is launched. Minister for Public Health, Shona Robison, will be live on Twitter to answer your questions about Games Legacy for Scotland. Take part in the live ‘tweet chat’ with @shonarobison today at 11am to celebrate #1000days until @Glasgow2014 - Tweet your questions to @gameslegacyscot

Visit the Scottish Government Games Legacy for Scotland Web Portal http://www.gameslegacyscotland.org/

October 18th, 2011

Forest Pitch - meet the artist on Glowing Thursday!

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Glowing Thursday 10th November 2011

Forest Pitch – football strip design competition!

Meet the artist!

Join us on 10th November at 11am on Glow TV!

An opportunity to meet Scottish artist Craig Coulthard, creator of the highly innovative art project Forest Pitch. Funded by Creative Scotland and part of the London 2012 Cultural Olympiad, Forest Pitch will culminate in two football matches between amateur players who have recently taken up British citizenship. At the Scottish Learning Festival in September this year Craig launched a football strip design competition for primary age children to come up with exciting and innovative designs for the football strips that the players will wear.

As an arts project, Forest Pitch encourages debate about national identity, citizenship, the natural world, sustainability and participation in sport.

If you have already signed up for the competition or are thinking about doing so, then join us for this exciting Glowing Thursday to find out more and get some artist’s tips and advice.

Find out more about the competition, sign up and download the design brief and support materials here

You can also find Forest Pitch on Facebook and get more updates from Craig.

And don’t forget - taking part in this competition is a great way of demonstrating a commitment to the Olympic and Paralympic values and joining the London 2012 Get Set Network. Do this before 16th December and qualify for FREE tickets for the Olympics! Find out more >>

October 9th, 2011

Calderglen High School - Open Day study visit

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Main focus: Global Citizenship and Games Legacy for Scotland

Tuesday, 25^th October 2011, 9.30 am – 3.30pm

Calderglen High School – the first Community Sports Hub in Scotland, Calderglen has a strong focus on community sport, health and well being and global citizenship. Staff and pupils will provide you with the opportunity to spend the day hearing how the theme of the Olympic, Paralympic and Commonwealth Games has provided a platform for transforming the school’s ethos and its approach to interdisciplinary learning, developing rich learning experiences and activities including:

• Strong international partnerships through an ‘International Inspirations’ link with South Africa and the ‘BBC World Olympic Dreams’ link with Namibia.
• Engagement with the London 2012 Get Set programme.
• Linking school and community sport to promote health and well being and provide coherent pathways for children and young people.

The aim of the event is to identify and share the practical lessons and ideas that have helped the school move forward in its journey towards a whole school approach to global citizenship within Curriculum for Excellence - and also to reflect on the challenges encountered along the way. Fundamental to the event will be the professional dialogue and exchange of ideas that takes place on the day, enabling participants to network, reflect on their own practice and develop intentions for improvement in their own context. With this in mind, participants are encouraged to join the Leadership of Global Citizenship online community and share their reflections.

The programme for the event can be downloaded here >>Calderglen High School Open day Flyer_Programme

October 5th, 2011

Stage Your Games - launch of National School Sports Week

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Stage Your Games!

Olympian Katherine Grainger hit the airwaves on Monday 3rd October to announce that registration is now open for Bank of Scotland National School Sport Week 2012!

Nearly half a million primary and secondary pupils from over 1,400 schools in Scotland participated in National School Sport Week last June, making it the biggest school sporting event in the country. When asked what they liked about taking part in National School Sport Week, two thirds of the children said they were inspired by the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games to try more sport and 78% said they ‘loved’ or ‘liked’ being part of a national celebration of sport.

So, the numbers for 2012 are set to rise. The week will be from 11th - 15th June 2012 and the theme for this year is Stage your Games! The possibilities for capturing the Olympic and Paralympic spirit in your National School Sports Week events and for supporting interdisciplinary learning in Curriculum for Excellence are endless.

NSSW website

The new NSSW website is now up www.schoolsportweekscotland.org and the case studies from last year have been uploaded onto the site- www.schoolsportweekscotland.org/Ideas.aspx. If you have details of a NSSW event in 2011 that you would like to be included on the website, please send them to [email protected].

Registration emails

Contacts at your school who registered last year will receive an email inviting them to take part and a similar email will go out to schools that weren’t involved last year encouraging them to get involved.

Get Set

Remember also to register for Get Set and apply for the Get Set Network to receive your free tickets for the Olympic Games and a huge range of resources for learning across all areas of the curriculum…