January 9th, 2012

Games Legacy for Scotland - National event reminder

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A Games Legacy for Scotland - Building the Legacy for Learning

Date: 31^st January 2012

Venue: The Hilton, William Street, Glasgow

Places are filling rapidly for the Education Scotland national event to share and develop your knowledge, experience and ideas in developing a legacy for learning from the Games.

London 2012 and Glasgow 2014 – the Olympic, Paralympic and Commonwealth Games – put Scotland in a unique position over the next 3 years to make a lasting impact on our major national agendas: health, education, the economy, culture and the environment. London 2012 will be the biggest show on the planet with an audience of over 3 billion. It will be closely followed by Glasgow 2014 when Scotland will welcome teams from the 54 countries and 71 teams of the Commonwealth to participate in our Games. The coming together of athletes, performers and officials from across the globe in the pursuit of excellence offers educators an ideal opportunity to capture the spirit of the Games, encourage the values that underpin them and inspire young people in schools and communities across Scotland to be the best they can be and to become active, healthy, creative and enterprising global citizens.

This Games Legacy for Learning event will provide an opportunity to exchange ideas about how the Games can be used as a rich context for learning to encourage sustainable international partnerships and to support the implementation of Curriculum for Excellence. As well as showcasing some of the ways in which schools, local authorities and partners have already engaged with the Games, the event will enable practitioners to access a wide range of resources and opportunities and to network with fellow professionals and partners to support their own practice.

Education Scotland is committed to supporting the aims of the Scottish Government’s Games Legacy for Scotland plan and to working in partnership with the Glasgow 2014 Organising Committee and the London 2012 ‘Get Set’ team, to enable a legacy for learning. London 2012, as well as being an exciting opportunity in its own right, provides Scotland with an ideal springboard for Glasgow 2014.

The programme

Click to download the draft programme

How to book

To register for this event please visit http://conta.cc/gameslegacy.

This event is free. Places are limited so please book early to avoid disappointment.

Please contact Diane Carson on 0141 282 5172 or email [email protected] for further information.

December 22nd, 2011

Dance education in the Hague - opportunity for secondary teachers

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Education Scotland, in partnership with Creative Scotland, are offering an exciting international dance education opportunity for secondary teachers…

Scottish Continuing International Professional Development (SCIPD) Programme

Group study visit to The Hague - Dance Education

February 2012

© Scottish Dance Theatre, Dancers Toby Fitzgibbons and Matthew Robinson, photo by Nicole Guarino

Education Scotland is inviting applications from secondary teaching staff for a group study visit to The Hague to explore innovative work in dance and education. This visit has been arranged in partnership with Creative Scotland, which will support the additional active participation of Dance artists from across Scotland. This professional development will support ‘Get Scotland Dancing’, increasing the capacity of teachers to teach dance, and contributing to the Games Legacy for Scotland.

Complete the application form to take part in this exciting opportunity

SCIPD The Hague application form - download

SCIPD The Hague visit outline - download

or contact [email protected] for more information.

The deadline for submission of an application has been extended to 13th Jan 2012 .

The Netherlands school education system has high-quality Dance education, and the visit will take place during the “Festival of Dance” which provides an opportunity to engage in practical workshops with international contemporary choreographers and view their subsequent professional performances. http://en.holland-dance.com/page/festival

It is expected that the visit to The Hague will include

- Workshop sessions with professional choreographers

- Visits to see professional performance linked to the workshops

- Visit to a local school that is delivering dance

Please note the workshop sessions are aimed at semi-professional level and the choreographers have been made aware that it is a mixed ability group. Should you have any concerns about this or health problems please do get in touch with [email protected] as options can be provided.

Travel to The Hague will be on Thursday 16th February, with four full working days in the city, followed by return to Scotland on Monday 20th February.

SCIPD funding will cover return flights to The Hague, airport to hotel transfers, and overnight hotel accommodation in the city centre on a bed and breakfast basis.

Participants will be offered a pre-visit preparatory meeting, and a post-visit meeting to support follow-up activity and encourage wider impact.

This study visit is likely to be of most relevance to education professionals in Scottish secondary schools with a leading role in Dance education.

Expected learning outcomes

Participants will have an opportunity to:

• investigate the place of Dance education in the curriculum and Dutch practice for support of teaching of Dance
• broaden their knowledge of the effectiveness of choreographer -led pedagogical approaches to teaching Dance
• share professional dialogue and insight with their hosts, with teacher colleagues in the group, and network with Scottish Dance artists.

Upon returning from the study visit, participants will be expected to:

• produce reports for Education Scotland which demonstrate the impact on their professional practice of the study visit experience
• disseminate findings, share ideas and new approaches within their own establishment and beyond
• make changes to learning and teaching practices in their own professional context.

Applicants may wish to use the experience of the study visit towards professional recognition by GTCS or simply to enhance their professional understanding and practice.

Applications are invited from suitably qualified members of Scottish school or authority staff, who should complete the The Hague group application form:

SCIPD The Hague application form - download

SCIPD The Hague visit outline - download

or contact [email protected] for more information

The deadline for submission of an application has been extended from 6th to 13th Jan 2012

December 8th, 2011

Ticketshare, Forest Pitch… deadlines approaching!

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Friday the 16th December is deadline day! Just one week to go!

Ticketshare

The London 2012 Ticketshare scheme offers FREE, yes FREE, tickets to schools and colleges. To access this offer you must join the Get Set Network, the reward and recognition scheme of the London 2012 educational programme. Over 650 Scottish schools have joined the scheme and all those who want to take up the offer will get an allocation of free tickets. Interested? Then get your application done before Friday 16th December!!

Need help?

1. Use the support on the Get Set Network web pages
2. contact the helpline
3. contact [email protected]

How long will it take? An online application can be completed in around 30 minutes. There are also downloadable forms that you can email or post if you are unable to complete the online form:

Primary_Get_Set_Network_application_form

Secondary_Get_Set_network_application_form

Ticketshare is just one of the many benefits of taking part in the Get Set Network so sign up now!

Forest Pitch

Friday 16th December is also the deadline for entries to the Forest Pitch football strip design competition. This competition, with support resources from Education Scotland, has already attracted over 100 schools. If you are already signed up then make sure you get your designs in the post this week! If you have still to sign up then find out more here.

November 24th, 2011

Games Legacy for Learning National Event

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A Games Legacy for Scotland - Building the Legacy for Learning

Date: 31^st January 2012

Venue: The Hilton, William Street, Glasgow

Education Scotland would like to invite you to a national event to share and develop your knowledge, experience and ideas in developing a legacy for learning from the Games.

London 2012 and Glasgow 2014, the Olympic, Paralympic and Commonwealth Games, put Scotland in a unique position over the next 3 years to use the exciting opportunities the Games bring to make a lasting impact on our major national agendas – health, education, the economy, culture and the environment. London 2012 will be the biggest show on the planet with an audience of over 3 billion. It will be closely followed by Glasgow 2014 when Scotland will welcome teams from the 54 countries and 71 teams of the Commonwealth to participate in our Games. We want to create a buzz and capture the spirit of these events to inspire educators to work together nationally to maximise the legacy for learning, to promote excellence and to deliver exciting experiences for our young people.

This Games Legacy for Learning event will provide an opportunity to exchange ideas about how the Games can be used as a rich context for learning to encourage sustainable international partnerships and to support the implementation of Curriculum for Excellence. As well as showcasing some of the ways in which schools, local authorities and partners have already engaged with the Games, the event will enable practitioners to access a wide range of resources and opportunities and to network with fellow professionals and partners to support their own practice.

Education Scotland is committed to supporting the aims of the Scottish Government’s Games Legacy for Scotland plan and to working in partnership with the Glasgow 2014 Organising Committee and the London 2012 ‘Get Set’ team, to enable a legacy for learning. London 2012, as well as being an exciting opportunity in its own right, provides Scotland with an ideal springboard for Glasgow 2014.

The programme

Click here to download the DRAFT programme.

How to book

To register for this event please visit http://conta.cc/gameslegacy.

This event is free. Places are limited so please book early to avoid disappointment.

Please contact Diane Carson on 0141 282 5172 or email [email protected] for further information.

November 20th, 2011

Lasswade High School Goes Global!

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Lasswade High School in Midlothian goes global and shows support for Olympic and Paralympic teams across the world…

Lasswade High School in Midlothian is taking part in a London 2012 initiative to support at least one Olympic team and at least one Paralympic team from around the world to help their students prepare for the arrival of athletes and visitors from around the world to their towns/cities/communities for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games next summer.

A new initiative called ‘Support a Team’ is a major new strand of Get Set goes global’, part of the official London 2012 education programme which aims to help students explore and demonstrate how sport brings the world together.

Schools will be encouraged to learn about the athletes and cultures of their chosen teams, along with Team GB and ParalympicsGB, in the lead-up to the London 2012 Games.

All schools can access free learning resources at www.london2012.com/getsetgoesglobal to help them to select their teams. Resources designed to help young people get behind the athletes competing for Team GB and ParalympicsGB will be available via the ‘Get Set’ website in the new year.

Lasswade High has chosen to support the Chinese gymnastics team because the school has full high quality gymnastics facility which is home to Lasswade Gymnastics club. They have also chosen to support the South African Paralympic team because of their link with a South African township school.

There will be up to 204 Olympic teams and 170 Paralympic teams competing at London 2012 and there are many ways a school can select a team. Schools could choose a team their school or community already has a link with or that speaks a language spoken in their school. They may choose a team training near them at a Pre Games Training Camp or by using the ‘team selector tool’ on the interactive map, available on the ‘Get Set goes global’ website www.london2012.com/getsetgoesglobal

Promoting international links and encouraging intercultural dialogue are also key themes of the Scottish Government’s Games Legacy for Scotland plan. With Glasgow 2014 just around the corner following next year’s Olympic and Paralympic Games in London, there is a real opportunity for Scottish schools and communities to connect with the Commonwealth and really forge some longlasting links.

So… if you are participating in the Get Set ‘Support Another Team’ initiative for London 2012, why not consider selecting a Commonwealth country? The majority of Commonwealth countries are in the developing world and thus provide a rich and relevant learning context for young people to explore global citizenship, health and well being, creativity and enterprise.

November 6th, 2011

New Games Legacy for Scotland Web Portal

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In 2014, Glasgow will host 71 countries and territories and more than 6,500 athletes and officials across 17 sports at the XX Commonwealth Games. Glasgow 2014 will be the biggest multi-sports event that Scotland has ever hosted and is already bringing significant opportunities and benefits for the people and communities of Glasgow and Scotland.

The Scottish Government has just launched a new web portal to provide a one-stop-shop for all Games Legacy information, ideas, opportunities and activities to help people and communities get involved and create a lasting legacy for Scotland. As you may know, the Games Legacy for Scotland plan has 4 main strands shown on the main page: Active, Connected, Sustainable and Flourishing. Building a legacy for learning involves all four strands but you will find most of the information about learning in the Connected strand.

One of the first news items on the portal is the exciting announcement about the London 2012 Festival, the culmination of the Cultural Olympiad, which will feature a huge range of events taking place in Scotland between Midsummer’s Day, 21 June 2012, and the last day of the Paralympic Games on 9 September 2012. This includes Forest Pitch, the art project by Craig Coulthard which is currently inviting primary age children across the countryto take part in a competition for the best football strip designs for the project.

To find out how you can get involved in all aspects of Games Legacy, go to the new portal on www.gameslegacyscotland.org

For more information on the legacy for learning go to the Education Scotland Games Legacy online area

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…