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 23rd, 2011

Mini Olympics Festivals at Bucksburn Academy, Scotland and Senoane Secondary School South Africa

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The blossoming partnership between Bucksburn Academy in Aberdeen and Senoane Secondary School in Soweto, South Africa has continued to develop. Both schools have started their Mini Olympic programme, following the positive relationships built up over the past year and a half.

At Senoane Secondary School, Soweto, South Africa their facilities have now been fully upgraded to include Basketball and Netball courts and Football pitches. Students and teachers enjoyed competing in various activities in the hot summer sun.

Meanwhile at Bucksburn Academy, S1 to S3 pupils have started competing in their own mini Olympics. Both the Football and Basketball competitions proved very exciting. So far “Scotia” house is leading the way, representing our own partnership country - South Africa

December 22nd, 2011

Get Set - still time to get networked!

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Well done to all the schools and colleges who managed to get their Get Set network applications before the deadline for ticketshare on Friday 16th December2011. 39% of Scottish schools and colleges applied - that’s 1070 schools who will get an allocation of free tickets for the Olympics.

However, ticketshare was only one of the many benefits of joining the Get Set Network and there is still time to take part!

Get Set offers a huge range of resources across the curriculum to support literacy, numeracy, health and well being, global citizenship, enterprise and creativity. Joining the network earns each school a certificate and wall plaque, the use of the London 2012 education logo on letterheads and as well as ideas, resources, rewards and opportunities.

For instance there is Get Set goes global - find resources here about the Olympic Truce, supporting another Olympic and Paralympic team, welcoming the world to the UK through dance, drama, music and art, and celebrating World Sport Day on 25th June 2012.

Join the Get Set Network today!

December 14th, 2011

Prince Charles and Camilla visit Soweto

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Excitement for Bucksburn Academy’s South African partner school!

At Bucksburn Academy in Aberdeen we were recently surprised to find out that our partnership school - Senoane in Soweto - had a wonderful opportunity to meet Prince Charles and Camilla during their royal visit to South Africa. Our partner school was selected for its work with promoting school PE. Great picture of our Principal and some of the students.

Bucksburn is one of 7 secondary schools in Scotland partnered with a South African school as part of the British Council and London 2012- sponsored link programme International Inspirations. Through this programme, PE staff at Bucksburn and the other Scottish schools are working with their South African partners to improve health and well being in the curriculum - particularly physical activity and sport.

Bucksburn’s partnership has begun to flourish and reap benefits for both schools from the rich intercultural exchange and dialogue. Look out for more!

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.

December 5th, 2011

Mascot pin badges designed by pupils go on sale…

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Congratulations to Amy Shaw from Campbeltown Grammar in Argyll and Bute! Amy’s designs for the Scottish version of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic mascots, Wenlock and Mandeville, go on sale in stores from today as official 2012 pin badges

Students from across the UK who took part in the London 2012 design competition ‘Get Set to make your mascot’ have seen their winning designs become official London 2012 pin badges with a regional twist.

‘Get Set to make your mascot’ was an initiative run through the London 2012 Education Programme ‘Get Set’ and invited children and young people in schools and colleges to design a version of the Olympic mascot Wenlock and/or the Paralympic mascot Mandeville that they thought represented the place in which they live or go to school – their community or region.

There were more than 2,500 entries into the competition - including 100′s from Scotland and over 60 (!!) from Campbeltown Grammar. Designs from each nation and region were shortlisted and students were invited to attend the national final in London. At the final the budding designers had to showcase their presentation skills as they pitched their design to a judging panel which included Jonathan Edwards, Paralympic wheelchair basketball player Ade Adepitan and London 2012 Head of Education, Nick Fuller.

After a winner from each of the nations and regions was announced they were given the opportunity to travel to London where they spent the day with a top London design agency, developing their designs into a 3D animated mascot graphic. The designs have also been made into official versions of Wenlock and Mandeville.

Well done to Amy and Campbeltown Grammar!

Join the Get Set Network

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 24th, 2011

Speakers for Schools 2012 Olympic Week - Live on Glow!

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Jonathan Edwards, former Olympic and World champion triple jumper, is speaking to students at Wester Hailes Education Centre in Edinburgh, a member of the London 2012 Get Set network reward scheme for schools, on Friday 9th December at 9am as part of a London 2012-themed Speakers for Schools Week on 5 - 9 December. Education Scotland will be broadcasting the event live on Glow TV so have your questions ready for one of our most successful athletes…

Sign up now to watch Jonathan Edwards on Glow TV >>

Don’t miss out on free tickets to the Olympic and Paralympic Games!There’s still time to claim free tickets to the London 2012 Games for your students aged 10-18 before Friday 16 December 2011 by visiting www.london2012.com/getset. Get Set is the official London 2012 education programme for schools and colleges across the UK. Once you’ve claimed your tickets you’ll also be eligible for a range of exciting rewards and opportunities for your students, and free resources to help you link learning to the Olympic and Paralympic Games.

Speakers for Schools is open for registrations from state secondary schools and colleges across Scotland, the official Scottish launch will be in early 2012, so register now to participate and get an eminent speaker to talk to students – about anything from arts to engineering - for free.

This new charity is the idea of BBC Business Editor, Robert Peston, who wants young people in disadvantaged state schools to have the same opportunities to hear from inspirational speakers as those who attend top independent schools.

740 people have so far registered to participate including many leading CEOs, politicians, media and arts people, scientists, entrepreneurs and academics. Speakers will address the big topical issues: technological, scientific, political, economic, historical, cultural, artistic, ecological and ethical. The aim is to broaden the horizons and raise the aspirations of disadvantaged young people.

Speakers for Schools is administered by small UK charity the Education and Employers Taskforce. Please visit: http://www.speakers4schools.org/

Sign up now to watch Jonathan Edwards on Glow TV >>

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 7th, 2011

Torch relay route announced

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On Monday 7th Nov 2011, London 2012 unveiled more than 1,000 communities across the UK that will have their moment to shine on the route of the 70-day Olympic Torch Relay.

Get Set has created some amazing new resources to help you learn about the Torch Relay.

Top facts about the Olympic Torch Relay:

• More than 95% of the population will be within 10 miles of the Olympic Flame.
• The Olympic Flame will visit more than 1,000 communities. Check out this brilliant interactive map to find your nearest community on the route.
• The Olympic Torch Relay will travel by different methods of transport including horseback, bicycle, tram and steam train!
• The Olympic Flame will arrive in the UK on 18 May 2012 and the Olympic Torch Relay will begin at Land’s End on 19 May 2012 and complete its journey at the Olympic Stadium on 27 July 2012.

Check this link for information on the Torch route in Scotland.

Get Set for the Olympic Torch Relay

Your students can begin learning about the Torch Relay now using new resources for 3-16 year olds which cover:

• The origins, history, and memorable moments of the Olympic Flame and past Torch Relays.
• The people who will carry the London 2012 Olympic Flame and the communities they will travel through.
• The design of the London 2012 Olympic Torch.Check out the activity and fact sheets now

Plus you can download a brand new image bank and films of the London 2012 Torch and previous Torch Relays too!

And that’s not all – in February 2012 Get Set will launch a second set of resources, which will help you to plan how you can welcome the Flame and celebrate the Relay as it comes to a community near you.

Don’t lose out!

Make sure you are signed up to the Get Set Network by 16th December to get your free allocation of Olympic tickets.