Games Legacy

February 27th, 2013

Glasgow 2018 – Youth Olympic Games: Back the Bid!

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 : Categories Get Set, International, International Inspirations

 With Glasgow now being announced as one of the three remaining contestants for the Youth Olympics in 2018, the campaign to support the city as the r host has been joined by Get Set, the London 2012 education programme.  Get Set has invited all its registered schools in Britain  to join the Back our Bid campaign!

The Youth Olympic Games is a major international sporting event for the best young athletes in the world.  Inspirations awakened during the the Commonwealth Games next year would allow visions to be translated into long them legacies in Glasgow.

 Make sure you’re part of the journey from 2012, to 2014 to 2018, and together we can continue to inspire a generation of young people.

January 23rd, 2013

Get Set – Athlete of the Month: Zoe Smith – Weightlifter

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 : Categories Get Set, olympics

Zoe Smith has been nominated ‘Get Set’ Athlete of the Month for January 2013. 

Zoe is a leading name in the Team GB squad which heads  for the Australian Youth Olympic Festival (AYOF) in Sydney from 16-20 January 2013.   She was the first English woman to medal at the Commonwealth Games in weightlifting (Bronze) and also won Silver at the Youth World Championships and Youth European Championships.   Zoe finished 12th at the London 2012 Olympic Games, setting a new British clean and jerk record in the 58kg category, and a new personal best total.

For more information about Zoe please visit:  Get Set - Athlete of the Month

December 7th, 2012

‘Get Set’ Athlete of December: Elise Christie

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 : Categories Get Set, olympics

Get Set names Elise Christie, current world number one Short Track Speed Skater from Livingston, athlete of the month in December.

 Elise’s enthusiasm for short track speed skating was kindled at the age of 12 in Livingston when she quickly took to the sport. By the age of 15 she was invited to join the GB Squad.

At just 22, Elise has already made a significant impact on the world stage at both Junior and Senior level. Her major achievements to date include representing Team GB at the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympic Games, gold at the 2008 European Championships as part of the 3000m Relay Team and placing 3rd overall at the 2010 European Championships.

So far this season, Elise has won one gold and three silver medals at the ISU World Cup. Her performance at these events has now given her a world number one ranking, which has given her a lot of confidence ahead of the Sochi Winter Olympics in 2014.

For more information about Elise including an interview with students from Knockhall Community Primary School, Kent visit ‘Get Set’ , the education programme around the London 2012 Olympic Games.

September 26th, 2012

The wider impact of Games Legacy

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 : Categories Commonwealth Games, Get Set, olympics

In amongst the discussion about the socio-economic impact and wider legacy of events like the Olympic Games the Sports Minister Shona Robison indicated that the Ryder Cup held in Gleneagles in September 2014 could be worth £100m to the Scottish Economy. 

In 2014 Scotland will play host and take account of a number of key events including the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games, the 700^th Anniversary of the Battle of Bannockburn and the 2^nd Homecoming celebrations which will all contribute to raising the profile of Scotland as a significant tourist destination and place of commerce.

Many practitioners and education establishments will be keen to use the above contexts to build on successful learning experiences created through initiatives around the London Olympics such as the torch relay and the Get Set programme. ‘Game On Scotland’ (http://www.gameonscotland.org/), the educational programme currently developed by Education Scotland will provide many opportunities to use games as a rich context for learning.

For more information on the above go to BBC links http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-business-19726313 and http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-19698077

September 21st, 2012

Game On Scotland

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 : Categories Commonwealth Games, Get Set

In preparation for the  new Games Legacy education programme ‘Game On Scotland’   (http://www.gameonscotland.org/) developed around and beyond the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games a sign-up page is now available for everyone to register their interest. 

By registering you will be:

• updated on the forthcoming Game On Scotland education programme
• informed about accessing a range of unique opportunities associated with the Games.

In the meantime, watch this space for more information on this inspiring education programme and for your chance to become part of the Games and its legacy.

August 22nd, 2012

Forest Pitch – the Game ‘s on now!

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 : Categories Get Set, global citizenship, International, olympics

After problems with flooding,  the Forest Pitch football match  is now going ahead this Saturday, 25th August.

The Forest Pitch, near Selkirk, was built by Edinburgh-based artist Craig Coulthard as part of artistic celebrations of the 2012 Olympics.

Four teams of “new Scots” – people who have come to the country for a variety of reasons – were due to play in July.

An SFA referee has now cleared the game to go ahead on Saturday.

The Forest Pitch has been built in the heart of Selkirk woodland owned by the Duke of Buccleuch.

The strips for the teams involved were designed by schoolchildren in a national competition.  For more information please contact Culture Creative on 01665 833751 between 10am and 4pm or email forestpitch@culturecreative.co.uk 

See also:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-south-scotland-19335747

July 2nd, 2012

‘Get Set for Games’ Programme, Edinburgh

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 : Categories Get Set, global citizenship, health and well being, International, literacy, olympics

All primary schools in Edinburgh were invited to engage in a wider range of educational initiatives across the curriculum based on the Olympic and Paralympic values.  These included for example comparative studies of ‘adopted’ countries using art, literature and geography as well as themes such as global footprint, refugees and access to education.  Partnerships between for example Eco schools (‘Country in a basket’), Edinburgh Zoo (‘Animal Olympics’), the Royal Botanic Gardens (special tours), National Museums of Scotland (‘Create your own exhibition’), Sport Scotland, Edinburgh University and Heriot Watt University (foreign student placements) helped to enrich the initiative.

The programme culminated in a celebration event at Meadowbank Stadium with over 1000 pupils participating in wide variety of cultural and sporting activities.

July 2nd, 2012

Games Legacy Activities @ Falkirk Council

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 : Categories Commonwealth Games, Get Set, olympics

Falkirk Council has worked on a number Olympic based projects this year, 3 of which were granted ‘Inspire marks’ by London 2012. It will be our intention to re-evaluate these projects and see how we can improve on them and carry them forward for Glasgow 2014.

Going for Gold – this is an accreditation based program centred around 12 specific ‘Olympic’ challenges for schools to try and achieve – we had a fantastic uptake from schools with 46 of our 49 primary schools taking up the challenge. The program has been a huge success giving children and teachers extra opportunities and raising the awareness and appreciation for the Olympics to a fantastic level. Children from these schools will most definitely have a greater appreciation and a lasting legacy of the 2012 Olympics as a result of this project. We will be aiming to replicate this program for the Glasgow 2014 Games and it is my belief that this could actually be a national initiative.

Falkirk’s Future Stars – This is a role model based initiative where we take talented secondary school sports performers back to their local primary schools to deliver positive talks or demonstrations to younger pupils to inspire them to be the best they can be. This program has been running for 4 years now and is very successful – this year we tailored the program to incorporate the Olympic and Paralympic values and beliefs. It will be our aim to tailor the program to fit in with the Commonwealth Games over the next 2 years. Receiving a star visit is now a goal tied in to Going for Gold.

P7 Olympics / Commonwealth Games – Every 2 years we hold either an Olympic Games or a Commonwealth Games depending on what event is on – we have 49 primary schools take part with over 2,000 pupils taking part in a variety of Olympic / Paralympic / Commonwealth sports. Every school is assigned a country to represent and they do some class research on that country as well as make flags and banners of the country for the day – it is a great tool to engage pupils in the games and to take an interest in the cultural aspect of the games and competing countries. We now tie this project in with some of the Going for Gold outcomes.

 The project above are a main reason as to why Falkirk and its young people have truly embraced the 2012 London Olympics, this was demonstrated by more than 10,000 school pupils and 56 schools coming out to line the route and cheer on the torch as it came through Falkirk on the 13^th of June.

January 9th, 2012

Games Legacy for Scotland – National event reminder

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Comments: 2 Comments » Tags:  : Categories Commonwealth, Commonwealth Games, dance, Get Set, global citizenship, health and well being, International, International Inspirations, olympics, Paralympics, sustainable development

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 globalcitizens@educationscotland.gov.uk 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