2012 Education and Skills

On Your Marks…Get Set…Go

The official London 2012 education programme, ‘Get Set’ has been up and running since August 2008 and already has thousands of schools and colleges registered. The programme has been developed by LOCOG and the DCSF and is catering for educational establishments working with children and young people from the age of 3 to 19.

To date around 81% of schools and colleges in Herefordshire have registered on the site and are already benefiting from the opportunities it is offering.

‘I must stress the Get Set resource is not only for physical education lessons or practitioners; it offers schools and colleges a plethora of cross curricular opportunities. By using this unique opportunity we can engage traditionally difficult topics in a new and innovative way.’ Steve Ashton Herefordshire 2012 Officer.

Once registered there is a whole range of flexible, interactive learning resources that are designed to get you thinking about the 7 Olympic and Paralympic Values - with games, factsheets, films, news articles and much more.

Has Your School Joined the Network:

Registering is only the first step! Of the 81% of schools that have registered around 54% of them have joined the network, Why join the network?

-Access to the Educational logo - for use on school letterheads, newsletter, websites etc.

-Plaque and Certificate

-Exclusive Opportunities - you get first refusal on all the great things that London 2012 has to offer to children and young people. Such as athlete and mascot visits, access to the Torch Relay, joining in on pilot projects, prize draws and much more.
-Tickets to the London 2012 Games! - Schools that had joined the Get Set network by December 16th 2011 also prequalified their school or college for an allocation of London 2012 Ticketshare.

To Join the Network access the Get Set link below.

Get Set Aims:

• To involve as many children and young people as possible in the excitement of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. 
• To take the magic and inspiration of the London 2012 Games out to classrooms, playgrounds and into the lives of young people across the UK.
• To support children and young people across the UK in the development of their leadership, personal, thinking and life skills. 
• To enrich the programmes schools and colleges are already running in order to achieve their existing aims and objectives.

To register and to find out more about Get Set please visit the external websites listed below or contact Steve Ashton

Resources

Notice to schools 11 May 2012

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Schools Plan as of 11 May 2012

MS Excel

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Torch Route - Statement of Intent to View

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