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Education and Skills

Education shall be a key tool in ensuring a sustainable legacy from the London 2012 Olympic Games and Paralympic Games in Essex.  Young people were a crucial element in London winning the 2012 Games Bid.   The response from young people in Essex to the potential that the Games offers has been extremely positive, regardless of their level of personal interest in sport.  The Games offer Great opportunities to develop citizenship and leadership amongst young people. 

The London 2012 Olympic Games and Paralympic Games can be used as an inspirational theme to all learners, including those who have not thrived in an environment of mainstream education.  The 2012 Games can be used as a catalyst for increasing the range and take up of skills and learning opportunities in all settings.

The purest Olympic ideals are about achieving your full potential and this is extended to inspiring all people to secure greater achievements in all spheres through extending their skills and learning as well as their sporting achievements and levels of physical activity. 

The Essex Strategic Board for the 2012 Olympic Games and Paralympic Games has an Education and Skills sub group.  The group is focussed on using the Games to inspire learning in all forms and to promote Education and Skills development through the anticipation and impact of the Games. 

The London 2012 Get Set programme

The London Organising Committee for the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games (LOCOG) launched its domestic education programme 'Get Set' in September 2008 an online programme and resource to involve young people in the excitement and inspiration of the Games.

Click here to see how many Essex Schools are currently registered on Get Set.

In October 2009 LOCOG launched the 'Get Set Network' enabling schools registered for the programme to use a bespoke London 2012 Education logo to promote its committment.  The aim of the Get Set network is to bring schools, colleges and non-mainstream learning providers together and  encouraging them to integrate the Olympic and Paralympic Values into their planning for sustained improvement. In this way the London 2012 Games will leave a lasting educational, cultural and social legacy

Click here for more information

The London 2012 Education Programme

The activity in schools on September 17 2008 launched London 2012’s domestic Education programme which 'went live’ the following day on the 18 September 2008.  The core of the programme is based on creating a UK-wide network of schools and other educational institutions in which children and young people are empowered to demonstrate and live their commitment to the London 2012 Olympic Games and Paralympic Games values.

A new interactive website is being developed to support children and young people in learning about, exploring and committing to the values of Respect, Excellence, Friendship, Inspiration, Determination, Courage and Equality. There will be dedicated sections for children and young people of different ages, practitioners and senior management.

The website will contain resources, films and updated news to help support and shape the children’s and young people’s projects.  Children and young people will work with their practitioners to develop goals and targets which are relevant to their place of learning and, crucially, build on existing national and local objectives.  An accreditation programme will provide incentive and reward to those who get involved, with a range of opportunities including the use of special London 2012 education branding, which will be designed by children and young people through a competition to be launched later this year.  Through the programme, participating schools and colleges will also be able to access further information to support young peoples learning through the areas of citizenship, healthy active living, culture and creativity, PE and sport, internationalism, sustainability and regeneration, enterprise and practical learning, 

For more information visit the London 2012 website

The International Education Programme

As part of its contract with the IOC, LOCOG will run an international programme alongside the domestic education programme.  This will encompass two streams of work:

a) A London 2012 international citizenship programme that will engage young people all over the world in a conversation about the London 2012 Olympic Games and Paralympic Games values. Currently under development more information on this project will be available towards the end of 2008.
b) An International Sports Development Programme will be developed and shaped with UK Sport, the British Council and UNICEF amongst others.  The first phase of the programme will include pilot programmes in five countries around the world looking specifically at how the 2012 Games can inspire young people to participate in sport.

Complementing these initiatives, LOCOG will also run an International Olympic Youth Camp in 2012 which will see 2 children from each competing nation coming together to explore the London 2012 Olympic Games and Paralympic Games values and UK culture interacting with young people from across the UK and experiencing the excitement and atmosphere of an Olympic Games and Paralympic Games.

For recent developments to the Global Education programme visit the London 2012 website

Schools Paralympic Handover Opportunity

The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games (LOCOG)  formally invited all schools across the UK to lead the celebrations around the Paralympic Handover on September 17, 2008.

A new website and resources was launched to help staff, children and young people develop their plans for marking the moment the Paralympic Flag is handed from the Mayor of Beijing over to the Mayor of London; Paralympic Handover Day.
 
All schools and colleges across the UK received a Paralympic Handover pack from London 2012. This included details of the new website, a timeline showing the history of the Paralympic Games and a short DVD film featuring British athletes who are set to compete at the Beijing Games together with highlights of some of the all time great Paralympic moments.  Approximately 5000 schools and colleges celebrated Paralympic Handover on 17 September 2008!

This Handover website is no longer in use but LOCOG have created a special map to document some of the activities orgainised by schools and colleges to celebrate the Paralympic Handover. 

Click here for more information about  the London 2012 special map of handover celebrations. 

Click here for information about the Essex Paralympic Handover celebrations.

Essex Activity

The Education and Skills sub group meets as part of the Thames Gateway Education and Skills Commissioning Board.  The Board brings together the heads of schools and education across Essex, Southend and Thurrock with various education provider representatives and is chaired by the Learning and Skills Council, providing the natural place for discussions on education, skills and London 2012.

Three task and finish groups have been set up to explore the specific actions required to deliver the Learning and Development actions in the Delivery Plan:

a) Schools Curriculum task and finish group to explore opportunities related to the schools curriculum in both primary and secondary sectors. 
b) 14-19 Curriculum task and finish group to explore the Further Education/Higher Education and adult education and skills development opportunities.
c) Supporting Volunteers task and finish group to explore the opportunities the Games will provide the voluntary sector and volunteers.

Each of the task and finish groups are in the process of developing their actions through which they will take their respective areas forward.

Essex Strategic Board for the 2012 Games Key Priorities for 2009-10

The Essex Strategic Board for the 2012 Games produces an annual delivery plan to outline the consolidated legacy objectives for that year.  The legacy objective for Education in 2009/10 is:

• Learning and Development

For more detail click here to download the 2009/10 Delivery Plan 'Building Momentum'

Essex Carrying the Flame

The Essex Carrying the Flame framework will inspire a new generation of Children and Young People related to the Olympic and Paralympic theme and support  legacy for the 2012 Games in Essex. The framework will also contribute to other governing policies, such as increasing attainment, promoting health, safety and well-being of children and young people.

Essex Carrying the Flame works in partnership with the Essex 2012 Legacy team on a number of projects, such as SX Urban Games, Explore Culture One World Festival and cross curricular work.

Essex County Council will be working with several schools throughout the next academic year to examine the use of the pack and to disseminate and promote best practice examples of its use. Click here to find out more about Essex Carrying the Flame.  Essex Carrying the Flame has recently been awarded the London 2012 Inspire Mark for their cross curricular activity.

The London 2012 Inspire Mark

Non-commercial organisations delivering projects and events genuinely inspired by the London 2012 Games can apply to have them recognised through the London 2012 Inspire programme and be awarded the London 2012 Inspire Mark.

The Inspire Mark is being awared to the most accessible, participative, inspiring and stimulating projects and events across sport, culture, education, environment, volunteering and business skills. The inspire mark is part of  London 2012’s brand family and has been awarded to an increasing number of Essex projects.

The ‘inspire mark’  is part of the London 2012 brand family  and will be subject to a standard license agreement being signed and approval processes being followed.

London 2012 Inspire Mark Projects in Essex

Below is the latest list of inspire marks awarded in Essex for projects with an Education focusss that have been uniquely inspired by London 2012.  Click on the individual links below for details.  If you are aware of any other projects in Essex that have the Inspire Mark, please:  contact us

MLA Storytelling project

Upstarts - Building a healty lifestyle legacy

Southend YMCA Team YP Programme

Personal Best Volunteering and Skills Programme (regional)

Team East for Skills (regional)

Essex Carrying the Flame

If you have an Essex project and would like to apply for London 2012 Inspire Mark, please contact the Inspire programmer for the East, Joseph Ballard

For more information about the London 2012 Inspire programme visit the London 2012 website

www.london2012.com/inspireprogramme

Fantastic Me

‘Fantastic me’ is a programme of health challenges/game/simulation developed by Essex County Council that teachers can play with their children over a five week period encouraging them to explore, experiment and change aspects of their lifestyle.  For five weeks the children pretend they are in training for a major sports event.  During this period they interact with a group of characters including the coach, the manager, the spy (who watches other teams), the fans (who ask questions) and even the Prime Minister. The ‘properties’ are uploaded to the children’s own ‘homepage’, apparently by the games characters.

 ‘Fantastic me’ was piloted in three primary schools and was rolled out in the Chelmsford District in spring 2008 through the schools sports partnerships.   

Contact us

Dominic Collins is the Partnerships Manager Education and Skills at the Essex 2012 Legacy and Strategic Sport team.  He will advise you on how to link into Essex projects and strategies focussed on using the London 2012 Games to promote Learning and Development in all its forms in Essex.  Click here to email Dominic  or telephone: 01245 431490

For more information on  in Essex and how take advantage of London 2012 opportunities,  please email: Dominic Collins

 

 

 

Related Links

www.london2012.com/get-involved/education

www.paralympichandover.london2012.com