Get Set
What are you waiting for - sign up to Get Set today!
What is Get Set?
The British Olympic Association and the British Paralympic
Association have partnered together to deliverGet Setas part of the
legacy of the London 2012 education programme.
The official London 2012 education programme aims to:
- Enhance young people's learning right across the curriculum -
through sport, culture and education.
- Support and drive existing educational priorities and
agendas.
- To involve as many children and young people as possible in the
excitement surrounding the legacy 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.
The new website.
Since the London Games, the Get Set webpage has had a makeover,
following feedback from teachers and school leaders about what
should be kept the same from the old website, and what could be
improved.
How to get involved?
If you were registered with Get Set before the London 2012
Games, and you didn't opt out of your details being passed across,
you are already registered. Just activate
your account and you can start exploring the new website.
If you are new to Get Set, it's simple, quick and free to
register.
Once you have a username and password you can access everything on
the site.
What has happened across Wales so far?
There are already some great examples of how schools in Wales
are benefiting from Get Set.
Here are a few examples of how some schools utilised the Get Set
programme pre - London 2012:
Young Ambassadors Involvement.
Gold Young Ambassadors can sign their own schools up to Get Set,
so if you're a Gold Ambassador, what are you waiting for, follow
the instructions above and register your school.
Want to find out more?
If you would like to find out more about Get Set, either contact
them directly via their website, or contact
Richard Dando at Sport Wales on:
02920 338375 or Richard.dando@sportwales.org.uk
It's not the end, it's just the beginning…
London 2012 may be behind us, but the magic and excitement of
the Games certainly isn't over. Hopefully you will join Team GB and
Paralympics GB on the journey to Sochi 2014, Rio 2016 and
beyond.
