Making the most of London 2012 A guide to joining the Get Set network for Nursery and Infant Schools

4. When London won the bid to host the Games, inspiring young people was at the heart of their vision. One of the ways that London 2012 is delivering on that promise is through Get Set, the official London 2012 Education Programme. PLAY GUIDE TO GET SET FILM (and then skip through the next few slides as a quick re-cap)When London won the bid to host the Games, inspiring young people was at the heart of their vision. One of the ways that London 2012 is delivering on that promise is through Get Set, the official London 2012 Education Programme. PLAY GUIDE TO GET SET FILM (and then skip through the next few slides as a quick re-cap)

5. Get Set is primarily delivered through this digital platform. The projects and support materials are all built around the Olympic and Paralympic Values, and encourage young people to play an active part in their own learning, to develop leadership skills and to challenge themselves to try new things. Just click on �Guidance for Educators� for support and additional ideas for making the best of what�s on offer with Get Set. Get Set is primarily delivered through this digital platform. The projects and support materials are all built around the Olympic and Paralympic Values, and encourage young people to play an active part in their own learning, to develop leadership skills and to challenge themselves to try new things. Just click on �Guidance for Educators� for support and additional ideas for making the best of what�s on offer with Get Set.

6. The Olympic Values and the Paralympic Values are at the heart of Get Set and all the resources and activities available through it. The key message for young people is that athletes live these Values every day as they work hard to achieve their sporting goals, but young people can all live these Values in everyday life � at school, at home, in the community. The Olympic Values and the Paralympic Values are at the heart of Get Set and all the resources and activities available through it. The key message for young people is that athletes live these Values every day as they work hard to achieve their sporting goals, but young people can all live these Values in everyday life � at school, at home, in the community.

7. Paralympic Values: The Olympic Values and the Paralympic Values are at the heart of Get Set and all the resources and activities available through it. The key message for young people is that athletes live these Values every day as they work hard to achieve their sporting goals, but young people can all live these Values in everyday life � at school, at home, in the community. The Olympic Values and the Paralympic Values are at the heart of Get Set and all the resources and activities available through it. The key message for young people is that athletes live these Values every day as they work hard to achieve their sporting goals, but young people can all live these Values in everyday life � at school, at home, in the community.

8. Get Set is full of free resources that support you in delivering Values-related activities. By using these resources you will demonstrate the commitment to the Values required for joining the Get Set network. The resources are differentiated by age, but teachers and practitioners can dip in and out of different age groups according to the needs of individual pupils. All resources are designed to cater for different learning styles, and all are supported by comprehensive educator guidance notes and extension ideas. Content complies with accessibility guidelines. All the preparation is done for you, you have access to a wide range of resources that enhance current curriculum requirements and good practice. The resources are differentiated by age, but teachers and practitioners can dip in and out of different age groups according to the needs of individual pupils. All resources are designed to cater for different learning styles, and all are supported by comprehensive educator guidance notes and extension ideas. Content complies with accessibility guidelines. All the preparation is done for you, you have access to a wide range of resources that enhance current curriculum requirements and good practice.

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11. London 2012 wants to recognise and reward your school and your pupils for their participation. Essentially, the more you do the more you�ll get back in return. It doesn�t matter how you engage with the programme, you set your own priorities and select the elements of the programme that work best for you. London 2012 wants to recognise and reward your school and your pupils for their participation. Essentially, the more you do the more you�ll get back in return. It doesn�t matter how you engage with the programme, you set your own priorities and select the elements of the programme that work best for you.

12. Members of the network gain the right to use this exclusive logo on their school sign, headed paper, newsletter and website. It�s a physical demonstration to all in your community: parents, students, governors and local businesses that, with just months to go, your young people are actively participating in the London 2012 Games. Members of the network gain the right to use this exclusive logo on their school sign, headed paper, newsletter and website. It�s a physical demonstration to all in your community: parents, students, governors and local businesses that, with just months to go, your young people are actively participating in the London 2012 Games.

13. Members of the Get Set network also receive an exclusive plaque, certificate and sticker featuring the London 2012 education logo. Members of the Get Set network also receive an exclusive plaque, certificate and sticker featuring the London 2012 education logo.

14. Guess who might come to visit you? Visits from the London 2012 mascots and athletes who can bring the Values to life in your school If the mascots or an athlete visited your school or community what would the children show them that demonstrated a commitment to the Olympic and Paralympic Values? Wenlock is the name of the Olympic mascot. Mandeville is the Paralympic mascot. The key messages of both mascots are that they are travelling round the UK finding out about different communities and trying new things. They are living the Values and trying to be the best they can be. Visits from mascots and athletes are a great way to bring the magic of the Games to you. Members of the network regularly win visits like these, and you could too, if you join the network. Wenlock is the name of the Olympic mascot. Mandeville is the Paralympic mascot. The key messages of both mascots are that they are travelling round the UK finding out about different communities and trying new things. They are living the Values and trying to be the best they can be. Visits from mascots and athletes are a great way to bring the magic of the Games to you. Members of the network regularly win visits like these, and you could too, if you join the network.

15. An online application form with just three questions: Why do you want to join the Get Set network? What have you done so far that demonstrates a commitment to the Olympic and Paralympic Values? What do you plan to do in the future? Submit the application via the Get Set website. A registered teacher should log in to the website in order to access the application form online. PDF and paper forms are also available. PLAY THE GUIDE TO THE GET SET NETWORK FILM A registered teacher should log in to the website in order to access the application form online. PDF and paper forms are also available. PLAY THE GUIDE TO THE GET SET NETWORK FILM

16. What are your existing objectives and priorities in school e.g. positive behaviour, working with other schools or promoting healthy lifestyles? How can Get Set and the Values help you? Linking your whole-school objectives to London 2012 could give them a higher profile and an exciting context for young learners. Think of Get Set as a tool which you can use to help you achieve existing objectives. Share your aspirations for the school in terms of participating in London 2012. In this section, the assessors want to see how you�re excited by the Games and why you think being a part of the network will be a positive thing for your school. Think of Get Set as a tool which you can use to help you achieve existing objectives. Share your aspirations for the school in terms of participating in London 2012. In this section, the assessors want to see how you�re excited by the Games and why you think being a part of the network will be a positive thing for your school.

17. Reasons for joining: Build on existing highly successful sporting culture in the school. Use the Values to encourage children to take part in extra-curricular clubs and activities including yoga and well-being. In their application, they said they wanted to join because: They wanted to further enhance and enrich the school ethos by embedding the Olympic and Paralympic Values and using them to inspire and motivate our pupils and connecting with London 2012.The school already has a positive sporting culture, having achieved awards for providing 120 minutes of curriculum PE time per week and they use non-teaching time to help children understand their bodies and being active, with pupils having the opportunity to be involved in a wide variety of extra-curricular sporting and lifestyle clubs to inspire them to make healthy lifestyle choices. They believe that Get Set will help them to build on these firm foundations to promote the Olympic and Paralympic Values and get children who may not have participated in clubs and groups to take part. They have already begun to target these children and embed the through �Club Fantastic� targeted at Year 2s and Yoga and well-being lunchtime groups targeted at Year 1s and Reception.In their application, they said they wanted to join because: They wanted to further enhance and enrich the school ethos by embedding the Olympic and Paralympic Values and using them to inspire and motivate our pupils and connecting with London 2012.The school already has a positive sporting culture, having achieved awards for providing 120 minutes of curriculum PE time per week and they use non-teaching time to help children understand their bodies and being active, with pupils having the opportunity to be involved in a wide variety of extra-curricular sporting and lifestyle clubs to inspire them to make healthy lifestyle choices. They believe that Get Set will help them to build on these firm foundations to promote the Olympic and Paralympic Values and get children who may not have participated in clubs and groups to take part. They have already begun to target these children and embed the through �Club Fantastic� targeted at Year 2s and Yoga and well-being lunchtime groups targeted at Year 1s and Reception.

18. Work with Get Set resources � or come up with your own project ideas for how the Values can be brought to life for your pupils. What is unique about your school community that shows a commitment to the Values? We welcome your creativity! To answer the second question in the application form, you need to show how London 2012 has already had an impact on the school, and share any activities you have done that link to the Games and the Values. Remember � Get Set is not prescriptive � anything goes as long as the Values are at the heart of it. Here, assessors want to see how London 2012 has added value to the school community, so focus on what�s new/changed as a result of the Games and the Values. Have you enhanced an existing initiative/activity to make it about the Games/Values? Have you introduced something new which highlights the Games and the Values?To answer the second question in the application form, you need to show how London 2012 has already had an impact on the school, and share any activities you have done that link to the Games and the Values. Remember � Get Set is not prescriptive � anything goes as long as the Values are at the heart of it. Here, assessors want to see how London 2012 has added value to the school community, so focus on what�s new/changed as a result of the Games and the Values. Have you enhanced an existing initiative/activity to make it about the Games/Values? Have you introduced something new which highlights the Games and the Values?

19. The children contributed to a whole-school plan to promote the Values. The plan includes changing Sports Day to an Olympic-style day partly organised by the children. Holding a �Games Week� using the Olympic and Paralympic Values to encourage participation. A Values display. In their application, they said they had demonstrated a commitment to the Values in the following ways: Devising a plan to help promote the Olympic and Paralympic Values within the school, which they have shared with the children. The students are so excited that they have contributed to it and shaped the activities that are being delivered. The plan includes changing the sports day to an Olympic-style day which will be partly organised by the children. They are also delivering an �Olympics Week� using the Olympic and Paralympic values in a range of classes as a way of encouraging the participation from the children. They also have a display to remind the children what the Values are all about. In their application, they said they had demonstrated a commitment to the Values in the following ways: Devising a plan to help promote the Olympic and Paralympic Values within the school, which they have shared with the children. The students are so excited that they have contributed to it and shaped the activities that are being delivered. The plan includes changing the sports day to an Olympic-style day which will be partly organised by the children. They are also delivering an �Olympics Week� using the Olympic and Paralympic values in a range of classes as a way of encouraging the participation from the children. They also have a display to remind the children what the Values are all about.

20. How can you progress and develop your work on the Values? How will you celebrate in 2012? Will you continue to work with the Values after the Games? In your response to this question, assessors simply want to know what else you have planned and how you will continue your Values related work? Is the activity you have already done something you will repeat, perhaps with other year groups? This question is about legacy � how will the Values continue to enrich your school community after the Games are over? In your response to this question, assessors simply want to know what else you have planned and how you will continue your Values related work? Is the activity you have already done something you will repeat, perhaps with other year groups? This question is about legacy � how will the Values continue to enrich your school community after the Games are over?

21. �I�m living the Values� certificates for children. Themed weeks focusing on each of the Values in turn. Torch relay linked to an art competition. Special days focusing on different countries. Olympic and Paralympic themes used for their �Family Festivals�. A sculpture in the school garden. In their application, they said they planned to continue living the Values in the following ways: We are introducing �I�m Living the Values� certificates to celebrate children who are showing a commitment to the values, starting during our Friendship Week and continuing as we focus on each value.An Olympic and Paralympic Torch Relay is planned, arriving at our school on October 10th 2011. This will be an Olympic and Paralympic themed week, from the history of the Olympics to sporting heroes, mascots and sporting challenges.We are entering an Olympic Art Competition in early 2011 to design an Olympic handover flag for the Torch Relay.Special days focusing on different countries are a regular and highly successful event and will continue towards 2012 focusing on 5 rings 1 world. Our Family Festivals, including sport and dance, will have an Olympic theme leading up to 2012. These include a special school, where the values are evident for all our children to observe.� Sports events will have an Olympic theme leading up to 2012 with a Mini Olympics in July 2012. There will be a focus on improving their personal best.� A sculpture in the garden is planned as a lasting legacy. In their application, they said they planned to continue living the Values in the following ways: We are introducing �I�m Living the Values� certificates to celebrate children who are showing a commitment to the values, starting during our Friendship Week and continuing as we focus on each value.An Olympic and Paralympic Torch Relay is planned, arriving at our school on October 10th 2011. This will be an Olympic and Paralympic themed week, from the history of the Olympics to sporting heroes, mascots and sporting challenges.We are entering an Olympic Art Competition in early 2011 to design an Olympic handover flag for the Torch Relay.Special days focusing on different countries are a regular and highly successful event and will continue towards 2012 focusing on 5 rings 1 world. Our Family Festivals, including sport and dance, will have an Olympic theme leading up to 2012. These include a special school, where the values are evident for all our children to observe.� Sports events will have an Olympic theme leading up to 2012 with a Mini Olympics in July 2012. There will be a focus on improving their personal best.� A sculpture in the garden is planned as a lasting legacy.

22. Log in to Get Set using your username and password. Go to �Your Space� Select �Join the Get Set network�. Complete the form. Press submit. Completing the application form is easy and designed not to be a time-consuming process. Your application will appear on your school blog and cannot be edited later so just check it for typos and grammar etc before you hit submit just like you would any other application form. Be sure to give full answers to all three questions (within the 200 word limit) to give your application the best chance of success. Thousands of schools like yours have already done this and are reaping the rewards so don�t just think about it, do it now!! Completing the application form is easy and designed not to be a time-consuming process. Your application will appear on your school blog and cannot be edited later so just check it for typos and grammar etc before you hit submit just like you would any other application form. Be sure to give full answers to all three questions (within the 200 word limit) to give your application the best chance of success. Thousands of schools like yours have already done this and are reaping the rewards so don�t just think about it, do it now!!

24. FAQs I think I am already part of Get Set so do I need to join the network? You may be registered with Get Set, but if you don�t have the Get Set network plaque and logo, it�s likely that you are not yet a member of the network, and you�re missing out on all the exclusive benefits. Why not raise this at the next staff meeting and find out if any of your colleagues are planning to submit an application? Stress that registering with Get Set is not the same thing as applying to join the network. Stress that registering with Get Set is not the same thing as applying to join the network.

25. I have forgotten my username and password so can�t log in to complete the form. You can reset your password on the Get Set website. Go to the log in page and click on �Forgotten your password?� Forgotten username (and password): Call 01634 729 877 or email registration.education@london2012.com and ask for a reminder.

26. How long does it take to hear whether my application has been successful? If you submit your application using the online application form, you should receive an email to inform you of the outcome of your application within four weeks. If you submit your application using a paper or PDF form, it will take up to eight weeks to be assessed.

27. Once I join the Get Set network, what else can I do? Keep your blog up to date and accurate � Get Set rewards are often distributed to network members on the strength of the blog. The more you demonstrate your commitment to the Values through your blog, the more likely you are to receive rewards and opportunities.