GET SET Get Closer to Rio with

Get Set…

Background to Get Set

• Official London 2012 Education programme

2008-2012

• Transferred to British Olympic Association and

British Paralympic Association in October 2012

• 24,000 schools and 4.5 million young people

reached

• Aims to:

– give all young people the chance to learn about and

live the Olympic and Paralympic Values

– build excitement about Team GB and ParalympicsGB,

using the Olympic and Paralympic Games as a hook

for learning and participation.

Impact of Get Set

• Get Set has a positive impact on:

– PE and school sport (range, number of young people,

hours on offer, leadership opportunities)

– Team work skills

– Motivation and aspirations

– Behaviour

– Attainment

– Perceptions of disability

• More than 92% of teachers say they will do more

through Get Set in the build-up to the Rio 2016

Games

GET SET’S ROAD TO RIO

GET SET’S ROAD TO RIO

Join on any device on www. kahoot.it and

enter the game pin

Take part in our Values Awards Quiz!

• A range of exciting opportunities to connect

young people to the magic of Team GB,

ParalympicsGB and the action which will unfold

in Brazil

• Teachers register to access resources, special

opportunities and rewards

• Resources: – Flexible and cross-curricular resources

– Lesson plans (linking to PE, Science, Maths,

Geography, ICT, PSHE)

– Assemblies, lesson ideas, activity sheets,

infographic, films and image bank

– ‘Road to Rio Fan Club Starter Kit’ (Including a

range of creative resources to guide students

through setting up their own fan club)

– Filter by campaign, age, format or subject area

Get Set’s Road to Rio

• Challenging teams of young people to travel

the distance from London to Rio (9,298km)

• School add their physical activity using the

website or mobile app and their distance is

calculated

• Starter pack created with tips, record sheet

and poster

• Short film showing schools in action

• Exclusive poster sent to all schools that

record activity

• Content unlocked on reaching Rio

Road to Rio Challenge

Road to Rio Challenge

• Inspiring young people through

athletes, leaders and role models

• In our May hangout we chatted to

the British Ambassador to Brazil, his

Excellency Alexander Ellis, and

Olympic Skeet Shooter Amber Hill.

Google Hangouts

• In July our hangouts will

discuss nutrition and

training with a GB athlete

and a nutritionist,

followed by hangout

about kit.

• Awards scheme for 7-19 year olds

• Young people work through 5 themes: Know your

Values, Volunteering, Healthy Active Lifestyles,

Get Set for Rio 2016, Make a Pledge

• Values Stars, Champions and

Ambassadors levels

• New Values Awards

quiz module coming

soon!

Values Awards

• Prizes on offer for schools adding activity on

the Road to Rio before the end of term:

– 10 teams will win exclusive Team GB and

ParalympicsGB kit.

– 20 schools will win Team GB Bahia bands

and ParalympicsGB Mandeville pens

– Every school will receive an Olympic and

Paralympic A2 poster.

Rewards

Thank you