PE

Have you had a look at the London 2012 ‘Get Set’ site yet ?

It has started to expand very rapidly, (I’m struggling to keep up with it, and more valuable material for educators being added daily).

Basically, it is the official London 2012 education programme for schools and education providers across the UK. Central to their philosophy are the olympic and paralympic values:

• respect – fair play; knowing one’s own limits; and taking care of one’s health and the environment
• excellence – how to give the best of oneself, on the field of play or in life; taking part; and progressing according to one’s own objectives
• friendship – how, through sport, to understand each other despite any differences

I will quote directly from their site:

As a context for teaching and learning across the curriculum the London 2012 Games are unbeatable.

The projects and support materials are all built around the Olympic and Paralympic Values, and encourage children and young people to play an active part in their own learning, to develop leadership skills and to challenge themselves to try new things.

There are literally hundreds of inspirational ideas and resources for off-timetable ewvents on this site.

Have a browse – but don’t miss the Case Studies section (which I felt was a little difficult to find but contained some of the most valuable material)