Push to get Cumbrian Schools signed up to benefit from London 2012
Children at Mayfield meeting Mandeville the London 2012 Paralympic Mascot after winning a competition through the Get Set 2012 Education Programme
Deadline for registration: 16th December 2011.
- London 2012 are increasingly aligning upcoming initiatives towards Get Set
- 'Ticketshare' scheme announced - 50,000 'free' tickets for Get Set Network Schools (plus those schools taking part in 2012 School Games)
- London 2012 VIP, athlete and mascot visits
- Torch Relay - animating the route and 12-16 yr old Torchbearer places. The Get Set campaign will launch to schools early 2012.
- Get Set goes Global launches Sept '11 - encouraging schools in the UK to explore how sport brings the world together to celebrate the arrival of 205 Olympic and 170 Paralympic competing teams.
- London 2012 World Sport Day - presented by Lloyds TSB on Monday 25th June 2012 - opening celebration of Lloyds TSB National School Sport Week. World Sport Day will officially launch in January 2012.
- Communications campaign to help buy tickets for the Paralympic Games
26th September 2011
Cumbria 2012 Steering Group are urging schools in Cumbria to embrace the opportunities of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games by joining the official London 2012 Education programme 'Get Set'. By being a 'Get Set Network Member' schools and colleges will have the opportunity to access tickets for the games, Torch bearer slots and other exciting rewards.
Chair of Cumbria 2012 Steering Group and leader of South Lakeland District Council, Councillor Brendan Jameson said:
"The Get Set Network is an amazing opportunity for young people across Cumbria not only to see, but be part of this once-in-a-lifetime event.
I don't want any local schools or colleges to miss out on this fantastic opportunity, so I would urge any schools that have not already signed up and fully registered to do so now. Maybe you will be lucky enough to be at the London 2012 Games or carry the Olympic torch here in Cumbria with the eyes of the world upon you."
Cumbria currently has 172 schools registered which is only 49% of our schools. More importantly only 26 are on the 'Network' which is only 7.3% of our schools. It is by being on the 'Network' that schools will be able to access tickets and torchbearer places.
Schools in Cumbria which have already to benefited from being a Get Set Network member have been Mayfield Special School, who won visit from Mandeville the Paralympic Mascot last year, St Thomas CE Primary School and Lakes School were visited by Charles Allen, LOCOG board member in July who dropped in to see what the Young people where doing to celebrate the Olympic Values.
Lynne Brownrigg, Head Teacher at Mayfield School and Get Set Network member said:
"Students and staff from Mayfield were delighted to welcome Mandeville to our school. It was a wonderful opportunity and really brought the countdown to the 2012 Games to life. The students will always remember their special visitor. It would be great to think that all of the young people in our schools and colleges in Cumbria could access all of the opportunities that come with the London 2012 Games next year by being a 'Get Set Network Member'."
LOCOG has created a series of Get Set Network toolkits to help schools and colleges submit their applications, there are also a number of case studies to find out what other schools are up to in the run up to the games next year. http://getset.london2012.com/en/join-us/top-tips-for-joining
The deadline for joining the Get Set programme and becoming a 'Network' member is 16th December 2011.
If you want to secure your school or college's allocation of London 2012 tickets or to make sure your school is involved in the Olympic Torch relay when it visits Cumbria for two days on June 20th and 21st next year log on to the website at www.london2012.com/getset and register now.
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