Newsletter for the Yorkshire and Humber Skills, Employability and Education for the 2012 Games Virtual Network

	In this month's newsletter A Learning Legacy in Action – New Film New Get Set Resources to celebrate the Winter Games 2010 Bishop Burton College Get Set Network Success WorldSkills 2011 – Get Involved! INSPIRE in Yorkshire and the Humber Sheffield Hallam University launches unique Olympic modules Yorkshire celebrates Paralympics milestone in style University of Leeds student and Paralympian breaks two world records! Playground to Podium Launch in North Yorkshire National Skills Academy for Sport and Active Leisure Leads the Way Preparing an Olympic Legacy in Sports Clubs BUCS – Volunteer Training Partnership Opportunity PODIUM Workshop urges Further Education Institutions to Engage Compete For Workshops Encourage Businesses to Upskill Education, opportunity and inspiration around the region Really Useful Partner Website Links Dates for Your Diary Forthcoming Events Get in Touch!

	NEWS
	A Learning Legacy in Action – New Film The SEE for the 2012 Games Network has produced a short film aimed at showing what a ‘learning legacy’ actually looks like in practice in Yorkshire and the Humber. To find out more click here

Back to top	New Get Set Resources to Celebrate the Winter Games 2010 In February and March 2010, Vancouver will host the Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games. The London 2012 Education Team are keen for schools, colleges and educators around the country to make the most of this moment and take advantage of brand new free resources that have been launched to help them and their students make the most of the Winter Games. To find out more click here

	Bishop Burton College Get Set Network Success Bishop Burton has become the first college in the East Riding to be officially recognised as an Olympic education partner after having an application approved by the London 2012 Get Set Network. To find out more click here

Back to top	WorldSkills London 2011 – Get Involved! WorldSkills London 2011 is taking place between 5-8 October 2011 at ExCeL in London’s docklands. The four day event will bring together an estimated 1,200 competitors from 50 countries/regions to compete in 45 skills ranging from bricklaying to restaurant services and landscape gardening to robotics. To find out more click here

	INSPIRE in Yorkshire and the Humber The London 2012 Inspire programme recognises outstanding non-commercial projects inspired by the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Inspire projects are creating opportunities for people to take part, push for their personal bests and be part of London 2012, right across the region! To find out more click here

Back to top	Sheffield Hallam University Launches Unique Olympic Modules Sheffield Hallam University has launched a unique set of modules in partnership with London 2012 making it the only university in the UK to officially partner the Games in this way. The project provides students studying sport at Sheffield Hallam with the skills to work in the sports media industry. To find out more click here

	Yorkshire Celebrates Paralympics Milestone in Style The 3rd of December marked 1,000 days to go until the start of the London 2012 Paralympic Games in London. Yorkshire as a region is very supportive of the Paralympics and this was reflected in the number of events organised to celebrate the day. To find out more click here

Back to top	University of Leeds Student and Paralympian Breaks Two World Records! Claire Cashmore, a 2nd year Linguistics student at the University of Leeds, marked the 1,000 day Paralympics in London milestone in fine style with two gold medals in new world record times on a fantastic final day of competition at the IPC World Short-Course Swimming Championships in Rio. To find out more click here

	Playground to Podium Launch in North Yorkshire Tuesday the 8th December saw 65 disabled young people from the 10 School Sports Partnerships in North Yorkshire attend the county’s Playground to Podium launch event. To find out more click here

Back to top	National Skills Academy for Sport and Active Leisure Leads the Way Richard Lambert has been appointed as the new Regional Business Development Director for the National Skills Academy for Sport and Active Leisure. To find out more click here

	Preparing an Olympic Legacy in Sports Clubs With the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games less than 1,000 days away runningsports is asking whether sports clubs have given any thought to what they will do to prepare for the interest they are going to get when your sport gains medals and they find that every parent in their area wants to send their son/daughter to their club for coaching? To find out more click here

Back to top	BUCS – Volunteer Training Partnership Opportunity Wednesday 10 March- Sunday 14 March 2010, Sheffield The British Universities and Colleges Sport (BUCS) Championships is the pinnacle of the student sporting calendar, where gold medals are won and lost and University rivalries re-emerge. To find out more click here

	PODIUM Workshop Urges Further Education Institutions to Engage PODIUM recently delivered a highly successful information and education briefing to over 35 college representatives in Yorkshire and the Humber. To find out more click here

Back to top	Compete For Workshops Encourage Businesses to Upskill £700m worth of contracts are to be released by LOCOG (The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games) between now and 2012. The Yorkshire Gold Business Club (YGBC), supported by Yorkshire Forward would like to invite businesses in the region to a FREE Workshop that will show them how to access and make the most out of these unique opportunities linked to the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. To find out more click here

	Education, opportunity and inspiration around the region There is no shortage of activity around the region where 2012 is having the affect of inspiring people to do new things or reach that little bit higher To find out more click here


	Really Useful Partner Website Links www.skillslegacy.co.uk www.yorkshire-gold.com www.podium.ac.uk getset.london2012.com www.abilityvsability.co.uk http://www.leedsinitiative.org/olympics/ http://www.ynyculture.org/ http://www.sheffield.gov.uk/out--about/leisure-services---activity-sheffield/activities/sheffield-2012


	Dates for Your Diary
	27th January – 15th March 2010 University of Leeds presents a series of free lectures open to all. Speakers include Steve Cram MBE, Wilben Short (Head of Transport, London 2012) and Tessa Gordziejko (Creative Programmer - London 2012 Cultural Olympiad). The series will reflect on the Olympic and Paralympic Movements, previous Games and look forward to the London 2012. Venues, timetable and full details about all lectures at www.leeds.ac.uk/olympics Monday February 8th 2010 “TRANSFORMING SKILLS: Professional Development For Museum Staff & Volunteers” - an opportunity to discuss Museum and Gallery professional development provision with museum colleagues, museum studies tutors, and museum and gallery volunteers from across the region. Free with buffet lunch provided. 10.30 – 4.15 The Leeds Discovery Centre – Education Room. The deadline for bookings for this event is Monday 1st February. Places are limited, so please do book your place by emailing Julia Calver (J.Calver@leedsmet.ac.uk). Wednesday 10th February 2010 Ready...Set...Compete! Business event organised by the Yorkshire Gold Business Club including keynote speaker John Armitt (Chairman of the Olympic Delivery Authority) and an opportunity to hear about procurement in the run up to the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Venue: Leeds Town Hall, The Headrow, Leeds, LS1 3AD (registration 9am to 10am). For more information about the event please visit www.ygbc.co.uk or register here 12th February – 21st March 2010 (Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games) As we gear up for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games in this Year of Engagement, we are also looking eagerly across the Atlantic to Vancouver, where the Olympic Cauldron will be lit on the 12th of February to open the XXI Winter Olympic Games. Between the 12th and 28th of February, competitors from almost 100 different nations will take part in events spread across 15 sports. Then, after the excitement of the Winter Olympics, the X Winter Paralympic Games begin on the 12th of March! In preparation for the Vancouver Games, London 2012’s Get Set programme has prepared a set of learning resources to help bring the Olympic and Paralympic values into schools. Find the resources at http://getset.london2012.com/en/educators/get-set-for-the-winter-games. 3rd-5th March 2010 Legacy Lives 2010 (London) Wednesday 10 March- Sunday 14 March 2010, Sheffield BUCS – British University Championships For details on the sports and venues visit www.thebucschampionships.co.uk 18th May 2010 Town & Gown Public Lecture Series, 6:30pm Fountains Lecture Theatre, York St John University. Mr Don Stewart, Project Director, Yorkshire Gold. "The Value of London 2012 to Yorkshire". This lecture focuses on how Yorkshire Gold is ensuring the people, communities and businesses of Yorkshire and Humber benefit commercially, socially, culturally and in every other possible way from the London 2012 Olympic Games and Paralympic Games. This is executed through 5 main strands of the strategy and with our 5 partners – Sports with Sport England, Communities with LGYH, Culture with the Arts Council, Tourism with Welcome to Yorkshire and Business with Yorkshire Forward. Refreshments will be available prior to and following the lecture, we would be pleased if you can join us. The Town & Gown Public Lecture series is free of charge and open to all. If you wish to book a ticket please use our online booking form or call T: 01904 876990. 28th June – 2nd July Lloyds TSB National School Sport week uses the power of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games to inspire more young people to take part in and understand the value of sport. In 2010 it will take place between 28 June and 2 July. In 2009 more than 10,000 schools and 3 million children took part. Schools organised their own Opening and Closing Ceremonies, Torch Relays, inter and intra school competitions, pupils made Sports Pledges to take part in more sport and to try something new. Whether your school took part in 2009 or not, you’ll need to register here for 2010 to receive free resources to help fulfil your objectives for PE and school sport. Register by Friday 5th February and you will be entered into a free prize draw to win a sporting master class from an Olympic or Paralympic hero during the week. www.schoolsportweek.org


Back to top	Forthcoming events Please visit this link for further information: http://www.yorkshire-gold.com/events/ For business events information or news from the Yorkshire Gold Business Club please visit: http://www.ygbc.co.uk/events/

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