Olympic, Paralympic and Commonwealth Games - Building the Legacy for Learning

The London 2012 Olympics and Paralympics, and Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games - when the UK and then Scotland will welcome the world - present a unique, strategic opportunity to drive forward Curriculum for Excellence to leave a lasting legacy for learning supporting the Scottish Government's Games Legacy for Scotland plan.

This will be an exciting opportunity to hear from, share practice and connect with key partners and practitioners such as Calderglen High School, the London 2012 Get Set team and sport Scotland who are in the forefront of supporting the development of this legacy through initiatives such as International Inspirations, Get Set Goes Global and BBC World Class Olympic Dreams.

The Games provide a rich intercultural context to develop learning within and across all curriculum areas, to enhance skills in literacy, numeracy and health and well being, global citizenship, enterprise, creativity and expressive arts. They also provide an excellent platform for developing new or existing international partnerships. The focus for the presentation will be on developing a strategic whole school approach that uses this context to make connections across learning and assessment and support young people in developing the skills they need to become healthy and active citizens in their local and global communities.

Michael Farrell, Development Officer, Education Scotland

Seconded to Learning and Teaching Scotland in March 2010, Michael is a Development Officer in the Developing Global Citizens team in Education Scotland with responsibility for Games Legacy for Scotland and Leadership of Global Citizenship. His substantive post is as Depute Headteacher in Perth Grammar School.

Additional speaker: Tony McDaid, Jon Rye