Boost Values Education and Volunteering with the Get Set Values Awards

Get Set, the official youth engagement programme of the British Olympic Association and British Paralympic Association, has launched the Values Awards, a brand new educational resource for primary and secondary schools.

The Values Awards boosts values education and volunteering by offering schools the opportunity to recognise and reward young people aged between 7 and 19 for their commitment to the Olympic Values of friendship, excellence and respect, and the Paralympic Values of inspiration, determination, courage and equality.

Young people will develop life skills, get active and learn how to become responsible citizens.

The resources are comprised of online and offline activities and challenges in three categories:

• Values Stars Award: engaging online activities introduction the Values (suggested age range 7-11)
• Values Champions Award: practical and online activities encouraging students to live the Values (suggested age range 11-14)
• Values Ambassadors Award: celebrating and rewarding young volunteers (suggested age range 14-19)

The Get Set Values Awards are curriculum-linked for PSHE, PSE, Citizenship and other related programmes of study for England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, as well as the broader delivery of values-based education.

Exclusive prizes to be won

Throughout the Autumn term, your school will be entered into a special prize draw for every student who completes one of the three Values Awards before 2 February.

That means schools and students stand a chance of winning exclusive prizes, including visits from multiple Paralympic Gold medallist Sophie Christiansen CBE or Rio 2016 silver medal-winning Rugby 7s star James Rodwell, one of five Samsung Tablets, signed athlete goodies or an exclusive Values Awards poster.

Upon completion of each Award, you can unlock certificates for your students and have your school entered into our prize draw!

How to get started

Getting started with the Values Awards is quick and easy for teachers:

1. Sign up to the Get Set Values Awards
2. Create a class and add your students to generate class logins
3. Students share evidence and reflections of their volunteering and unlock their online certificate and badge

For more information and to register for the Values Awards, please visit getset.co.uk/values-awards.

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