Get Set

Get Set is ParalympicsGB and Team GB’s youth engagement programme. It was originally created as the official London 2012 education programme, to deliver against Lord Coe’s vision to use the Games to inspire a generation of young people.

The programme aims to:

• inspire young people to fulfil their potential and maintain healthy, active lifestyles
• give all young people the chance to learn about and live the Olympic Values of friendship, excellence and respect and the Paralympic Values of inspiration, determination, courage and equality
• build excitement about Team GB and ParalympicsGB, using the Olympic and Paralympic Games as a hook for learning and participation.

The heart of the programme

This website sits at the heart of Get Set. It provides young people, teachers and other adults who work with young people with access to a wide range of opportunities and resources which can be used in the classroom, on the playground and in the community. The website also provides schools and youth groups with the chance to share best practice and learn from each other and acts as a hub, promoting other Olympic and Paralympic opportunities which are delivered by our partners.

More than PE and Sport

Get Set is a flexible, cross-curricular programme, which uses the Values to help young people fulfil their potential in all walks of life. Lots of schools and youth groups use the programme to support their PE and sport offer but it’s just as relevant to the arts, PSHE, geography, leadership and volunteering and so on…

The impact of Get Set

Get Set makes a real difference to young people’s lives.

Using Get Set’s programmes, such as Get Set’s Road to Rio which was partly funded by Spirit of 2012 Trust, has encouraged uptake of a wider range of sports and activities, and more young people taking part in sport in general. Over 80% of young people agree that the programme has contributed to increased participation in physical activity. Over 80% of teachers have found that the programme supports their school’s ethos, and has made the school community more active.

The benefits don’t stop with PE and sport

From teachers surveyed in 2016: 91% agree that pupils are more motivated 79% feel pupils’ engagement in learning has improved 89% agree pupils have increased their self-confidence 87% agree pupils have improved their team working skills Pupils are also aware of the impact of the programme:

89% believe they have developed new skills 88% acknowledge they now have a wanting to achieve more 83% feel more positively about disabled people

The Paris 2024 Paralympic Games are fast approaching and we are calling all young people aged 5-11 and their families to get active and embark on their own Path to Paris.

Get Set Path to Paris