A Place on the PODIUM

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A Place on the PODIUM

• Kate Potter
• Unit Head - PODIUM
• 27.6.07

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Context

• London Higher vision of the potential for the
  sector
• Plan developed HEFCE/LSC funding secured to
  July 2008
• Main aim - to develop a business plan to engage
  with the 2012 Games
• Delivery of the 2012 Games and developing the
  wider legacy
• Raising awareness of pragmatic opportunities for
  the sector and raising the profile of the sector
  to
• contribute to wider agendas

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Support to 2012 pledges

• Relevant to youngsters the length and breadth of
  the country
• Capture the imagination of young people around
  the world
• Deliver more young people into sport on a daily
  basis
• Deliver the Games to young people using their
• language and technology
• Not to discount other generations but to use the
  inspiration of young people to engage people of
  all ages.
• HE and FE has a large percentage of this young
  population.

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The role of PODIUM

• Communication and Coordination
• to and from the sector to Games authorities
• facilitating partnership working within the
  sector and with other stakeholders
• Staging and delivery of the Games
• Legacy of the Games

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PODIUM - five main areas

• Community Engagement
• Skills and Employability
• Business and enterprise
• Cultural Olympiad
• Elite and competitive sport
• Cross cutting themes

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Todays audience and the strands

• Build on existing strategy
• DfES 2012 HE report author Vince Mayne
• DfES FE College Coordinators and PSSG
• Units response and involvement
• What else?

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PODIUM Action groups

• Bottom up approach input from institutions
  including students to inform the development of
  the business plan
• What are the big ideas?
• Build a picture of what is happening now
• Opportunity to spread current good practice
• Opportunity to address gaps in delivery

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Action groups - logistics

• Expressions of interest to host
• 2 -3 meetings (1 pre HEFCE November deadline)
• Regional input
• Student input
• Website input
• Looking for Champions
• Funding

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The big picture

• Using the power of the worlds largest sporting
  event to act as a catalyst for change
• Ways of thinking and ways of working
• Two Key Concepts
• A victory podium is only 22 inches above the
  ground, but the view from the top stretches
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• Avoid the if only scenario

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Next steps

• Input from this conference
• Get involved and keep updated sign up to the e-
  zine on the web site
• Todays workshop outline
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PODIUMThe Further and Higher Education Unit for
the 2012 Games

• Kate Potter
• PODIUM - Unit Head
• E kate.potter_at_londonhigher.ac.uk
• M 07824 412700
• Gareth Smith
• PODIUM Deputy Head of Unit
• E gareth.smith_at_londonhigher.ac.uk
• T 0207 6644838
• M 07970 684766
• W www.londonhigher.ac.uk/podium