AWARD WINNERS LEGACY BROCHURE

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Angela Constance MSP Cabinet Secretary for Education & Lifelong Learning

“This Game Changer Award “I am proud, as Cabinet Secretary Winners Legacy Brochure provides for Education & Lifelong Learning, another welcome opportunity of the colleges and universities to reflect on and celebrate the celebrated here, and the wide legacy of last year’s inspiring range of innovative projects Commonwealth Games, and and initiatives which continue to the on-going success stories have an impact on individuals, of the Game Changer Award communities and sport across winners. I would like to add , not to mention the my own congratulations to impact across a diverse range of those of my predecessor who other sectors from broadcasting presented the awards last year. to smart phone technology. “The success stories outlined here give me the assurance that the legacy of the Commonwealth Games in and through our colleges and universities will be both meaningful and lasting.”

Professor Alice Brown Chair of the

“The Commonwealth and even in research. The Game Games was an amazing success, Changer Awards were a fantastic with its vibrancy felt across example of the sectors working Scotland. Our colleges and together and celebrating the universities played a big part in many contributions that staff that, not just with their talented and students made to help athletes, but by making significant ensure Glasgow 2014 was a contributions in their communities huge success. I am confident through sport initiatives, in that the legacy of that work will broadcasting and creative media be felt for years to come.”

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Winning projects that Student-led projects Projects that made a significant that were inspired developed skills and difference in sport, by Glasgow 2014 capabilities, inspired activity levels and by the legacy goals sporting performance 6 10 14

CREATIVE INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH & CULTURAL CONTRIBUTION IMPACT

Winning projects Projects that used Significant research with a creative the opportunity of projects of direct or cultural focus Glasgow 2014 as a relevance to springboard for closer Glasgow 2014 international engagement 18 22 24

3 45 COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES 30 AWARD-WINNING PROJECTS 1 LASTING LEGACY FROM GLASGOW 2014

For twelve days last summer Glasgow 2014 In some cases the legacy is a greater was a fantastic sporting event that captivated connectedness within communities: the country and the Commonwealth. ■ Stirling and Bridge of Allan now have a university Its legacy will be a lasting one; effecting changes and community multi-sport club for disabled that will last for years, for a lifetime. users. This has grown from the success of the Disability Tennis Programme, launched The legacy Glasgow 2014 aspired to was one of by students at Stirling University who wanted ambitious transformation. Scotland’s colleges to open up tennis to the local community. and universities couldn’t wait to get behind this because they understand transformative ■ In Aberdeenshire where over 4,500 primary change. Those of us working in colleges and and secondary school pupils now get together universities see the way that further and higher with around 200 university student volunteers education transforms people’s lives every day. from Robert Gordon University to take part in the Aberdeen Youth Games. 40 primary Sport was the primary reason for Glasgow 2014 schools and all 12 secondary schools now work but the XX Commonwealth Games was so much together in this very inclusive programme. more than that. It was also about culture and the arts. It was about the 71 nations and territories of ■ In Ayrshire where college lecturers and students the Commonwealth and Scotland’s relationship have teamed up with the NHS to receive training with them. Most importantly it was about people. and will now roll out a three-month weight The legacy goals for Glasgow 2014 reflected this management programme which will benefit and were set widely across four broad themes. staff, students and the wider community. In the months before, during and after the Games, ■ In the Highlands where the West Highland projects have taken place in colleges and universities Adventure Trail expedition has provided across Scotland that were inspired by Glasgow 2014. opportunities for the communities surrounding the The Game Changer Awards shone a light on these ten college centres that make up West Highland activities and recognised the best of them. Over College UHI to be more closely connected. This has 100 different projects from colleges and universities contributed to much closer working relationships were judged on how closely they embodied the within the organisation, as well as inspiring young Glasgow 2014 legacy themes of connected, people of the community areas to create artwork flourishing, sustainable and active. Thirty different and poetry to raise awareness of the opportunities projects took home gold, silver or bronze medals. for adventure connecting the West Highlands. Returning to the award-winners a year on, with legacy very much still in our minds, it In other cases, the legacy impact is felt by is clear how these projects have made a individuals. Individuals who have flourished difference and how they continue to do so. because of their involvement: ■ For Joanna Warwick who now has a career as a sports coach at Aberdeen Sports Village, having volunteered in the Aberdeen Sports Tour “ Colleges and universities as a student at the . couldn’t wait to get ■ For Alexis Moss who is now a stylist with Toni behind Glasgow 2014 & Guy following her experience of working in because they understand the Athletes’ Village salon at the Games. transformative change.”

4 Whether the positive impact the students and staff involved Stirling, won gold and bronze is on a grand-scale or simply in the Game Changer Awards medals in swimming. Kimberley affects a big change in one told us that it made them feel Renicks, a HND Sports Coaching person’s life, both are examples more involved in the special and Development of Sport of legacy, both are important. event that was Glasgow 2014. graduate from was the first athlete to We are delighted to present a Beyond the Game Changer win gold for Team Scotland in round-up of some of the legacy Awards Scotland’s colleges Judo. If this group of students stories emerging from the and universities made another and alumni had competed as a winning projects at the Game important contribution to the country they would have finished success of Glasgow 2014. Changer Awards. Many of them 11th in the medals table, above Twenty-five of the gold, silver are told from the perspective Singapore and Malaysia. of those taking part. or bronze medals won by Team Scotland were won by 21 students Returning to the legacy stories The Commonwealth Games and graduates of Scottish colleges told here, many of the projects is known internationally as and universities. Colleges and continue to grow in scale and the ‘Friendly Games’. As host, universities have an important role ambition, benefiting greater Scotland took the approach to play in supporting elite athletes. numbers of people. Inspired by that the Glasgow 2014 Games We offer coaching, top-class Glasgow 2014 and fuelled by a should be as inclusive as possible facilities, sports scholarships and shared sense of being part of with as many opportunities for the support and flexibility needed it, the legacy of Glasgow 2014 engagement and participation when it comes to studies, so that lives on in these Game Changer as could be created, so that neither the sport nor studies are projects, as it does in so many the positive impact reached compromised. Glasgow 2014 different ways across Scotland. into every community and medal winners included Stephanie Professor Gerry McCormac corner of Scotland. The Game Inglis who won silver in Judo and Principal of the Changer Awards helped Glasgow was studying towards an MSc in 2014 to reach further into International Business at Heriot- Shona Struthers colleges and universities across Watt University. Ross Murdoch, Chief Executive of Colleges Scotland Scotland. Ninety per cent of a student at the University of

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SPORTING CONTRIBUTION Higher Education Institutions

ROBERT GORDON UNIVERSITY – GOLD Aberdeen Youth Games

The Aberdeen Youth Games is going from In 2014 the Youth Games deliberately reflected strength to strength, reaching out to growing the spirit of the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth numbers of the city’s young people. Games by taking on aspects of culture and internationalism as well as sport. In 2015 the The final event of the Youth Games in 2014 involved focus has broadened to include other important around 1,500 school pupils from 36 schools including aspects of large sporting events including all 12 of Aberdeen’s secondary schools. This has nutrition, sport science, design and marketing, trebled in size to over 4,500 pupils in 2015 from 40 communications and event management. This schools as well as around 200 of Robert Gordon widens the appeal to young participants and allows University’s students as coaches; up from 35. more students at the University to get involved as coaches and role models for school pupils. New to this year’s Games was a competition to design the medal for the festival of sport. “Zahra is a much more Zahra Magaji from Middleton Park School won confident child because the competition. Her design has been digitally of her experience with the replicated with help from Gray’s School of Art at Aberdeen Youth Games.” the University and will be made into 1,200 medals.

6 THE – SILVER The Glasgow School of Art Sports Association

The students at Glasgow School average of 15 different activities of Art founded their own Sports a week. The clubs themselves are Association in 2014, inspired getting bigger and more efficiently by the excitement of the managed as students learn to deal Commonwealth Games coming with the difficulties of coordinating to the city. This was 100 per cent student sport. Facilities have been student driven, even down to the a challenge but GSA Sport has logo which was designed by one collaborated with Glasgow Life of the Art School’s students as a and the Game Changer Legacy result of an in-house competition. has helped the Association Within six months the Sports access crucial Commonwealth Association has established facilities to help strengthen the ten sports clubs. A year on GSA clubs’ longevity. Three clubs are Sport has grown exponentially now at competitive level with the to become an integral part of and rugby clubs winning student life at the Glasgow School tournaments across the city. of Art. Students now have access GSA Sport is now in a position to to 11 developed clubs with an hopefully offer students access to sport for many years to come.

UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN – BRONZE Learn to Swim

2014 saw two big sporting including table tennis and netball occasions in Scotland, the as well as different levels of Glasgow 2014 Games and the swimming training. The coaching opening of the University of has proved to be extremely Aberdeen’s new Aquatics Centre. popular and the project as a whole To celebrate both, and inspired has promoted physical activity by the active and connected inspiring more people to become legacy themes, the University more active and learn new skills. offered staff and students the As the University of Aberdeen chance to learn to swim for free looks ahead to the next academic to ensure they would benefit year there are plans to run from the new world class facility. new ‘non-competitive’ sport Throughout the project 238 opportunities. With the specific people took part in swimming focus on participative events lessons, and a further 62 took part for those who do not regularly in eight weeks of sports coaching. take part in physical activity the University hopes to continue The success of Learn to Swim to increase the number of in 2014 has led to the University people participating in sport of Aberdeen continuing and for health, fitness and fun. expanding the project in 2015. The Sport and Exercise Team now deliver free sports coaching opportunities in more sports

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NORTH EAST SCOTLAND COLLEGE – GOLD 2014 Legacy Coaching Schools Project

As part of North East Scotland coaching tips plus advertising College’s enhanced partnership local training sessions available with Active Schools and Robert to all levels of players. This is Gordon University, more just one of many regional sport opportunities have been provided relationships that have been to primary school children around enhanced during this term. Aberdeen City. For instance, 11 As we build on last year’s success, inter-city regional events were students spent over 11 weeks introduced this year which were out at local schools and clubs in organised and run by students the Aberdeen city area providing from the college with the support children with skills that can be used of their local Active Schools in life as well as sport! This time Co-ordinator. This resulted spent in the schools prepared all in increased participation for youngsters for the regional events all in many different sports previously mentioned and the including basketball, badminton, Aberdeen Youth Games Festival of netball, athletics and hockey. Sport at Aberdeen Sports Village. As well as being the beginning With 70 North East Scotland of annual events, further links College sport students across were developed with regional four sports courses volunteering, development officers in these coaching and showcasing at the sports. An example of this main event where there was comes from the Oldmachar approximately 1,500 children, this Hockey Festival where the local shows how much this event has Scottish Hockey Development impacted on the local school and Officer attended, giving expert college community since it began.

8 AYRSHIRE COLLEGE – JOINT SILVER Sporting Contribution to the Local Community

The biggest impacts from the Game Changer Legacy have been sustained support for Ayrshire Sportability and successful new partnerships developed. Ayrshire Sportability Ayrshire College sports students coach and assist over 600 young people in eight different activities. As a result of this partnership, the college is offering a Level 6 qualification in Inclusive Sport Leadership Weigh to Go in association with Scottish Disability Sport. Three lecturers and five HND Fitness students have Fit for Life teamed up with the NHS to receive training and will now Young students with additional support needs roll out a three-month weight management programme have been taking part in weekly workout which will benefit staff, students and the wider community. sessions at Ayrshire College coached by a When the Glasgow Rocks visited East Ayrshire to spot group of volunteer HND Fitness students. basketball talent in primary schools, Ayrshire College The MEND group (Mind, Exercise, Nutrition, Do it!) students were on hand to support and coach the pupils. is a programme for overweight and obese children FFIT is a 12-week programme run by the Fitness and their families. This is a great opportunity for students aimed at improving health and wellbeing along parents, children and siblings to exercise together with a behind-the-scenes look at their local football club. and at the same time gives the HND Fitness students a unique and rewarding learning experience. Students have really benefited from these volunteering opportunities. It provides them with relevant work experience, employability skills and self-confidence helping them enhance their CV and increasing their chances of employment. Their achievements have also been recognised by gaining a Saltire Award.

DUNDEE AND ANGUS COLLEGE AND – JOINT SILVER Dundee Academy of Sport

The Dundee Academy of Sport at Abertay University through is a partnership between Dundee the development of a shared and Angus College and Abertay curriculum and a seamless University that aims to use sport approach to student progression. as a context for learning at school, ■ A CPD programme aimed at college and university as well supporting those involved as providing support and CPD in the delivery of sport and opportunities for those involved in exercise in the community. the delivery of sport and physical activity in the community. This results in sport being ingrained into the learning culture in our The Academy’s work includes: partner schools. Pupils are ■ Working with schools to use far more passionate about sport as a context for learning. learning and a possible career They deliver lessons that not in the sports industry due to the only inspire sporting participation real life application of our lessons. but also act as a vehicle for Transitions between learning engaging pupils in education by institutions are streamlined exploiting links between sport resulting in a clearer pathway and a wide range of academic for those hoping to have a subjects, from maths to career in the sports industry. history, chemistry to sociology, and nutrition to literature. During 2014/15, 7,500 pupils from ■ Supporting the articulation of 69 schools have been part of the Dundee and Angus College programme which has achieved 100 students onto studying sport percent teacher satisfaction rate.

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“All our cyclists have said they are very keen to keep going with track cycling. Who knows where we could end up in another year’s time?”

UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH, AND UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE – GOLD On Track for Success

The cycling clubs at the Universities of Edinburgh, to do well but it would not have been possible to make Glasgow and Strathclyde joined together to use of their enthusiasm without providing them with encourage more students to try track cycling the essential equipment needed to compete. Over the by offering taster sessions at the Sir Chris Hoy past year over 20 people from Edinburgh University Velodrome. At the time of the Game Changer Cycling Club (EUCC) have been accredited at the Awards, On Track for Success had helped around 300 velodrome in Glasgow for weekly track league racing. complete novices to try the sport. Over the last year “Edinburgh University Cycling Club’s main focus the university cycling clubs have grown in terms of for the last year was getting people entered into members and ability. the British University Track Cycling Championships “Track cycling is not the easiest of sports to get into, in May. This gave the less experienced riders due to the high degree of investment necessary to an opportunity to experience high level racing start competing and training regularly. Out of all and helped us gain BUCS points and medals. 14 people who attended British Universities and “As a club we have gone from having perhaps one Colleges Sport (BUCS), only three had their own bikes. or two regular competitive track cyclists and no “Our application for funding for more track bikes medals to a core group of about 20 who compete in mentioned that we were shortlisted for a Game national level competition and four BUCS medals.” Changer Award. The funding has proved vital to Chris Hartley provide enough bikes for everyone to race on. We have President, Edinburgh University Cycling Club several very keen cyclists who show great potential and Ruairi O’Driscoll

10 UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW – SILVER Gym Buddies

Since winning the Game Changer a disability and the project has “Gym buddies has Award, Gym Buddies has linked up with the University’s supported over developed and is more successful disability service which provides 60 students with than ever. The project was created referrals. Over the past two years to support students that have Gym Buddies has supported psychological or psychological or physical barriers over 60 students that have a physical barriers to participating in exercise. The range of different needs and to exercise.” University now has 23 trained concerns and the organisers ‘buddies’ up from eight in the are confident this will continue first year. As an incentive to to grow as the project does. get involved Gym Buddies now offers ‘buddies’ a refund on gym membership after they have worked through two blocks of support for their peers. Buddy training now includes a focus on how to support students with

UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING – BRONZE Disability Tennis Programme

The success of the disability Following its success the tennis programme kickstarted University hosted the first ever a number of parasport activities Scottish universities and colleges at Stirling and has led to the wheelchair basketball tournament. University’s first disability sport Students and staff are now club within the Sport Union which working with Scottish Disability will launch in autumn 2015. The Sport, Forth Valley Disability Sport, disability tennis programme was Tennis Scotland and Basketball driven by a desire, on the part of Scotland to form a university and Stirling’s students, to open up community multi-sport club that tennis to the local community. will serve communities in Bridge Scottish Disability Sport, Tennis of Allan and the Stirling area. It Scotland and the Lawn Tennis is hoped this flagship initiative Association supported the will result in the breaking down University in delivering it. of barriers and more disabled people seeking opportunities to participate in sport at Scotland’s University for Sporting Excellence.

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EDINBURGH COLLEGE – GOLD Do:25 Every Minute Counts

The DO:25 materials developed by HND Graphic To support the implementation of DO:25 as a Design students, Hussain Al-Khirsan and Alistair way of embedding a culture of physical activity Kerr, have inspired the work of the college’s Healthy in the study and workplace over the next Working Lives group, a cross-college scheme to year, the Healthy Working Lives team will: promote health and wellbeing among staff. ■ Organise walk-at-work sessions at each campus Over the last year, Healthy Working Lives has ■ Organise yoga/pilates classes for staff and developed a range of college initiatives to get staff students in conjunction with our dance and more active. At the start of next academic year, movement lecturers it aims to use these as a lead into the launch of ■ Organise activities for Cycle to Work Day in DO:25 itself as a campaign for the whole college. September and Workout at Work Day next June DO:25 will be a partnership with Edinburgh College ■ Hold further cross-campus health fairs in Students’ Association to promote exercising in partnership with local health and fitness manageable chunks throughout the day to staff organisations. and students. It will build upon the Healthy Working Lives group’s work so far with staff, which includes: “ The campaign isn’t just a one-off ■ Lunchtime and after-work staff sports quick fix. It supports people to find sessions organised in partnership with the a way to make changes to their college’s Staff Association for staff to fit lives without feeling like they’re physical activity easily into their day taking drastic steps, and helps them ■ A campaign to encourage the use of stairs keep this up in the long term.” instead of lifts ■ Health fairs across campuses to promote healthy lifestyles and slotting in physical activity throughout each working day.

12 WEST HIGHLAND COLLEGE UHI – SILVER The West Highland Adventure Trail

The West Highland Adventure ambition for 2016 is to take it by Trail (WHAT) project was tall ship via the West Coast College successfully completed in Centres again, and then on to 2014 – 33 students and staff Norway for an arctic adventure by between them walked, climbed, ship, kayak and possibly ski, linking scrambled, biked, canoed and the West Highland community with sea kayaked more than 300 miles that of Sogndal, Norway, which taking in key mountains, islands has already formed strong links and lochs in the West Highlands with West Highland College UHI. with an expedition baton. The WHAT offered a unique Since then, the WHAT has opportunity for the communities inspired a strong reinforcement surrounding the ten college of our course expedition themes centres which make up West for 2015-16, promising more Highland College UHI to be opportunities for students to more closely connected, and develop their skills of planning and has contributed to much closer engagement in exploration of wild working relationships within the places. The baton is still very much organisation, as well as inspiring a part of these plans – it currently young people of the community resides as part of a legacy display in areas to create artwork and Fort William, although it is planned poetry to raise awareness of to be incorporated into future the opportunities for adventure group expedition projects. The connecting the West Highlands.

CITY OF GLASGOW COLLEGE – BRONZE Public Furniture

This voluntary project enabled The students created a number of pieces of students undertaking a NC, furniture including: HNC and HND in Furniture ■ A bench consisting of a table with seats of Craft & Design to design and different heights and space for wheelchairs or create a range of public furniture pushchairs. This tied in with the Games principles that encapsulate the spirit of of enabling diversity and ensuring equality. the Commonwealth Games and provide a lasting tribute ■ A stand-alone table which has symbols of the to Glasgow’s contribution 17 sports that were represented in the Games. towards the ‘Friendly Games’. On the centre of the table top there are hands The students worked together clasped together which demonstrates that the for the first time and had world should strive together to be united and equal the opportunity to learn new in every possible way. They encompass the globe research, communication, design, of the world. In the background there is the St presentation, manufacturing Andrew’s Cross. The games logo is incorporated and construction techniques. within the design using a laser cutter for fine detail. There is text on the front panel (underside) of the table which reads ‘Commonwealth Games, United in 2014.’ The table description can also be translated into different languages and Braille.

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Photo credit goes to Kalyan Veera, Medical Illustration, University of Aberdeen.

UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN – GOLD Commonwealth Sports Tour

The Commonwealth Sports Tour was a 12-week “I have gained and improved a variety of skills from programme of events aimed to give school my experience coaching, such as leadership and children from Primary 4 to Secondary 2 a chance to organisation. In particular, I receive a sense of experience up to 12 different sports with coaching achievement when I am able to teach a new sport and support from students at the University. The to children, who otherwise would not have had aim was to increase participation in sport amongst exposure to this sport. It is especially rewarding school children and increase volunteering amongst when I see the children eager to return. university students. Aberdeen University Sports “I was motivated to continue volunteering by the Union worked with the Aberdeen Sports Village enthusiasm of the children. I felt that volunteering to make this project happen. The end of the Tour would allow me to give something back to sport by coincided with the Queen’s Baton Relay visit to the encouraging more children to be active and take up city and a massive celebration in the Sports Village. new sports. Following the Commonwealth Legacy There was a sharp increase in the number of children Sports Tour I have seen a number of the same attending children’s sport sessions immediately children returning to weekly multi-sport sessions. after the Sports Tour and sustained growth in table tennis. A year on, the Tour has helped identify where “At the end of the summer I was delighted there are gaps in the provision of certain sports for to be offered a job on the coaching team at young people. Badminton and athletics sessions Aberdeen Sports Village. This has allowed me for Primary 1 to 3 are about to be introduced. to continue working with children through sports camps and weekly sports sessions.” Joanna Warwick University of Aberdeen student and Legacy Ambassador for Glasgow 2014 “ I receive a sense of achievement when I am able to teach a new sport to children.”

14 GLASGOW CALEDONIAN UNIVERSITY – SILVER Gaming for Glasgow 2014

Since the Game Changer Awards, for masterclasses with leading Gaming for Glasgow has gone games companies, followed by from strength to strength in a trip to the House of Lords. creating the legacy promised. Project Raintown extends the A Showcase of the finalised 30 Gaming for Glasgow partnership games based on the Glasgow into 2015/16. GCU, The Celtic 2014 Legacy Priorities ‘active’, FC Foundation and Glasgow ‘connected’, ‘flourishing’ and Schools have collaborated with ‘sustainable’ was held at GCU the dementia charity Playlist for in June 2014. Beginning with a Life, to design apps for wellbeing graduation ceremony for the in dementia. The project sees project, over 200 staff, students pupils co-design apps to share and pupils celebrated their music across the generations of collective achievement with their communities, learn about their families and communities. the benefits of music technology In addition to a graduation to the wellbeing of those living ceremony and certificate, pupils with dementia, and apply their and students were awarded knowledge by working with the chance to visit TechCity individuals living with dementia in their own community. This will include hosting the Raintown Tea Dance in the Old Fruitmarket, Glasgow to share their work with people living with dementia,

OPEN UNIVERSITY IN SCOTLAND – BRONZE Personal Best

Personal Best is an interactive app The app is still live and will be that aims to help people achieve updated again before the Rio 2016 their health and fitness goals Olympic and Paralympic Games. through a mix of winning sports A lasting legacy of the app has psychology, online ‘support teams’ been the way the app has helped and gamification. The app built on the OU to better understand the highly successful Olympisize how social networks can be Me, an online interactive resource used to encourage and inspire developed by the OU to provide different groups of learners. a self-assessment mechanism. This new understanding has Over 40,000 people viewed the informed a major redesign of Open University’s OpenLearn the OpenLearn platform which portal which includes the Personal will be rolled out in 2016. Best app. Interest peaked around the Games but it has continued to be used throughout the year. Sixty per cent of people using the OpenLearn platform say it helped to increase their confidence in their abilities. “ Sixty per cent of people using OpenLearn say it helped increase their confidence.”

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DUNDEE AND ANGUS COLLEGE – GOLD Host Broadcaster Training Initiative

Glasgow 2014 became the first Commonwealth ■ Continued provision of high quality work experience Games to be available to television viewers in all the opportunities at a range of live sport events 71 competing nations and territories. An estimated ■ Organise and deliver career events to introduce television audience of more than 1.5 billion watched the HBTI students to potential employers the Glasgow 2014 Games across the globe. ■ Organise and facilitate high quality workshops The Host Broadcaster Training Initiative (HBTI), a and masterclasses for college and university key Legacy 2014 programme, saw 208 students staff and students from across Scotland benefit from world-class media broadcast training and secured roles ■ Work with industry supply chains to ensure at the Glasgow . access to industry standard equipment is The HBTI was considered a great success and available to students enrolled at colleges and exceeded expectation both in terms of the universities in Scotland number of students involved and the impact ■ Support the development and take-up of more they made on their Games-time experience. industry-appropriate qualifications, including the As part of the HBTI legacy new partnerships Level 9 PDA in Outside Broadcasting and the with industry have been forged to identify key development of an MA framework for Multi priorities in relation to recruitment and skills Camera Outside Broadcasting in collaboration development of live and multi-camera broadcasting with Industry. talent in Scotland. An online talent pool has been developed, showcasing the 200+ students involved in HBTI and are matching them to industry needs. Legacy plans and activity include: “ The long-term goal is to create a new generation of talent, which should benefit the wider creative industry as a whole.”

16 GLASGOW CLYDE COLLEGE – SILVER Active Schools Partnership

Since 2009 Glasgow Clyde College, deliver coaching sessions across Glasgow Life, and Glasgow City 24 primary schools in south west Council’s Active Schools have Glasgow to over 1,000 pupils. been working in partnership to Over half of the sessions are run deliver sport and activity education as part of the school Physical to local school pupils through Education (PE) curriculum, with weekly coaching sessions. The the remainder running in after partnership is the longest running school clubs. The partnership has and largest of its kind in Glasgow, been enhanced by reviewing and and is a wonderful example of ensuring its objectives are in line best practice. Year on year it has with the Commonwealth Games been enhanced to improve the Legacy 2014 goals. As a result, experiences of all involved. the partnership has and continues to deliver lasting change for: On a weekly basis, between 60 and 70 Glasgow Clyde NQ and ■ young people, HN Sports Coaching students ■ schoolchildren, and ■ the local community in south west Glasgow.

WEST COLLEGE SCOTLAND – BRONZE The Salon Legacy

For West College Scotland and services that caught the students, working at the attention of both the athlete Athlete’s Village Salon this was a clientele and external audiences. once-in-a-lifetime opportunity This experience provided the to experience a world-class students with a legacy of valuable sporting event, in a unique skills and industry contacts to give setting and in a high volume, them the best chance to make challenging environment. a great career for themselves The college successfully built on whilst the college has seen the success and popularity of hair stronger partnerships forged and beauty treatments during and a measurable increase in the the London 2012 Olympics – and number of companies actively developed a service with a local engaged with them. This project “It was such a great experience and edge. Not only that but they were has undoubtedly contributed it made me want to strive for more able to draw on the expertise of to a lasting legacy for hair and their students, staff and partners beauty students in Scotland. and work harder to achieve my to deliver exciting products goals. It inspired me so much; not only the experience, but working with amazing students and our very own amazing lecturers. I have been shown if we put dedication in, I can achieve.” Kevin Sean McMillan Hairdressing student, West College Scotland

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UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW – GOLD MyCity:Glasgow app

Launched officially last summer, Mark 2 and for future research the MyCity: Glasgow app has into how apps can encourage proved to be much more than a and promote sustained fun way for people to engage with changes in the behaviours of the spirit of the Commonwealth players and increase users’ Games. The aim of the app was activity levels. This research to use gamification techniques will be of significant use for to encourage users to walk more similar public health projects and to learn more about the host in the future, and currently the city of Glasgow from anywhere researchers are talking with around the world. People who local housing associations downloaded the app were to develop an app for a more monitored for three months to concentrated area of Glasgow capture data on their activity to encourage older people in the levels and the way they interacted community to be more active. with the app: for example, which As a result, development of features did they use most or the My City: Glasgow app has least? The app has been an contributed to the legacy of invaluable resource for the Glasgow 2014 for the city. development of MyCity: Glasgow

18 UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW – SILVER Commonwealth Music in the University

The Commonwealth Games gave The events attracted much media the University the opportunity attention and gained extensive to create new relationships with coverage on BBC Radio and external organisations by creating television. They drew hundreds new performing opportunities of new audience members from and commissioning work with a the local community with many sports theme. The three-part of them taking part in table tennis Commonwealth project involved workshops with Drumchapel Table a Music with a Message concert Tennis Club. Kagel’s Eine Brise featuring the renowned Black is rarely performed so this was Voices, a Sound of Sports event filmed for archive as a great legacy combining music and table tennis for the Games. The University and a rendition of Kagel’s Eine continues its relationship with Brise with the added musical Black Voices and the Coull Quartet, accompaniment of the bells and both of whom will return for more whistles of 111 cyclists, many performances in the future. of whom were drawn from the University’s cycle to work scheme.

UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE – BRONZE Celebrating Sport in Film and Comics

“The team at the University of established Comics Studio space Dundee promoted the values in the University. Much of the of the Commonwealth Games discussion in workshops focused through a series of events and on the fact that sports comics activities in film and comics used to be very popular in Britain, studies. We screened a number and worldwide. At their height of films with sporting themes, these films and comics provided including Loneliness of the Long a rich forum for discussing issues Distance Runner, This Sporting raised by sports, such as fair Life and I Will Buy You and chaired play, competitiveness, individual the lively discussions afterwards. accomplishment and the value Several of our students have of teamwork. It was agreed that been inspired by these films and events such as Glasgow 2014 have become very interested in demonstrated how positive sports this sub-genre of film-making can be in promoting diversity, though we make no claims to have equality, mulit-culturalism and improved their exercise regimes! a sense of fair play. It’s a shame that in recent years there have “We held an exhibition of comic art been fewer films and comics devoted to sport in comics and ran that address these issues.” a series of workshops in the newly Dr Brian Hoyle Lecturer in Film Studies at the University of Dundee

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CREATIVE & CULTURAL Further Education Institutions

CITY OF GLASGOW COLLEGE – JOINT GOLD “Come Oan Get Aff” - Drama Production

Since winning the Gold Award, diverse client group. This is now student is about to complete his students in the college have been established in the curriculum HND in Film & Media and aims involved in a number of initiatives and a very successful example of to attend university next year. building on the games legacy. partnership working. One student Cultural Partnership is now training regularly and Access to Sport Students held an exhibition of likely to be included in the Special As a result of their increased their work in partnership with Olympics squad. This group has interest in sports, the college Glasgow Museums, inspired by raised around £200 to assist works in partnership with students the initial drama and creating with his costs through a range of studying Sports Coaching from artworks inspired by buildings Charity events. A tombola was held NC to HN Level. These students in and around Glasgow. with the wonderful co-operation have coached in a range of of Asda Toryglen to help with this. Students created an exhibition sports activities, and provided of flying creatures built from access to a fully equipped gym Access to Creative Industries rubbish. This was based on work and workout space. This has One student has been inspired investigating the children of Cuba, encouraged students to do more, by his role in the drama and and how they have a tradition of to become more active, to work undertakes regular drama handmade toys using recycled in teams and understand they workshops in partnership with materials. This also increased can achieve much more than they the Citizens Theatre where students’ eco awareness. first thought possible. In return, he has been involved in a Sports students have been able number of performances. One student was a winner to apply their knowledge in a real in the College Equalities and Students have written, directed work setting and experience Diversity Competition with her and performed in a number of the challenges of working with a entry of a photographic collage film projects this session, with with the theme of Ninja Turtles one film on the dangers of social – the same but different. media winning an award from Common Knowledge. One

WEST HIGHLAND COLLEGE (UHI) – JOINT GOLD The West Highland Adventure Trail

The West Highland Adventure and the most challenging, rugged on this learning journey, Trail (WHAT) was conceived by coastlines and mountains of the they recognised the unique third year Adventure Tourism region. On its journey, the baton contribution that each individual Management degree programme collected a valuable cornucopia of brings to any team and they students as a new concept, linking letters, poems, certificates and have built their confidence, their West Highland College UHI’s artwork from local communities abilities and their capacity to 10 college centres in Lochaber, and groups voicing their contribute to society within and Skye and Wester Ross. The aim aspirations for the future. outwith their own communities. and ambition of the project was Participants – both staff and From a wider perspective, the to complete an expedition that students – tested themselves involvement of each group of connected the remote rural in terms of their own creativity, students in each location has college communities with a relay and problem solving skills which provided similar experiences of teams and a journey taking in they put into practice. Reflecting for them and their communities the most breath-taking scenery, depending on their involvement; the possibilities are endless and exciting going into the future.

20 NEW COLLEGE LANARKSHIRE – BRONZE Creative Futures

The lasting legacy of the Creative their prospects of progressing on to higher education. Futures project was that it The two exhibitions of the students’ work provided an produced an exciting and varied enjoyable, rewarding and engaging experience, not only for collection of creative artwork that our students, their families, friends and local communities, was produced by New College but also for a wider non-sport following audience as well. Lanarkshire’s Art and Design and Leisure students and contributed to The project has nurtured collaboration between students, a cultural legacy of Glasgow 2014. college staff and the professional artists who worked on the project and also enhanced arts and culture within The project gave the college’s NC the college and the local community. The good practice Art and Design and Leisure students identified will be used as a model for future creative access to, and extended contact students, which the college will also share with many with, successful professional people other Educational and Art institutions in Scotland. working in the Creative Industries not normally afforded to them. In Creative Futures was an integral part of the East terms of the benefits, the project Dunbartonshire Council Legacy 2014 programme due to helped them to produce a well- its capacity to capture a unique moment in Scotland’s rounded portfolio of creative art and history through the talent of young local artists that design work, be more confident in delivered lasting change and legacy activities beyond their own abilities and also enhance Glasgow 2014.

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21 INTERNATIONAL CONTRIBUTIONS - Higher Education Institutions

INTERNATIONAL CONTRIBUTION Higher Education Institutions

UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH – JOINT GOLD Building Legacy Relationships with India

As a truly international university, the University of base for final preparations of the Indian National Edinburgh took inspiration from Glasgow 2014 to Women’s Hockey Team. India’s Hockey Squad spent catalyse its connections with the Commonwealth. five days intensive training and acclimatising at the With a particular focus on India and the University University’s five star hockey and gym facilities. In of Delhi, a number of sporting and educational what was a fantastic experience for the University’s projects organised during the run up to the Games own hockey teams, the Squad had time to interact have built a meaningful legacy partnership. College with students. Just days after Glasgow 2014 drew on Wheels saw close to 700 students and staff from to a close, and with the spirit of the friendly Games the Universities of Delhi and Edinburgh retrace still very much alive, Dehli University’s men’s hockey the train journey taken by Mahatma Gandhi. This team arrived in Edinburgh for a ten-day hockey, experience created a real understanding of cultural culture and educational visit. They played two hockey values and admiration for contemporary India. Back ‘tests’ against Edinburgh’s men’s team in the first in Scotland, the University hosted undergraduate ever Commonwealth Varsity Hockey Challenge, students from Delhi University to learn how the with Edinburgh taking the spoils 2-0. Plans are UK supports people with disabilities. On a sporting now underway to arrange a reciprocal visit so that theme, Edinburgh University was proud to be the Edinburgh’s men’s hockey can contest the second test match on Indian soil. It is through activities such as this that the sporting, cultural and educational partnership goes from strength to strength.

UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE – JOINT GOLD Global Coaches House

Almost 500 coaches from 20 Commonwealth “This is a good example of the benefits of the countries came together at the University of flexible and developmental opportunities that the Strathclyde for the Global Coaches House House approach provides. There is the formality of during the Commonwealth Games. The eight- a structured programme but there are also more day long Coaches House was organised and flexible, organic opportunities for the coaching run by Strathclyde University, Sportscotland community to identify, discuss and prioritise areas and the International Council for Coaching for future action. Excellence (ICCE) to allow coaches and strategic Planning is at an advanced stage for the 2016 Global agencies to share experience, expertise, Coaches House to run in parallel with the Rio de scholarship and research in sports coaching. Janeiro Olympic and Paralympic Games as well The programme highlighted an important legacy as future Commonwealth Games. The Glasgow issue; the coaching profession is concerned experience has provided an excellent template about increasing sedentary patterns and lower for operational success and effective partnership activity levels in children. Scottish research around working and the University of Strathclyde and physical activity report cards was presented during Sportscotland remain engaged with ICCE.” the Coaches House as a stimulus for debate. A Brian Green key question for coaches and coaching is how Associate Deputy Principal for Learning and the global coaching community can establish Teaching at the University of Strathclyde an Active Life Plan in parallel with the High Performance Athlete Pathway, to constructively address the health and economic crisis of low activity levels in children and adults.

22 “It’s so important for coaches from all sports and all levels to have opportunities to get together and learn from each other. Global Coaches House made that happen in Glasgow.” Judy Murray

UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH AND UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW – BRONZE 33Fifty Commonwealth Youth Leadership Programme

33Fifty was a global leader As the Queen’s Baton travelled experience for young people aged around the Commonwealth, 18-25 across the Commonwealth. before arriving in Scotland, young Over 90 young people took part people in each nation and territory from over 30 nationalities. The wrote messages of inspiration to programme focused on developing the 33Fifty participants. A copy leadership skills and cultural of this book was passed on to intelligence that will be invaluable in the then Australian Minister, Jann their future careers and civic lives. Stuckey, as part of the handover Ninety-five per cent of participants from Scotland to the Gold said they would recommend 33Fifty. Coast, as the host for the 2018 Many have since gone on to do Commonwealth Games. It’s hoped inspirational things. One participant that 33Fifty will be delivered there. now works at the United Nations in Back home in Scotland, Glasgow New York for the Trinidad & Tobago University hosted another multi- Government. One went on to national global leader experience win an African Women in Europe session for 100 of its students Award for Young Achievers, and in early 2015. Both Glasgow and one former participant has been Edinburgh Universities are working named Top 10 College Women in on plans to deliver more sessions the US award for social enterprise. as a lasting legacy for the project.

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23 RESEARCH IMPACT - Higher Education Institutions

RESEARCH IMPACT Higher Education Institutions

UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW – JOINT GOLD GoWell in the East End

“GoEast is a five-year long research project “Residents have noticed improvements into the legacy impact of the Glasgow 2014 in the local environment.” Commonwealth Games on the residents of the east end of Glasgow. Regular surveys of local residents and school pupils aims to empower residents and programmes to help overcome inequalities in the local track their views and changing lifestyles as a result neighbourhood and in the use of sports facilities. The of the major sporting event and regeneration first investigations into issues around gender and of the east end that was a direct consequence childcare have been completed with equalities issues of Glasgow playing host to the Games. for ethnic minorities, people with disabilities and long term health problems currently under review. The second of three surveys of the community in the east end has been completed with a focus on The findings of the GoWell research go directly to changes since Glasgow 2014 in and around the the organisations involved in delivering legacy. This main venues of the Games. Residents have noticed is important in terms of acknowledging progress but improvements in the quality of local sports facilities, more so in terms of identifying remaining challenges general improvements in the local environment so that more improvements can take place. and have reported they feel safer. There is no As the area continues its regeneration following the evidence yet of increased sporting activity. Games, another indirect legacy impact has been the Research with six local schools has highlighted University of Glasgow’s decision to relocate some differences in the variety of sports played by school staff to the Olympia building in the east end. A team of pupils from more and less affluent neighbourhoods 15 staff covering five of the University’s schools and and generally high levels of physical inactivity amongst nine of its research centres will share space with staff school-age children. Another strand of the project, from the Glasgow Centre for Population Health.” focussed on equality, aims to provide detailed Professor Ade Kearns, University of Glasgow feedback to policymakers on how to tailor legacy with Dr Julie Clark, University of Glasgow

UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF SCOTLAND – JOINT GOLD Leveraging Parasport Events for Sustainable Community Participation

Julie McElroy worked on the University of the West “It will take time to assess the integrated impact of Scotland’s research into integrated and non- on society in Scotland. and integrated para sport events as a PhD student. The Glasgow Life are going to be monitoring it for research compares the Glasgow 2014 Games, which the next nine years. I believe the Commonwealth took an integrated approach to para-sport, with the Games will be a catalyst to widen opportunities Toronto Pan Am and Para Pan Am Games in 2015 for people with disabilities to get involved in which runs the competition for able-bodied and para- sports in Scotland over time. It will happen if athletes, one following the other. The specific interest human-power keeps it in the spotlight. of the research is whether the difference in approach “Following on from Glasgow 2014’s ParaSports affects society’s attitudes towards disability. programme my passion for sports has continued “I am interested to see how the UWS study’s to evolve and I have now taken up Lawn Bowls. This conclusions will inform policy and what social sport was not going to be an easy sport for me to legacies this will leave for local participation master as my whole co-ordination of Cerebral Palsy is as well as supporting para-athletes. affected by Ataxia. I was fortunate to meet Jim Irwin MBE, bowls coach and umpire because of the sports “I feel incredibly fortunate to have coverage I did during the Commonwealth Games. had the opportunity to work on Jim and I have built a formidable partnership. Who knows where I’ll end up in the Lawn Bowls world!” international research in an area that I feel passionate about.” Julie McElroy, Researcher

24 UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW, UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE AND UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING – BRONZE The Security Legacy

The project, which ended last how they were overcome. Both year, provided two key documents documents have been shared as outputs which are aimed widely amongst stakeholders at security practitioners and with responsibilities in this area professionals. The first document, including Police Scotland, other a set of guidance notes for policing organisations, public security providers, is designed for and private security providers use by those who are responsible and Governments, both at home for the planning of mega events, and internationally. The research like Glasgow 2014. The second team behind this project will be is a set of learning points from participating in the forthcoming the experience of planning Glasgow 2014 Legacy Conference and implementing security for to be held in Glasgow in October Glasgow 2014 which reflects on 2015, presenting the findings the specific challenges faced and from their work. Considered reflection on the experience of Glasgow 2014 and a focus on sharing this experience ensures a lasting legacy for the Games.

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Games in a variety of areas. SFC experience in live broadcast, With thanks to investments supported Scotland’s creative production and technology, elite athletes to study as they offering over 200 students work the organisations trained, the broadcasting of the placements during the Games. that supported Games to a global audience and SFC also provided £3 million to provided new skills which allowed and sponsored the train 2,000 people in 12 colleges people to take part as events staff. Game Changer across Scotland as events Awards. Almost a quarter of Team Scotland stewards and security staff, giving competing at the Glasgow them a nationally-recognised Commonwealth Games were qualification and the skills students or graduates of the SFC- needed to take advantage of the The Scottish Funding Council funded Winning Students sports opportunities offered by the large (SFC) funds teaching and scholarship scheme, including the number of events jobs available learning, research and other entire Scotland badminton team. through the Games and beyond. activities in Scotland’s 25 Since it began in 2009, Winning colleges and 19 universities. Students has supported more Our investments open up than 160 high performance opportunities for over half a student athletes each year in million learners every year and colleges and universities across help to make Scotland the the country with scholarships of best place in the world to learn, up to £5,500. educate, research and innovate. The SFC-funded Glasgow 2014 Scotland’s universities and Host Broadcaster Training Initiative colleges played a big role in the (HBTI) trained students to give Photo credit goes to success of the Commonwealth them skills and hands-on practical Winning Students/Peter Devlin.

SPONSORS Scottish Student Sport is the coordinating body for all student sport and physical activity in Scotland. It works across Scotland’s universities and colleges to creative positive sporting experiences. www.scottishstudentsport.com Scottish Qualifications Authority is the national awarding body trusted to manage Scotland’s qualification system. SQA worked with 2014 Games Legacy to ensure learning opportunities offered real value. www.sqa.org.uk Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework Partnership promotes lifelong learning in Scotland by helping learners, colleges, universities and employers to get a better understanding of qualifications. www.scqf.org.uk Education Scotland is the national agency for the development and improvement of education. It aims to work with educational providers and organisations to share best practice, inspiration and guidance. www.educationscotland.gov.uk UK Council for International Student Affairs is the UK’s national advisory body serving the interests of international students and all those who work with them. www.ukcisa.org.uk Research Councils UK is a strategic partnership of seven UK Research Councils which invest around £3 billion in research. www.rcuk.ac.uk

26 WORKING WITH EMERGING TALENT

Young people were made a The paid commissions priority within the Glasgow undertaken by Katelynne 2014 legacy goals. The Games Kirk, Bart Urbanski, Jakub itself created thousands Stajszczak, Gillian Sweeney of opportunities for young and Ewan Kinloch added to people to learn new skills and the hands-on experience gain valuable, sometimes they can cite on their CVs and life-changing experiences. the examples of work now shown in their portfolios. The Game Changer Awards wanted to do the same, The professionalism and in whatever small way we enthusiasm that all five brought could. College and university to the job was matched only students were commissioned by the end results, which we to deliver the art work for were delighted with. We are the Awards’ logo and to very pleased to have had the shoot the photography at chance to work with them the awards ceremony. and wish them all the best in what we are certain will be very successful careers.

KATELYNNE KIRK GILLIAN SWEENEY Commissioned to design the One of the photographers Game Changer Awards logo commissioned to shoot the Awards Ceremony

“When I was approached by Universities Scotland and “I was selected by the college to cover this event as Colleges Scotland to design the logo for the Game most of my work involves sport and my project at that Changer Awards it was the first competitive pitch I time was based around the Commonwealth Games had taken part in, on my own, since leaving Edinburgh and some of the athletes. Although this job was College of Art. slightly different to what I was shooting this was good experience during my studies. We had the opportunity “It was a fantastic challenge as there were multiple to work to a set brief with strict deadlines and be part layers to the brief in terms of what the logo needed to of a team producing photographs for a live event which represent. Winning the pitch gave me a huge boost gave us valuable experience. in confidence when working with clients outside of my main contract with Blood Creative. Requests have “This last year has been busy as I have graduated varied from logo design, wedding invites, fund-raising from City of Glasgow College with a BA (Hons) in materials to website design. Some of my current photography. This has seen me venture slightly and past clients include a charity choir, a software from sport into dance and portraiture, although I am company, my church in Edinburgh and a Jewellery still involved in sport and have covered other award Designer in Northern Ireland. ceremonies since this job.” “I would like to take this opportunity to thank Universities Scotland and Colleges Scotland for this wonderful opportunity and the help it has given me in progressing my career.”

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