London 2012 and the impact of the UK’s Olympic and Paralympic legislation: protecting commerce or preserving culture?

The general commercial rights associated with the Olympic Movement are protected in the UK by the Olympic Symbols etc (Protection) Act 1995. In addition, the UK Government, in response to a requirement of the Host City Contract with the International Olympic Committee, created the London Olympic Association Right under section 33 and Schedule 4 of the London Olympic and Paralympic Games Act 2006. These provisions enable the London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games to exploit, to the fullest extent, the commercial rights associated with the London Olympic Games. This article questions whether the IOC’s requirement for legislative protection and state enforcement of the commercial rights are compatible with the Fundamental Principles of Olympism as defined in the Olympic Charter, and its stated aim of being a celebration of sporting endeavour, culture and education

Build a book photocopiable resource

The Build a Book Workshop is a step-by step guide for teachers and writers, that shows you how to organise creative writing workshops with a difference and with a very tangible end product. Your students can see their work turned into a book that has a spine and can sit on a shelf, raising money for charity at the same time. This photocopiable resource makes conducting the Build a Book Workshop even easier. It contains: • Checklists for the organisers • Planning sheets • Prompt sheets for students • Templates for marketing materials • Templates for permission slips • Templates for letter

Nick's gallery

Barney is having a hard time. His best friend Nick is dying; he has to compete for the county swimming championships; he has school work to contend with; he is just getting to know his first girlfriend; he is coping with his first part-time job. Everything is just about holding together … then what he has been dreading most happens and all sorts of other things go wrong as well. This is the moving story of how Barney comes to terms with his grief over his friend Nick. We share his pain and eventually his hopes for the future

Kiters

Robbie is a little disappointed when he gets a home-made kite for his birthday. He would really have liked a computer. But then he gets more than he bargained for with his new kite. Can it help him, though, to find out what is killing the fish and the seabirds and making the sea lose its sparkle? Will Osman, the sleeping giant who lies beneath the Gull Cliff, be able to help? And what about the seagulls who are always hanging around when Robbie and best friend Jace fly their kites? Or the strange old fisherman who seems to be dumping something nasty-looking into the sea? Robbie and Jace are swept into a world of danger, threat and magic as they try to find out what is spoiling their beautiful Gull Cliff Bay

The prophecy

Everything about Kaleem marks him out from the rest: the blond hair and the dark skin, the humble cave where he lives and the fact that he doesn't know his father. He's used to unwelcome attention, but even so, he'd feel better if some strange old man didn't keep following him around. Then the man introduces himself and begins to explain the Babel Prophecy - and everything in Kaleem's life changes forever

Strange and wondrous words

This workshop took place at the 2010 NAWE conference. It gave participants the opportunity to make use of what happens to us when we work in a language other than our own. We explored how we can be creative with a little and how a lack of linguistic resources forces linguistic creativity. Less becomes more. Participants enjoyed a range of activities in Dutch, French, German, Spanish, and Welsh. No knowledge of these languages was necessary. This article describes the exercise in a format that enables readers to try them out at home