Olympic gold medalist Tim Brabants gets set to Teach First, train second!
Inspiring Hackney pupils during Teach First Week
3 Mar 2011
Tim Brabants, an Olympic gold medalist taught a lesson at Haggerston School as part of Teach First Week.
Tim Brabants, Olympic kayak gold medalist taught a lesson to Year 9 students. He joined leading figures from the worlds of business, politics, media and entertainment who swapped the corridors of power for school corridors when they became teachers for the day, as part of independent charity Teach First’s national Teach First Week.
Tim joined other guest teachers, including Sainsbury’s Chief Executive Justin King and Channel 4 journalist Jon Snow. They worked with teachers who have been recruited and trained by Teach First, an independent charity that works to ensure that all children, have access to effective, inspirational teaching.
In his lesson, Tim aimed to highlight the Olympic Values of excellence, friendship and respect, and the Paralympic Values of determination, inspiration, courage and equality. He supported the students to explore the importance of the Olympic and Paralympic Games and ultimately inspire young Londoners to get involved in London 2012.
Olympic kayak champion Tim Brabants said: “To achieve your absolute best, you need support from those around you – family, teachers, coaches. I’ve been very lucky to have received some of the best there is. This opportunity enables me to pass on some of that support and help future generations start on their road to success.”
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