Resources
-
Submitting evidence for EPAS
Submitting evidence for EPAS should be very straightforward: This post describes how to do the last bit of that. You can watch this short video for a walkthrough of the whole process. How to submit evidence In most cases you just send a link to where you have already publicised the work, so a link…
-
Educational opportunities from the European Parliament in the UK
As well as EPAS (European Parliament Ambassador Schools programme), the European Parliament Liaison Office in the UK offers a range of opportunities and possibilities for young people in the UK: Visits to Europe House Educational visits to your school or college Educational resources Euroscola – both on-line and in-person Find out more about all of…
-
The Council in your classroom: discover how EU countries work together!
Teaching and learning about the EU has never been easier! The Council of the EU has launched a civic education package with lessons for pupils and students aged 12-25 years old.
-
European Parliament’s Youth Hub launches
Whether you’re a young person looking to share ideas and make friends or a teacher looking to organise a school trip – the European Parliament’s Youth Hub is the perfect place to start your European adventure! From international events to online debates, the Youth Hub is the home of the European Parliament’s youth offer – to connect,…
-
Celebrating Europe Day
Europe Day, held on 9 May every year, celebrates peace and unity in Europe. Right now, that is something we need to take stock of and think about what we can do to get back to a situation of ‘peace and unity’. You can use this occasion to celebrate what unites us as the peoples…
-
Running an EU intro session for your school
One of our European Parliament Ambassador Schools, Channing School, asked me to help with a session that their Junior Ambassadors could run for their peers and younger students at their school. I wrote up the session that I had run for them last year. Other EPAS members may also find this useful. The aim of…
-
Recruiting and training Junior Ambassadors
Junior Ambassadors are the engine of EPAS: they decide on activities, run them and share the evidence. As far as possible, Junior Ambassadors should decide the direction of your EPAS activities and run them. Recruiting Junior Ambassadors and explaining their role is the first step Senior Ambassadors should take. These resources should help you to…
-
Gaining accreditation
The primary focus of EPAS is increasing young people’s leadership and democratic engagement; where this happens, the European Parliament accredits students, staff and institutions as European Parliament Ambassadors. In our final training for Senior Ambassadors, we looked at how the accreditation and assessment process works and heard from Channing School about how they gained accreditation…
-
Getting help to run EPAS
All initiatives in schools/colleges need a champion, and the Senior Ambassador is that, but they shouldn’t be doing all the work. At it’s heart EPAS needs to be student-led. In our second Senior Ambassador training of the European Parliament Ambassador School (EPAS) programme we looked at the split in roles between Senior and Junior Ambassadors,…
-
How to teach about the EU – CPD
In spite of – or in many cases because of – the UK leaving the EU, many students are eager to learn more about it. They understand that their lives will still be deeply affected by our closest neighbour and biggest trading partner. So can this be used as a vehicle to encourage more and…
-
Setting up EPAS social media accounts
Quick posts on social media share ideas for participation, promote your work and help keep your team on track. We’ve said time and again that communication is at the heart of the European Parliament Ambassador Schools (EPAS) programme, but it does bear repeating! The goal of the scheme is to raise awareness amongst your school/college…
-
Setting up a debate
There is very little to do with the European Parliament, the EU, and the UK’s relations with it that is cut and dried. There is room for discussion and debate on all of it. One of the roles of Junior Ambassadors in European Parliament Ambassador Schools is to engage their peers and wider community in…
-
Creating an EPAS webpage on your website
You’re not much of an ambassador if you’re not telling people about what you’re doing, so letting your wider school/college community know that you are (or are working towards becoming) a European Parliament Ambassador School is essential for gaining accreditation. The first point of contact for your school/college is your website, so highlighting EPAS on…
-
Creating an EU InfoPoint
Communication is at the heart of the European Parliament Ambassador Schools (EPAS) scheme. It aims to give young people the tools and knowledge to: Understand how the European Union (EU) and European Parliament affect their daily lives Influence decision-making in the EU and European Parliament Feel connected to people and cultures across Europe Find out…
-
Setting up a cinema screening
One of the requirements for gaining European Parliament Ambassador School (EPAS) accreditation is to put on one or more events to expose your school/college community to the diversity of culture with the European Union. One way you might choose to do this is by screening a European film or short. Picking something high quality, interesting…
-
First steps to EPAS accreditation
Our pilot year of European Parliament Ambassador Schools (EPAS) in the UK is now well underway and we are delighted to have our first cohort of schools and colleges working towards accreditation: Channing School The Cherwell School Dover College Devonport High School for Girls Dr Challoner’s Grammar School La Retraite RC Girls’ School Stroud High…
-
Gaining accreditation – 3rd Senior Ambassador Training
In this third and final training session we went through how evidence is collected for EPAS accreditation. We heard from Dervilla Casey of Summerhill College in Sligo, Ireland, about how they gained accreditation. Watch the training session Key learning The way EPAS accreditation works in Ireland is somewhat different to how we’ll be running it…
-
Recruiting Junior Ambassadors – 2nd Senior Ambassador Training
Junior Ambassadors are the heart of EPAS. They don’t just participate in activities, they organise and run them for their peers. In our second training for Senior Ambassadors participating in our condensed pilot, we concentrated on how to recruit Junior Ambassadors to help run EPAS. We had students from St Mary’s College, in Naas, Ireland,…