Training
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CPD For Scottish Schools
With a growing number of schools and colleges in Scotland interested in becoming Ambassador Schools, we are intending to run training (CPD) for Senior Ambassadors in Glasgow in late October. This will be run with support from one of existing Scottish Ambassador Schools, Cleveden Secondary School. Please register your school so that we can gauge…
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Senior Ambassador CPD 2024
To kick-off your new year as a European Parliament Ambassador School you are invited to Europe House for our 2024 Senior Ambassador CPD. This training is for both existing and new Senior Ambassadors; the focus will be on what the new parliaments in both the EU and UK mean for EU-UK relations. training contents The final…
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The EU and Negotiating our ongoing relationship
On Tuesday, 30th of April, we had the chance to receive a guest from Europe House, Asher Jacobsberg, who went through a presentation about the European Parliament. He explained to us how it worked in terms of committees it was separated into, who focused on specific issues in the EU. This was really interesting because…
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European Elections Webinar Recording
Typhaine Morillon from the EU Parliament Liaison Office in the UK briefed Junior and Senior Ambassadors on the EU Parliament elections campaign’s impacts in the UK and resources for schools to encourage democratic engagement. Essential information and materials are available on elections and community resources websites.
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Educational Visit to Europe House
On November 10th, 3rd ESO (Year 10) students from Instituto Español Vicente Cañada Blanch visited Europe House to learn about the European Parliament and other institutions of the European Union. They also discussed the opportunities offered by their participation as a European Parliament Ambassador School. Hoy nuestro alumnado de 3º ha visitado Europe House para…
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Launch session and debate: “What should the priorities be for the EU and UK’s future relationship?”
On Wednesday 13th December Clyst Vale Community College were delighted to welcome Asher Jacobsberg from the European Parliament Liaison Office to Post 16. He had come to launch the European Parliament Ambassador Schools (EPAS) project, which Clyst Vale have recently joined – and to lead a debate (emulating the European Parliament style) on what the…
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Education and debate about the EU
Asher came from the European Parliament Liaison Office to talk to 6th formers at Hele’s School about the history, values, and processes of the EU. He then facilitated a debate regarding the EU and democracy. Read more about this on social media
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Ideas from new Senior Ambassadors
At our Senior Ambassador training last week, we asked our participants for their ideas on activities that meet the Ambassador Schools criteria. They came up with some fantastic ideas, so we want to share them with you! Democracy Leadership Info Point Cultural Europe Day Teamwork Communication
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Virtual workshop with DG Translation and Interpretation
All of our Year 13 language students in French, Spanish and German took part in a virtual workshop with DG-Translation in which we learned about the importance of languages in a multi-lingual democracy and the role of interpreters and translators. We were able to translate some documents ourselves, which gave a fascinating insight into the…
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Senior Ambassadors CPD 2023
Join us to kick-off your new year as an Ambassador School. This CPD will provide your Senior Ambassadors (teachers) with the tools, inspiration, and contacts to make your journey to accreditation successful. At this CPD you will hear from Senior Ambassadors who have successfully gained accreditation, policy experts from the European Parliament and External Action,…
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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…
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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…
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Senior Ambassador training 2022-3
To kick off 2022-3s European Parliament Ambassador Schools programme we are bringing together all the current and new Senior Ambassadors (lead staff on EPAS) from across the UK, to learn together, share ideas, and plan projects between their schools and colleges. Venue Europe House, Smith Square, London Date and time Friday, 25th November, 11.00-15.00 (lunch…
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Take part in a pan-European event for educators!
Are you a teacher in a secondary school or a non-formal educator? Would you like to connect with educators from around the EU, learn from each other and exchange best practices to bring Europe closer to young people? If the answer is yes, you can apply to participate in an event for educators, organised in…
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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,…
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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…
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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…
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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,…