Your first Junior Ambassador Meeting
Activity guides
These activity guides can be printed off and shared with your EPAS team to help them plan events, share what they are doing, and complete your accreditation.
Do you have an activity guide you would like us to create, drop us an email: info@epas.org.uk
Lesson Plans
Further resources, ideas, and inspiration
Lecture on 20th Century Hispanic Dictatorships
Dr Stephen Fay, who has lived and worked in Latin America and now teaches at the University of Surrey, spoke about the differing nature of the dictatorships of the 20th century and their relationship with the USA and former colonial powers. Students were able to ask and answer questions throughout and SHS students won three…
EPAS Together Transnational Event Warsaw
Six senior Govan High pupils and two members of staff took part in the EPAS Together Transnational event in Warsaw in October. This was such a fantastic experience for everyone involved which enabled pupils to engage in cultural exchanges, democratic learning and take part in workshops exploring issues important to them. In particular, pupils enjoyed…
Pupil Forum: Girls 4 Equality Event at Glasgow City Chambers
Junior pupils attended an event called ‘Girls 4 Equality’ at the City Chambers in Glasgow. They engaged in discussion with other schools about inspirational women and issues that affect them in school based on their gender. The purpose is that this will be a 6 year campaign involving girls across the city to have greater…
Cinema Trip Edinburgh Spanish Film Festival
Govan High Pupils were given the opportunity to attend the Edinburgh Spanish Film Festival in October to see ‘Los Aitas’, a film set during the time of the fall of the Berlin Wall. This was a really enriching experience for pupils who really enjoyed attending the film festival and seeing a Spanish film in the…
Junior Ambassadors Gain Firsthand Experience at Labour Party Conference
This week, three of our Junior Ambassadors at Carmel College had the exciting opportunity to attend the Labour Party Conference in Liverpool, immersing themselves in the heart of British political debate and decision-making. During the event, students engaged directly with key political figures and witnessed major speeches, including Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s address on Tuesday.…
European Day of Languages
European Day of Languages is always a highly-anticipated event at Wellington School. This year, our language captains led two assemblies, one in the junior school and one for seniors. They contacted former pupils who are using or studying languages as part of their university courses and produced a short video with updates from students in…
European Day of Languages 2025 – Európsky deň jazykov 2025
26th September commemorates and celebrates the richness of languages and cultures that connect Europe.In our Slovak school in England, we are constantly reminded of the importance of learning languages, because they open doors to the world, bring new friendships and possibilities. The aim of this day is to encourage all citizens to learn new languages,…
Debates in French and Spanish about European issues
As part of Languages Week, we enjoyed debating in different languages! At our weekly Sixth Form French debating club on Wednesday, students discussed in French whether France should follow the UK and also leave the EU. In their Spanish lesson on Thursday, Year 13 students debated in Spanish whether Spain’s immigration situation and policies serve…
Trip to the Swiss Embassy
Dr Berg and colleagues at the Swiss Embassy invited Channing linguists to learn about neutrality, democracy and the important role of the Embassy in innovation and technology as well as in diplomacy. EPAS Team Comment We feel this is ‘democratic learning’ as well as ‘cultural exchange’, as diplomacy is a key part of being part…