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2025-26 European Parliament Ambassador Schools Kick-off Event
All Senior Ambassadors of European Parliament Ambassador Schools in the UK are invited to our online training on Tuesday, 25th November 2025. You will meet our new Head of Office at the European Parliament Liaison Office in the United Kingdom (EPLO UK), Leena Maria Linnus, and hear about how the UK and European Parliaments are…
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Junior Ambassadors contribute to House of Commons inquiry
As part of a national inquiry by the Women and Equalities Committee in the House of Commons, Junior Ambassadors from Carmel College engaged in a thoughtful and critical discussion exploring how the “manosphere” and other online content are fuelling misogyny. Their conversation aimed to provide evidence on the impact of this content on young people’s…
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Govan High Pupil Council Elections
Govan High Pupil Council Elections for year groups S1-5 took place this afternoon. Pupils elected one representative from their year group, and learned about the voting and counting processes. S6 have already voted for their school captains who will represent the year group on the pupil council going forward. EPAS Team Comment Great to see…
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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…
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Clyst Vale EPAS InfoPoint
A team of Year 13 students at Clyst Vale have created this EPAS InfoPoint noticeboard in their Café/ social area. It contains a whole host of infographics about the origin and history of the EU, the lawmaking process, the main European institutions including how power is held and distributed, the flags and currencies of member…
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MFL Corridor Display
As a result of our participation the Language Day, we decided to have a display in the MFL corridor of the activities we did during the event and the people we interact with.
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EPAS Together Transnational Event (Warsaw, Poland)
European Parliament Ambassador Schools representing the UK, Poland, Lithuania and Latvia were selected to attend this transnational event from 15th – 18th October, in Warsaw. Having been an active member of this programme since 2023, Clyst Vale was thrilled to receive an invitation. Our delegation consisted of five Y13 students: Darcy, Liv, Mimi, Rebekah and…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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.…
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European Day of Languages 2025 at Prestwick Academy
This year here at Prestwick Academy we celebrated European Day of Languages with help of our fabulous International Club with Captains and Junior Ambassadors who helped a lot on the day. Our wonderful bilingual pupils led learning and taught their classmates and even teachers!!! – languages such as German, Zulu, Spanish, French and Russian and…
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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,…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Sports Exchange Visit to France
Teamwork, communication, cultural awareness and language skills: what better way to hone these than spending three days working with European partners in France? In September, 21 Wellington pupils spent three days at their partner school near Paris. The emphasis was on sports and the girls and boys took part in sporting activities which are not…
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Euroscola 2026: apply now
The Euroscola programme in Strasbourg offers students (14 years and older) from across the EU, applicant countries, and former Member States a chance to experience European parliamentary democracy. Students role-play as Members of the European Parliament (MEPs), debating, negotiating, voting, and adopting resolutions on key European issues. Euroscola includes both in-person attendance at the European…