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Park in the Past
We took pupils on a school trip to Park in the Past, a historical cultural heritage site that explores the historic connections of forts, the Roman Empire and medieval history. Pupils engaged in axe throwing, a tour and exploring a fortress. This was a cultural trip where pupils explored the history of other European people
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Model United Nations 2026
In February our Model United Nations Society organised and lead a MUN conference in Bad Homburg, Germany. Five of our pupils chaired the five committees and two shared the role of Secretary General. This event requires motivation, resilience and hard work in the six months leading up to the conference. Our pupils choose the countries
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Language Lunches
Junior Ambassadors have organised a series of Language Lunches to celebrate ‘Languages Week Scotland’. Punjabi The first in our series: one of our pupils led an introductory lesson on Punjabi for staff and other pupils. Mandarin The next lesson in our fantastic series of language lunches was a Mandarin lesson led by a senior pupil!
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Info Point Sharing the history of the EU
The RUTC Junior Ambassadors have created an Info Point on the European Union, presenting information about its historical, political, economic and cultural developments since its establishment. This info point is available for the whole college community. EPAS Team Comment Great job! Lovely to see the team work that has gone into this.
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Govan High Euroscola February 2026!
We had the amazing opportunity to visit Strasbourg and attend Euroscola in February! Pupils and staff had such a fantastic time and learned a lot from the experience! Euroscola was an incredible experience and Strasbourg was a beautiful city. This will be something we will remember for years to come! The following are extracts from
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SHS Debating European Issues
EPAS students developed debates on a number of European Issues, they gave students a range of arguments and evidence to help them argue for and against. All KS3 Tutor groups had a session with EPAS students to do the debates. Each tutor group voted, each KS3 student had the chance to contribute to the debate
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Thomas Kelly European Info Point
Our European info point, created as part of our EPAS Preparation for Adulthood curriculum lessons. EPAS Team Comment Lots of really good information on here. Well done!
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EPAS Preparation for Adulthood
In Spring 1, our Preparation for Adulthood curriculum at Leo Kelly revolved around The European Parliament Ambassador Schools programme (EPAS). Pupils had five lessons per week, focusing on European History, Geography & Politics, learning French, European cuisine, debating pan-European topical issues and preparing for a European-themed activity, which was shared with Asher when he visited
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International School Award Success for Wellington School
Wellington School’s EPAS activities contributed to the evidence required for the International School Award. On 2 February, Senior Ambassador, Susan Coontz, travelled to London to receive the award at the Houses of Parliament. Screenshot The assessors’ report praised the range of activities organised in school, in particular, the Model United Nations programme which gives young
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European Parliament Ambassador Schools networking event at UK Parliament & Europe House
Students and teachers of the European Parliament Ambassador Schools (EPAS) are kindly invited to join a unique networking event at the UK Parliament with MP Marsha de Cordova. The programme enables students to learn about EU-UK parliamentary relations, parliamentary work, democratic participation, and to address their questions directly. The first part of the programme takes
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What Europe is to me #10yearsEPAS
Entry from Richmond-upon-Thames College (HRUC) for the European Parliament Ambassador Schools 10th Anniversary photo competition. #10yearsEPAS “To me, this church in Riga’s old town embodies Europe’s resilience and community. It has stood the test of time since the 13th century despite the destruction it has faced. During and after its construction it was interrupted by citywide
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Submission for #10yearsEPAS Photo Competition
For the #10yearsEPAS competition, we photographed the statue of Brittania, an iconic local monument close to our college & the personal symbol of Britain, alongside a set of Union Jack flags raised during the Raise the Flag protests which can be interpreted as an expression of patriotism or anti-immigration nationalism. We also captured a set
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GSAT #10yearsEPAS competition entries
The European Parliament Liaison Offices organised a competition for Junior Ambassadors to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Ambassador Schools programme. The way the competition worked was for Junior Ambassadors to upload a photo on their Instagram pages showing what the European Union means to them. Five of our junior ambassadors participated, uploading pictures either
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Euroscola Event Strasbourg trip
On January 28th, 21 students from the European Studies Club, accompanied by Ms. Roe and Ms. Kern, traveled to Strasbourg. Their first meeting point was St. Pancras, where the group boarded the Eurostar to Paris at 8:00 a.m. They had an hour and a half to explore the city before continuing their journey to Strasbourg’s
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Europa School EPAS Students Make Their Voices Heard in Online Euroscola Session
On Thursday 29th of January, our EPAS (European Parliament Ambassador Schools) Club has been involved in exciting opportunities, including taking part in an online Euroscola session organised by the European Parliament. Last week, our junior ambassadors and some of our S4–S6 students (year 10, 11 and 12) connected live to this session from the European
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#10yearsEPAS
Europe means many important values to us, which are clearly shown in the image. It represents diversity, unity, peace, and democracy. In the image, some students are shaking hands, which shows diversity and mutual respect between different cultures and backgrounds. Other students are blowing out candles, symbolising solidarity and tolerance, and showing that we stand
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WHAT EUROPE MEANS TO US #10YEARSEPAS NHEHS
Our photo, “Made in the EU”, reimagines the European Union’s core values as products (all of which are ‘made in the EU’) in a child’s toy catalogue. Multiple children circle the values, symbolising unity, inclusion, and collective responsibility, in tandem with representing the future generation of Europe. The price tags highlight how these values are
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Holocaust Memorial Day at Oldham Sixth Form College
The European Parliament Junior Ambassadors organised events marking Holocaust Memorial Day. A speaker from the Northwest Holocaust Education Foundation came into college to present the story of his family to history and politics students, they created a Holocaust quiz and ran a poetry competition. They also produced a newsletter. The newsletters are emailed out to