Last week we held our training for Senior Ambassadors at Europe House. We were delighted to welcome Ambassadors both old and new from as far afield as Alcester, Abingdon, Ayr, Belfast, Plymouth, Blackpool, Great Yarmouth, Manchester, Maldon and Seaford Head as well as from all corners of London!
Online CPD
If you missed the event, we will be running an online version in the first week of November. Register here:
Keynote speeches were given by Alison Graves Director of the European Parliament’s Interpretation Service, and Susanne Oberhauser, Head of Office of the European Parliament Liaison Office (EPLO) in the United Kingdom.
Anna Huth, PR officer and Project Leader of the Ambassador Schools programme at EPLO UK gave an overview about the background of the programme and about the various opportunities it offers, including the Euroscola trips, the LUX Audience Awards film screenings and useful resources.
EPLO experts, Typhaine Morillon and Sanna Kangasharju, explained how the recent elections in both the EU and UK had changed the complexion of the Parliaments and what impact this may have for relations between the two.
Ambassador Schools coordinator Asher Jacobsberg (Director of Involver), gave tips and tricks for running the programme, guidance on how schools and colleges in the UK can gain accreditation, and ran a networking workshop.
The day ended with a discussion on how the programme could be further improved and information circulated – feedback much valued by the Ambassador Schools team – which is going to be implemented in the 2024/25 school year.
You can download the presentation from the day below, along with the key resources.
Presentation
Presentation by Alison Graves: Language Matters
Key resources
Links
Posters to advertise for Junior Ambassadors, a guide to run your first Junior Ambassador meeting, and guides for your Junior Ambassadors on how to plan various types of activities:
Lesson plans on the EU and the European Parliament:
Links to the Youth Hub, Euroscola, and all the other websites mentioned on the day are here:
There are a number of ways for you to connect with other Ambassador Schools in the EU and the UK, they are all available to you here: