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, and educational experts on teaching about the EU and democracy.
You will be given time to plan your Ambassador Schools activities, and the opportunity to work with other schools and colleges on them. We will share inspirational projects that your students can build from.
As the programme has been running in the UK for three years it has evolved and we have been adapting the systems for collecting evidence to reflect this. We will go through this new system with you.
Programme outline
| 11.00 | Registration, refreshments, browse and take resources |
| 11.15 | Welcome, introductions |
| 11.30 | Ambassador Schools overview: Core elements and requirements The new process for providing evidence How it has worked in accredited schools and colleges |
| 12:15 | Teaching about the EU, Europe, and democracy: A practical session looking at topics for debate, activities to promote cultural exchange, and avenues for activism |
| 13.00 | Lunch |
| 13.30 | Current issues facing the EU: Experts from the Europan Parliament Liaison Office and the European External Action Service give you an overview of their work areas, how that impacts us in the UK, and how your students could get involved. |
| 14.00 | Planning and working together: A roadmap to accreditation: We will talk you through the suggested path, and give you support to plot that onto your school year. We will pair up new and existing Ambassador Schools to encourage you to work together to support one another and plan joint events (if desired). |
| 14.50 | Final remarks, evaluation, and goody bags. |
| 15.00 | Finish |