Youth leadership
Holocaust Memorial Day
RuTC Junior Ambassadors have designed a bookmark to commemorate Holocaust Memorial Day and distributed leaftlet to inform and educate students about the significance of this day. Here is what they’ve said: “As RuTC Junior Ambassadors, we’re taking time today to remember the six million Jews and all those who were murdered in the Holocaust. Learning…
What Europe means to us #10yearsEPAS
Entry from Dulwich College for the European Parliament Ambassador Schools 10th Anniversary photo competition. #10yearsEPAS The Dream We Carry Forward The European continent is our shared home; its future is not a mission of one generation but of us all. Europe is passed through hands of cooperation, not conflict. It is a dream we move…
EPAS Christmas Festival
What we did for the EPAS Christmas Festival: From Azma Mohammed – Junior Ambassador EPAS Team Comment This looks like a very fun way to celebrate Christmas and to learn about how it’s celebrated in different ways across Europe
Meeting of the ambassadors
The meeting organised by our president in order to discuss and finalise roles, timelines and accreditation our ambassadors held a scheduled meeting after school in the Master’s Boardroom. We intend to do this on a fortnightly basis to keep on top of changes and maintain regular communication. Our president also introduction the EPAS scheme to…
Annual Cultural Appreciation Day
Carmel College was alive with colour, rhythm, and unity today as students and staff came together for the annual Cultural Appreciation Day; a vibrant celebration honouring the rich diversity that shapes the college community. The campus transformed into a lively showcase of music, movement, and tradition. Students arrived in beautiful traditional dress, and the day…
ECO week Innovative Art Exhibition
The main idea of the ECO Innovative Art Exhibition was to bring focus on the changing climate and show the problem of the World Pollution. Both UK and EU have been doing so much in order to fight with Climate changes, but very often we are the one who should take the first steps, starting…
Annual ‘Inter-faithing’ Event
Today, we were delighted to welcome a diverse group of faith leaders to college for our annual ‘Inter-faithing’ Event. The day offered an inspiring opportunity for students and staff to engage with different religious and non-religious perspectives, fostering understanding and connection across communities. The event began with an engaging question and answer session, where our…
Priestley participate in Euroscola online
The Senior Ambassadors organised an online EUROSCOLA event on the 4th December 2025 where students at Priestley College from the French, German and Politics department took part. One student in particular was very brave and joined online by asking a question to Dimitra LIVERI, Head of Resilience of Critical Sectors Unit, European Union Agency for…
Magical Christmas
On the first Sunday in Advent, our Primary 7 pupils and S6 mentors set off for our partner school in Dortmund, Germany, to learn about Christmas traditions, German culture and to make new friends. The programme was very busy! On Monday, after icebreakers and a tour of the school, the children visited the BVB grounds…
Trip to European Parliament in Strasbourg
The Euroscola group headed to the European Parliament where they took part in debates with young people from across Europe. This helps to inform the EU on the views of young people around AI, Disinformation and possible solutions. Our students also learned about the work of MEPs and were inspired by action on protecting Human…
Movember Staff Charity Match
Junior Ambassadors organised a charity match in support of Movember, which brought over 30 staff members on the pitch in order to raise an attention about the crucial issue which is a cancer. This trend of raising awareness about the cancers is important for both, UK and EU therefore our students and teachers decided to…
Our President participated in the European Educational and Skills Summit 2025
The summit was a chance for me to share my thoughts about youth participation in the EU. At the summit numerous representatives of the educational bodies, European leaders and business representatives were present. On the summit we agreed that we will create a scheme for young students in secondary schools which allows them to have…
Carmel Student Represents St Helens Youth Council in House of Commons Debates
Last week marked an inspiring milestone for one of our students, Anja Gocesvska, who travelled to London to represent the St Helens Youth Council at the House of Commons. Taking her place in one of the most significant political chambers in the country, Anja joined young representatives from across the UK to engage in a…
Info Point
The Junior Ambassadors have arranged information on the European Parliament to be shown on the information screens around the school on regular rotation. This means students all around the school are being exposed to information on the European Parliament as part of their daily routine. EPAS Team Comment An excellent InfoPoint. Love the focus on…
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…
Promoting EPAS during Open Day 2025
At our annual Open Day our Junior Ambassadors were busy leading tours and talking about our international programme. Two were stationed in our international hub and talked to current and prospective parents about the opportunities in school to get involved and to take on a leadership role. We had videos of many of our activities…
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…
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…