Teacher Resources
Teacher training conferences on the EU
Since 2006, in partnership with the Hansard Society, the UK Office of the European Parliament has run day-long training conferences for teachers. We are provisionally planning to organise further conferences in latter half of 2010.
The purpose of the conferences is to provide teachers with practical ideas for delivering engaging Citizenship lessons on the European Parliament. Each conference is made up of a series of workshops that introduce teachers to resources including The European Parliament: What’s That? and demonstrate how they can be used in the classroom. This training coupled with the free resources given to teachers on the day means delegates will be ready to deliver more innovative lessons the next day.
To find out more email us at: eplondon@europarl.europa.eu
Classroom resources
Association for Citizenship Teaching (ACT) has resources for and by citizenship teachers in the UK www.teachingcitizenship.org.uk
Citizenship Foundation encourages and enables individuals to engage effectively in their communities and in democratic society at large www.citizenshipfoundation.org.uk
Civitas an independent think tank that seeks to deepen public understanding of the legal, institutional and moral framework that makes a free and democratic society possible www.civitas.org.uk
European Studies a post-primary curriculum based programme linking schools in Ireland with schools across Europe www.european-studies.org
‘The European Parliament: What’s That?’ is our free teaching resource pack aimed primarily at citizenship teachers of 11 to 16 year olds. The pack is available free of charge by emailing us at eplondon@europarl.europa.eu or phone us on 020 7227 4300. It is not at present available for download.
Ideas for Europe Day
For a list of the many other sources providing educational resources please have a look at A -Z.
We have assembled a range of resources on the EU which primary school teachers will find useful. This pack is available free of charge by emailing us at eplondon@europarl.europa.eu or phone us on 020 7227 4300.
EUROSCOLA brings together about 600 students from all over the European Union for a day in Strasbourg discussing aspects of European integration, in multilingual working groups of 100 students.
Each group chooses a spokesperson to present its conclusions to the other students assembled in the Chamber of the European Parliament. The participants then vote on these conclusions. Most Euroscola days are for students aged 16-18 but a day each year is set aside for the younger, 14-16 age group.
The European Parliament offers a small subsidy towards the cost of the journey to Strasbourg.
To get an idea what a Eurocola event is like, check out the accounts and feedback from some of our recent Euroscola events here
For further information contact Pamela Powers in the UK Office of the European Parliament, 2 Queen Anne’s Gate, London SW1H 9AA.
Telephone 020 7227 4336, fax 020 7227 4302 or e-mail: pamela.powers@europarl.europa.eu
Visit the European Parliament
The European Parliament welcomes visitors, both individual and in organised groups, to its premises in its three places of work: Brussels, Strasbourg and Luxembourg. Here you can find out how to arrange a visit here.
Some funding is made available through your MEPs to subsidise the cost of visits to the European Parliament. Please contact one of your local MEPs to find out more. Click here to find out who your MEPs are.
