We’re delivering free, engaging and interactive educational sessions on the European Union, commissioned by European Parliament’s Liaison Office in the UK.
We’ll help your students to..
- Gain an understanding of the European Union and how it works
- Gain an understanding of the history and achievements of the EU
- Explore the values of the EU and the European Parliament, including diversity
- Explore and understand the new EU-UK relationship
Sessions are completely free and impartial.
They are targeted at 16-18 year olds – Y11/S4 to Y13/S6.
How are they delivered?
We have two types of delivery available:
Option 1: Digital Workshop
An informative and energetic digital workshop using interactive tools to engage students in a supportive, exploratory and fun way. These popular sessions work directly with students in your classroom and use polls, questioning, chat boxes and high quality content to engage students.
Option 2: In-person Workshop at Europe House, London
Bring your students to Europe House in London, and we’ll deliver an engaging in-person session to help them explore and understand the European Union.
Option 1: Book a digital workshop
We offer two different sessions. Each is 45 minutes long. These can either be booked separately or together as a 90 minute session.
Option 2: Book an in-person workshop at Europe House
This is a 90 minute workshop with a short break in the middle. Part one will focus on the history and institutions of the EU. Part two will be a debate activity.
How do they work?
| Student age range | 16-18 (Y11/S4 to Y13/S6) |
| Group size | 10-30 |
| Length of session | 45 mins (if booking Session 1 or 2 individually) 90 mins (if booking both sessions together) |
| Delivery method | Either online or in-person at Europe House |
| Equipment required by participants | If an online session, it works best when each participant has a device. |
| Other requirements | A member of school/college staff to participate throughout the session |
Session content
Session 1: EU understanding, history and decision-making
| Time | Content | |
|---|---|---|
| Introduction | 5 mins | Welcome and introductions. Setting expectations; understanding how the session will work. |
| Starter activity | 5 mins | Interactive starter activity. |
| History and institutions – presentation | 15 mins | Short presentation on the historical background, the institutions, the people and the events that are central to the European Union. |
| Quiz | 10 mins | A series of polls asking questions about their understanding of the EU and learning presented. |
| Q&A | 10 mins | Q&A relating to the EU, history and decision-making processes. |
Session 2: EU Values, Priorities and Debate
| Time | Content | |
|---|---|---|
| Recap and starter | 5 mins | If Sessions 1 and 2 are run together this recap is replaced with a short break. Engaging starter activity using online interactive tool recapping and reminding students of session 1 content through true or false statements about the EU, it’s history and institutions to assess their understanding. |
| Values and Priorities | 10 mins | Interactive presentation around the EU’s values, and how these are influencing its priority areas of action. |
| Debate | 30 mins | We will support students through a debate on a question relating to the EU’s priorities and the future EU/UK relationship. Students will work in small groups to argue for a position, culminating with voting and opinion sharing. |
Want to get in touch with us?
To find out more, or if none of the dates work for you, please email us on eu@involver.org.uk.
