Abbeygate Sixth Form College students represent the UK during debate held in the European Parliament

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20 students from Abbeygate Sixth Form College travelled to Strasbourg to take part in a climate change debate that was held in the European Parliament.

Abbeygate was the only non-EU school to be chosen to participate in this prestigious event.

The occasion was organised by the Euroscola programme, a continent-wide initiative to promote shared European values amongst young people.

The learners from Abbeygate are all studying a mixture of A-Levels in criminology, languages, law, government and politics – and they were part of an open discussion with youngsters representing 56 schools from 23 nations – some joining online from as far afield as Romania and Slovakia.  

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