Our school trip glossary gives short, clear definitions of the terms you come across when organising a school trip, an exchange in Belgium or an Erasmus+ mobility.
AST · Common Travel Area · Distance calculator · EES · EHIC and GHIC · Erasmus+ · Erasmus+ accreditation · ETA · ETIAS · Green travel · Insolvency protection · Job shadowing · KA1 · Kids-ID · Last Post · List of travellers · National agency · Package travel · Schengen area · Travel Disputes Committee
AST (autorisation de sortie du territoire)
French authorisation allowing a minor of French nationality to leave France without their parents. More: Travel document checker
Common Travel Area
Arrangement between the UK and Ireland allowing British and Irish citizens to travel between them without passport controls. More: Travel document checker
Distance calculator
The European Commission’s official tool for calculating travel distance in Erasmus+, which determines the travel support amount. More: Erasmus+ travel and subsistence
EES (Entry/Exit System)
EU system that registers non-EU travellers, such as British citizens, when entering and leaving the Schengen area. More: Travel document checker
EHIC and GHIC
Health insurance cards giving access to necessary state healthcare in EU countries: the EHIC for EU residents, the GHIC for UK residents. More: If something goes wrong
Erasmus+
EU programme supporting learning abroad, including for school pupils and staff. More: Erasmus+ mobility
Erasmus+ accreditation
Accredited schools can apply more easily for funding over several years, based on their own plan. More: Erasmus+ mobility
ETA (Electronic Travel Authorisation)
Electronic permission required, in addition to a passport, to travel to the United Kingdom. Children need one too. More: Travel document checker
ETIAS
EU travel authorisation for visa-exempt visitors from outside the EU, to be introduced at a later stage. More: Travel document checker
Green travel
Travelling by sustainable means such as train, coach or car-sharing. In Erasmus+, it qualifies for extra support. More: Erasmus+ travel and subsistence
Insolvency protection
Insurance protecting travellers if the tour operator goes bankrupt. Feriados is insured with Amlin. More: Financial protection
Job shadowing
A teacher spends a few days at a school abroad to observe and learn from colleagues. More: Erasmus+ mobility
KA1 (Key Action 1)
The part of Erasmus+ dedicated to the mobility of individuals: pupils and staff going abroad to learn. More: Erasmus+ mobility
Kids-ID
Belgian identity document for children under 12, valid as a travel document within Europe. More: Travel document checker
Last Post
Daily tribute to those who fell in the First World War, sounded at 8 pm under the Menin Gate in Ypres. More: Ypres and Flanders Fields
List of travellers
EU procedure allowing, under conditions, non-EU pupils resident in an EU country to travel visa-free with a school group. More: Travel document checker
National agency
The organisation managing Erasmus+ in a country or community. In Belgium: Epos (Flemish) and AEF-Europe (French-speaking). More: Erasmus+ mobility
Package travel
A combination of at least two travel services, such as transport and accommodation, protected by EU package travel law. More: Terms and conditions
Schengen area
Group of European countries without systematic border checks between them. Ireland and the UK are not part of it. More: Travel document checker
Travel Disputes Committee
Independent Belgian body handling disputes between travellers and tour operators. Feriados applies its general travel conditions. More: Terms and conditions