The Undergraduate Ambassadors Scheme in Ireland.

In this article I will briefly describe the Under- graduate Ambassadors Scheme which has been running in the UK since 2002. This scheme provides university departments with a framework for running a module that awards academic credit to undergraduates for developing transferable skills, while working with teachers in local schools. I will explain why I chose to coordinate an Undergraduate Ambassadors Scheme module in mathematics in University College Dublin and discuss what is involved in setting-up, running, and assessing such a module. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]