On 27 March the ACP Roadshow was hosted by Wilson’s School in Wallington, Surrey – Michael Caine’s alma mater – where we were joined by six other schools from the local area. The presentation team was accompanied by Vincent White from AtkinsRealis who provided a clear insight on being an engineer and project manager in […]
Dr Michael Smith, our Chairman, and a presenter with ‘Speakers for Schools’, was joined by Chris Marshall from Airborne Platforms UK – and Spot – at a ‘Speaker for Schools’ talk he gave at Barton Peverill College, Hampshire, on 21 March. Spot was in great form, especially now he has his own ChatGPT capability and […]
On 5 March 2024 Sir Jonathan North College for Girls hosted the ACP Roadshow presentation in Leicester, the final resting place of Richard III, the last Plantagenet King of England. The City, the largest in the East Midlands, has a very multi-cultural history reaching back 2,000 years, first Roman, then Anglo-Saxon, then Viking, and eventually […]
We are deeply saddened by the passing of one of our Honorary members and the Aerospace Careers Programme’s very first sponsor – Professor Sir Peter Gregson FREng. Sir Peter was an extremely distinguished scientist and engineer who has very rightly been described as an ‘aerospace luminary’. He was appointed Chair of the Henry Royce Institute […]
Today, as we prepare to commence the second half of the 2023/24 academic year Roadshow to Groups of Schools, we publish the Winter 2023/24 edition of our Quarterly Newsletter which continues to highlight the very extensive progress the ACP is making thanks to the amazing support we continue to receive from an increasing number of […]
We are delighted to announce that, to start the New Year, as a further enhancement to the ACP’s Roadshow of Schools’ Presentations our very capable four-legged but silent team member has now not only been augmented with ChatGPT and, therefore, can answer many questions via his extensive AI capability, but has also gained a voice. […]
Today, the ACP is pleased to announce that its YouTube platform is now live and, on this occasion, features a video filmed during an ACP Network event hosted by GKN Aerospace at their Global Technology Centre in Filton, Bristol, on 9 November 2023. For this we are most grateful to Robert Shea and his team […]
On 4 December 2023 Sheffield High School for Girls hosted the ACP’s roadshow presentation to 102 students and staff from several schools in one of the most important centres of the first industrial revolution – Sheffield – which gained the nickname ‘steel city’ due to its development of crucible steel and stainless steel. We were […]
Today we publish the Autumn 2023 edition of our quarterly Newsletter which, as you will read, highlights the very extensive progress that the ACP is making thanks to the many and increasing companies, schools and individuals that are joining us. We are extremely grateful to them all and, courtesy of Boston Dynamics and Spot via […]
On Tuesday, 14 November, the ACP Roadshow of Presentations to Groups of Schools was hosted by St Francis College in Hertfordshire. There were five schools present – state and independent – and a total of 155 students and teachers. The ACP team was joined by Noble Varghese and Karisma Mistry from Babcock International who were […]
Courtesy of superb hosting by GKN Aerospace, the ACP held its second Network event on 9 November 2023 at GKN’s Global Technology Centre in Filton, Bristol. 70 pupils from local schools attended and GKN really ‘pulled out the stops’. The event involved introductions to, and explanations of, many of the Technology Centre’s ongoing projects involving […]
The Board of Trustees is delighted to welcome Lee Mason to the Support Team. Lee is a digital artist who’s been exploring and teaching digital creation software for over 20 years. A firm believer in the profound synergy between the digital and physical realms, he utilizes cutting-edge technologies including AI, VR, AR and blockchain tools […]