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An ‘Astronaut’s’ Debut

On 2 October the ACP Roadshow Presentation to Groups of Schools was hosted by St Alban’s High School for Girls. In all, 14 schools were represented by 150 students plus a substantial number of teachers/careers advisers and, we are delighted to report, some parents. The majority of these schools were state establishments, and it was […]

A 21st Century Education with a 14th Century Heritage

On 22 September 2023 the ACP roadshow of presentations to groups of schools around the UK visited Coventry and was hosted by Bablake School founded in 1344. 126 students from five schools were present in a capacity packed theatre and then afterwards in the foyer where 3D printing and Virtual Reality equipment were operational, Ben […]

Back-to-Back Presentations at Colchester County High School

Over 14 & 15 September the ACP conducted two back-to-back presentations to a total of 420 students from three schools, all hosted by Gillian Marshall (pictured) Executive Principal, Colchester High School for Girls and her team, especially Matt Summers. The ACP would like to say a huge thank you to the whole school team for […]

First Schools Presentation of the 2023/24 Roadshow Season

Hosted by Bromley High School, on 13 September the ACP conducted our first Roadshow Presentation of the 2023/24 academic year. In total, eight schools were represented by 161 students, and the ACP was strongly supported by Bethany Hall and her colleagues from GKN Aerospace, Mohammad Bhatti from Atkins Global and Chris Marshall from Airborne Platforms […]

Quite literally, out of this World!

This week, courtesy of Moon Space Suits, USA, and an extremely generous global aerospace ACP supporter, another ‘member’ joins our schools presentation team – a museum quality replica NASA Space Shuttle Extravehicular Mobility Unit space suit. The bespoke suit, which took four months to manufacture, has now arrived from the USA and will be another […]

The ACP acquires a further example of developing technology: 3D Printing

The ACP has now acquired a small commercial 3D printer to demonstrate this technology during presentations to groups of schools throughout the UK. The printer will be used to produce – during the presentations – a model aerospace or space vehicle such as the sixth generation fighter ‘Tempest’ in the picture alongside which will be […]