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The Schools’ ACP welcomes a new Support Team Member

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 […]

Presentations resume following the half-term holidays – with the added spice of Virtual Reality

On 7 November the ACP Roadshow was joined by Chelton – a powerful presence in the aviation and defence industries with their expertise in communications, navigation and electronic warfare – when we visited the William Perkin CofE High School in Greenford. Also in the audience were pupils from Twyford CofE School, Ealing Fields High School […]

ACP Presentations combine face-to-face with AR/VR

The ACP Roadshow of Presentations to Groups of Schools around the UK continues to enhance its events with the introduction of not just face-to-face interaction with Industry, Robotics, 3D printing, and Space, but now with the audience’s AR/ VR involvement on a major scale. For this we are extremely grateful to GKN Aerospace, Meta Platforms […]

Hybrid Air Vehicles joins the Schools Aerospace Careers Programme

The Schools Aerospace Careers Programme (ACP) is extremely pleased to announce that Hybrid Air Vehicles Limited (HAV) – a UK based leader in sustainable aircraft technology – is now working with the ACP to encourage young people across the UK to explore not just STEM, but also careers in the multi-faceted and global aerospace industry. […]

The ACP Roadshow Visits the West Country

On Friday, 6 October, the ACP Roadshow of Presentations to Groups of Schools was hosted by West Buckland School, Barnstaple. There were three schools – state and independent – represented by 93 students, and it was much to the credit of Andy Beacham who only assumed the mantle of responsibility for the event within the […]

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 […]