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Insights & Resources
Selected reading, organisations to contact and the latest from the SACP, gathered in one place for anyone researching a career in aerospace, space and aviation.
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Articles of Interest
Articles chosen because they are useful for careers research, interesting, or both. New pieces are added over time.
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Useful Contacts
The organisations and professional bodies worth knowing in the sector, with a short note on what each one offers.
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SACP News
Roadshow visits, announcements and other updates from the programme through the school year.
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Introductory Course
Short online course covering how aircraft fly, how the industry developed and where it is heading next. Open to students who have attended an SACP presentation.
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Royal Aeronautical Society
The professional body for aerospace and aviation, with free student membership, lectures and a dedicated careers service.
Contact
Aerospace
Aviation
17 Aug 2026
Careers in Aerospace
The Royal Aeronautical Society's careers service, with advice, role information and routes into the aerospace and aviation industry.
Contact
Aerospace
Aviation
17 Aug 2026
Civil Aviation Authority
The UK's aviation regulator, covering pilot licensing and the rules and qualifications for flying drones.
Contact
Aviation
17 Aug 2026
UK Space Agency
The government agency responsible for growing the UK space sector, supporting research and building international partnerships.
Contact
Space
17 Aug 2026
SpaceCareers.uk
Careers advice, job profiles and career stories for the UK space sector, started by the national student space charity UKSEDS.
Contact
Space
17 Aug 2026
National Careers Service
The government's careers advice service, with job profiles covering aerospace engineering and many other roles.
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Broader STEM
17 Aug 2026
RAF Air Cadets
Uniformed youth organisation offering flying, gliding and air experience flights alongside space, cyber and adventure training.
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Aviation
Broader STEM
17 Aug 2026
The Air League
Aviation charity awarding more than 120 flying, gliding and engineering scholarships and bursaries every year.
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Aviation
17 Aug 2026
The Honourable Company of Air Pilots
City of London livery company running subsidised gliding days for schools and annual flying and gliding scholarships.
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Aviation
17 Aug 2026
Aerobility
Charity giving anyone with any disability the chance to fly, with adapted aircraft and annual flying scholarships.
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Aviation
17 Aug 2026
Arkwright Engineering Scholarships
Two-year engineering scholarships for students who apply at 15 to 16, run by the Smallpeice Trust.
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Engineering
17 Aug 2026
The Smallpeice Trust
Charity running residential courses, STEM days and scholarships that let young people try engineering for themselves.
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Engineering
Broader STEM
17 Aug 2026
Institution of Mechanical Engineers
The professional body for mechanical engineers, with an aerospace division, student competitions and careers information.
Contact
Engineering
Aerospace
17 Aug 2026
IET Education
Free STEM activities, competitions and engineering careers resources from the IET for ages 4 to 19.
Contact
Engineering
Broader STEM
17 Aug 2026
This is Engineering
Films and advice from the Royal Academy of Engineering showing what young engineers do and the routes that got them there.
Contact
Engineering
17 Aug 2026
Beginner's Guide to Aeronautics (NASA)
NASA's online textbook on how aircraft fly, from lift and drag to jet engines, with interactive simulations to experiment with.
Article
Aviation
Engineering
17 Aug 2026
How UK airspace works (NATS)
The people who run UK air traffic control explain how more than two million flights a year are kept safely apart.
Article
Aviation
17 Aug 2026
What it takes to become an astronaut (ESA)
The European Space Agency sets out what it looks for in astronaut candidates, from degrees and fitness to calm under pressure.
Article
Space
17 Aug 2026
Careers Service Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland's careers service from the Department for the Economy, with advice, guidance and webchat for all ages
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Broader STEM
17 Aug 2026
FlyZero: the UK study of zero-carbon flight (ATI)
The UK study that concluded liquid hydrogen could power future airliners, with reports on aircraft concepts, fuels and airports.
Article
Aerospace
Engineering
17 Aug 2026
My World of Work
Scotland's careers information and advice service from Skills Development Scotland, with job profiles, course search and career tools.
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Broader STEM
17 Aug 2026
Aviation and global CO2 emissions (Our World in Data)
Clear charts and analysis of flying's share of global emissions, useful evidence for essays and debates.
Article
Aviation
Broader STEM
17 Aug 2026
Careers Wales
The Welsh Government's bilingual careers service, with job information, quizzes, and course and apprenticeship search.
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Broader STEM
17 Aug 2026
British Interplanetary Society
The world's longest established space society, founded in 1933, with talks, publications and membership open to all.
Contact
Space
17 Aug 2026
How Things Fly (Smithsonian)
Interactive introduction to the forces of flight from the National Air and Space Museum, with animations, videos and challenges.
Article
Aviation
Broader STEM
17 Aug 2026
National Space Centre
Space museum and education charity in Leicester, home to the UK's largest planetarium, with school visits and workshops.
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Space
Broader STEM
17 Aug 2026
Space skills and careers resources (GOV.UK)
Government guidance gathering space careers advice, classroom resources and routes into the sector, updated regularly.
Article
Space
Broader STEM
17 Aug 2026
Aerospace engineer job profile (Prospects)
Detailed profile of the aerospace engineer role: typical work, the qualifications needed and the routes in.
Article
Engineering
Aerospace
17 Aug 2026
Women's Engineering Society
Professional network and charity for women in engineering, with mentoring, awards and the Top 50 Women in Engineering list.
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Engineering
17 Aug 2026
