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The Space Academy Lead Educator role
The country’s first Space Academy will soon be opening its doors to young people from schools and colleges in the East Midlands and throughout the UK thanks to a £990,000 grant from East Midlands Development Agency (emda). The Space Academy is being set up at the National Space Centre in Leicester, with partners at the University of Leicester, the University of Nottingham, the Regional Science Learning Centre for the East Midlands and STEMNET.
The Space Academy provides education programmes, summer space schools, road- shows and conferences, built around schools’ curricula in science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) using space and climate change as the inspirational hooks. It is especially aimed at students from 11-19 years of age, and their teachers, in the East Midlands and beyond, encouraging and supporting them to consider the benefits and challenges of careers in these fields. It will draw on the skills and reputations of Universities in the region, which are international leaders in space-related subjects, and employers who need scientists and engineers.
Further details and information about the Space Academy may be found on our website – www.spacecentre.co.uk/education
A key element of the Space Academy programme is the role of Space Academy Lead Educators. These are outstanding teachers who are released from their schools/colleges for 20 days per year to work with international experts in the Space Academy partnership in developing and delivering curriculum support programmes for students in Key Stages 4 and 5. It provides a superb CPD opportunity for the best teachers and secures a leading role for partnership schools in driving forward this ground-breaking initiative that is attracting international attention as a strategic STEM support programme.
The hallmark of the Space Academy programme is excellence at all levels. We invite outstanding teachers to apply for roles as Space Academy Lead Educators in the following subjects
Further information about the Space Academy Lead Educator roles may be downloaded here:
Space Academy Lead Educator summary.pdf
Space Academy Lead Educator recruitment.pdf
Informal enquiries about the roles may be made to Anu Ojha, Space Academy Project Director – Email: anuo(at)spacecentre.co.uk (replace (at) with @)
Please download and complete the application form available in Microsoft Word format by clicking HERE and Email it to: anuo(at)spacecentre.co.uk
Closing date for completed applications is 12 noon Friday 23 May 2008.
Interviews will be held during June, dates to be arranged.
Further information about the National Space Centre may be found on our website – www.spacecentre.co.uk