Teacher in Space Academy mission

A NORTH Yorkshire independent school teacher has been called up to help front an important new initiative at the National Space Academy to increase the size and quality of the UK’s science and engineering skills pool.

Conor Davies, of Harrogate’s Ashville College, is one of 12 teachers chosen from across the country to join the academy to teach science, technology, engineering, maths and geography to pupils and teachers.

Over the next four years, Mr Davies, who also heads the school’s physics department, will deliver student master classes, careers events and a bespoke space engineering course at Loughborough College.

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“It is an incredible honour to have been selected to be a member of the National Space Academy,” he said. “Space captures the imagination of so many people in so many different ways, and we will be using its context to inspire not only pupils, but teachers too.

“Our aim is to boost the number of pupils going on to study a science subject or engineering at A-Level or higher, which in turn will help boost the number of young people working in these industries.”