Upcoming Training Events

The Faulkes Telescope Team are pleased to announce the following workshops suitable for secondary school teachers:

9th December 2011 - National Space Centre, Leicestershire.

20th January 2012 - North Wales (Bangor University).

24th February 2012 - York

These one-day workshops will serve as an introduction to using robotic telescopes and astronomical images in the classroom, and also covers a variety of free astronomy/space resources suitable for KS3-KS5 science and GCSE Astronomy students. The course has a significant practical element where teachers will carry out the exercises that we are recommending they use with their students.

To enrol, or for more information on the above courses please follow the links above or contact Sarah Roberts at

European Hands-On Universe
The European Hands-On Universe project is offering new 5-day training sessions on 'Bringing Frontline interactive astronomy to the classroom' and 2-day seminars on radio astronomy to all interested teachers. Further information on this can be found here

Discover the Cosmos Summer School
The first DISCOVER THE COSMOS Summer School will take place this July in Crete, Greece (1-6/7/2012) .

The course's objective is to enhance science education by presenting the fabric of the cosmos as was shaped by scientific evidence and explanations through 400 years of scientific advancement.

A specific website has been developed in order to give you all the information you need about the course, and about how to apply: http://dtc.ea.gr

For teachers in the UK, the national agency who funds positions on these courses is the British Council (http://www.britishcouncil.org/comenius ).

If you are an adult education provider, you can also apply for funds to attend the course, but via the Grundvtig organisation (http://www.grundtvig.org.uk/ ).

In both cases you should download the application form for the 'In-Service Training' fund.

The deadline to apply for this summer school is January 16th 2012. Full details on how to apply can be found from the Summer School website.