This time is dedicated to education and public outreach, mainly in the UK, but also for smaller, selected projects in Europe and the US.
Teacher training (both face-to-face and online) is a core component of the FTP educational philosophy, and project staff have been involved in professional development work both in the UK and overseas, with teacher training days being held in Moscow, Santa Barbara, Munich, Lisbon, Paris and several other venues in Portugal and Spain.
FTP operates a broad range of educational programmes, with a strong emphasis on teacher training and engaging students with “real science”.
A variety of research projects are currently being run on the FTs, with schools often participating in the role of data gatherers, particularly in long-term monitoring or short-term intensive studies or Target of Opportunity requests for transient objects (e.g. GRBs, supernovae, NEOs or X-ray systems in outburst).
Italy Brunico United Kingdom Bexley Broadstairs Canterbury Cheltenham Dartford Greater Manchester New Cross North Yorkshire Scotland Wales West Midlands Armagh Jersey Poland Bełżyce Dzierżoniów Grudziądz Kraków Łódź Niepołomice Olsztyn Szczecin Toruń Warszawa Uganda Lira United States Montauk, USA New York, USA Freeport Public Schools Manhasset, USA Greece Athens Tychero, Evros