A Day in the Sky
Event providers: Trafford College

Students visit the educational centre Aerozone at the Manchester Airport. A very hands-on, practical day with lots of interactive activities. Learners take part in various activities from role-playing to hearing from experienced roles within the aviation sector. The day will include a session which informs you on what higher education qualifications you can study to work within the aviation sector.
Learners could take part in any of the below activities:
- Cabin staff role-play scenarios
- Pre-flight safety demonstrations
- Emergency evacuation procedures
- Cockpit – flight simulator
- STEM zone – engineering challenge
- Operations, marshalling, science of flight
- Customer service (check-in) role-play scenarios
- Security
- Air traffic control monitoring
This day also has elements of curriculum learning of Maths, English, Science and History.
Y10, Y11
10 May 2022
10am - 2pm
Manchester Airport- Areozone
Gatsby benchmark 4 5 6 7
RPF learner outcomes LO2 LO3 LO5

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Booking info
Available Places: 30 in total- Currently fully booked- only taking expression of interest for waiting list.
10 per school