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Chosen career:
Policy Maker
Interests:
Law & policy
Skills:
CollaborativeCommunicativeHard-working
Description
Policy makers create laws to govern how space is used to keep it safe and sustainable. They give advice and guidance to the government and public companies. International relations are important for this so that countries can collaborate on missions. They also must be able to use the correct language to communicate technical concepts to people who do not work in STEM.
Routes
Requires a background in STEM, policy or business. Many have experience in local or national government positions.
Example UK Employers
London Institute of Space Policy and Law
Key Stage 2 Curriculum Links
English
Writing: Policy makers create laws to govern how space is used to keep it safe and sustainable. They know the correct language to use to communicate technical concepts.
Speaking: Policy makers give advice and guidance to the government and public companies.
Other
History: Policy makers know about the history of space and how situations have been dealt with previously.
Foreign language: It may be useful to know a foreign language in policy making to communicate internationally.
Key Stage 3 Curriculum Links
English
Writing: Policy makers create laws to govern how space is used to keep it safe and sustainable. They know the correct language to use to communicate technical concepts.
Speaking: Policy makers give advice and guidance to the government and public companies.
Other
Citizenship: Policy makers understand how laws are written and are used in the justice system.
History: Policy makers know about the history of space and how situations have been dealt with previously.
Modern foreign language: It may be useful to know a foreign language in policy making to communicate internationally.
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I’m
Collaborative, Communicative and Hard-working, so could be a Policy Maker. I’m a #spaceperson. https://www.spaceperson.co.uk
