Lincoln University Technical College | |
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Address | |
Lincoln UTC Lindum Road Lincoln , LN2 1PF England | |
Coordinates | 53°13′56″N0°32′04″W / 53.232324°N 0.534546°W Coordinates: 53°13′56″N0°32′04″W / 53.232324°N 0.534546°W |
Information | |
Type | University Technical College |
Established | 1 September 2014 |
School district | Lincolnshire |
Department for Education URN | 140950 Tables |
Ofsted | Reports |
Principal | Mr John Morrison |
Age | 14to 19 |
Enrolment | 227 as of April 2021 [update] |
Capacity | 640 |
Website | lincolnutc |
Lincoln UTC is a small University Technical College in Lincoln, England which opened in 2014 and specialises in science and engineering. The school is sponsored by the Baker Dearing Educational Trust. [1]
The founding principal was Dr. Rona Mackenzie. [1] She left the UTC after three a half years, in January 2017 and was replaced by Mr Paul Batterbury. John Morrison has been appointed as Paul Batterbury's successor in September 2017. [2]
For 2014-15 the UTC was located in Chad Varah House on Wordsworth Street. In September 2015 the UTC moved to a permanent site at the Greestone Centre on Lindum Road. The former girls school and Grade II-listed building underwent a £7.5 million investment and refurbishment, which included the construction of a science and engineering block. The build took eighteen months contractors including Willmott Dixon led by architects JR Roberts. [1]
At Key Stage 4, the students study Two GCSE egivatent specialims a restricted set of GCSE: missing are any languages or any humanities. [3]
There are six science laboratories and eight engineering workshops. [1] Scientific equipment available includes autoclaves, spectrometers, electrophoresis devices, spectrophotometers, laser cutters, milling machines, 3D printers and DNA extraction tools.[ citation needed ]
The UTC's principal partners are Siemens, the University of Lincoln and Lincoln College. With other partners including Branston, RAF, North Kesteven District Council, Great Plains, Cummins, RWE, Eminox, Luxus, James Dawson and Morgan Tucker. [4]
The University of Lincoln is a public research university in Lincoln, England. The University has origins that trace back to 1861, and obtained university status in 1992 and its present name and structure in 2001.
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