University Technical College Norfolk

Last updated

University Technical College Norfolk
Fair use logo University Technical College Norfolk.png
Address
University Technical College Norfolk
Old Hall Road

, ,
NR4 6FF

Coordinates 52°35′55″N1°16′45″E / 52.5987°N 1.2793°E / 52.5987; 1.2793
Information
Type University technical college
Established1 September 2014 (2014-09-01)
Local authority Norfolk
Department for Education URN 141086 Tables
Ofsted Reports
Head teacherEmma Palik
Gender Coeducational
Age14to 19
Enrolment266
Capacity600
Website https://utcn.org.uk

University Technical College Norfolk is a University Technical College in Old Hall Road, Norwich, [1] with a focus on the engineering and health sectors. [2]

Contents

It is operated by multi-academy trust the Community Schools Trust.


Description

The University Technical College Norfolk is a 14-19 school, providing Key Stage 4 and Key Stage 5 education. Entry to the school is in year 10. Student take their GCSEs in year 11. The school operates a sixth form for year 12 and 13 students.

Whilst retaining a core curriculum in year 10 and 11, the school focuses on engineering and health sector. The school offers post 16 course such as A-level, T-Level.


Partners

University Technical College Norfolk has developed partnerships with a number of high profile employers including EDF Energy Aviva plc, Lotus Cars, Vattenfall, Warren Services, Royal Air Force.

Apprenticeships

The school has gained a reputation for helping students access high level apprenticeships. In 2022, 14 students turned down places at Russell Group Universities to take up apprenticeships at companies including Jaguar Land Rover and Rolls Royce GlaxoSmithKline

Ofsted

The school was rated GOOD in all categories following an Ofsted inspection in May 2019.

Key findings;

- Careers education, information, advice and guidance (CEIAG) provided to pupils is of a very high quality.


- Pupils are friendly and welcoming.


- The quality of teaching is typically good.


- The school’s curriculum is a key strength.


- high-quality teaching in all subjects.


- The students were responsive, well behaved and well protected.


[3]

Campus

University Technical College Norfolk is housed in the former Connaught factory.

Related Research Articles

Education in England is overseen by the Department for Education. Local government authorities are responsible for implementing policy for public education and state-funded schools at a local level. State-funded schools may be selective grammar schools or non-selective comprehensive schools. All state schools are subject to assessment and inspection by the government department Ofsted. England also has private schools and home education; legally, parents may choose to educate their children by any suitable means.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Furness College, Barrow-in-Furness</span> Further education school in Sixth Form Campus, Rating Lane, Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England

Furness College is a college of further education in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria. It provides a wide range of A levels, vocational education and skills training to over 16s, notably working with BAE Systems to train apprentices for their shipyard in Barrow. The college also offers courses for adults, and runs HNDs and other higher education programmes including foundation degrees, degrees and master's degrees, for which it achieved Teaching Excellence Framework silver status in June 2017. It is the only college in Barrow and the largest further education college in Cumbria. On 1 August 2016, Furness College merged with Barrow Sixth Form College.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Framingham Earl High School</span> Academy in Norwich, Norfolk, England

Framingham Earl High School is a secondary school located in Framingham Earl in the English county of Norfolk to the south of Norwich.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">King Edward VII Academy</span> Academy in Kings Lynn, Norfolk, England

King Edward VII Academy is a large, mixed comprehensive secondary school in Gaywood Road (A148), King's Lynn, Norfolk, England with around 1,300 pupils, including about 300 in sixth form education. Prior to the school year beginning in September 1979, KES was an all-boys state grammar school.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Northgate High School, Dereham</span> Academy in Dereham, Norfolk, England

Northgate High School, formerly Northgate High School and Dereham Sixth Form College, is an academy situated in Dereham, Norfolk, England. It is a co-educational comprehensive school, for ages 11–18. It is one of two high schools in the town.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">West Suffolk College</span> School in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England

West Suffolk College is a Further Education college in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk. The college delivers a range of courses, including vocational and technical courses, apprenticeships, and an array of higher-apprenticeships and bachelor's degree courses accredited by the University of East Anglia. Over 12,000 students are enrolled at West Suffolk College.

The JCB Academy is a non-selective co-educational secondary school within the English University Technical College programme, in Rocester, Staffordshire, England. It specialises in engineering and business qualifications.

Aston University Engineering Academy is a university technical college (UTC) that opened in September 2012 in the Gosta Green area of Birmingham, West Midlands, England. Aston University is the lead academic sponsor of the UTC, along with the Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Network. Business partners of Aston University Engineering Academy include E.ON, Goodrich Corporation, National Grid plc, PTC and the Royal Air Force.

Hackney University Technical College was a university technical college (UTC) that opened in September 2012 in the Shoreditch area of the London Borough of Hackney in Greater London, England. The University of East London and Hackney College were the lead academic sponsors of the UTC, and BT Group and Homerton University Hospital NHS Trust were the lead business sponsors. The college closed in August 2015.

Bristol Technology and Engineering Academy was a University Technical College (UTC) that opened in September 2013 in Stoke Gifford, just north of Bristol, England. The University of the West of England and City of Bristol College were the lead academic sponsors of the UTC, and Airbus and GKN were the lead business sponsors of the UTC.

UTC Sheffield City Centre is a University Technical College (UTC) that opened in Sheffield City Centre, South Yorkshire, England in September 2013. The site for the UTC was purchased by Sheffield City Council, with capital funding of £9.9 million awarded by the Department for Education for new buildings. The sponsors of the UTC include Sheffield Hallam University and The Sheffield College in Sheffield.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Harleston Sancroft Academy</span> Church of England academy in Harleston, Norfolk, England

The Harleston Sancroft Academy is a Church of England all-through school located in Harleston, Norfolk, England. It was formed on 1 September 2022 from Archbishop Sancroft High School and Harleston Primary Academy.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Fakenham Academy</span> Academy in Fakenham, Norfolk, England

The Fakenham Academy is a coeducational secondary school and sixth form located at Field Lane Fakenham, Norfolk, England. The school offers GCSEs and BTECs as programmes of study. Pupils in the sixth form can choose to study from a range of A Levels and BTECs.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jane Austen College</span> Secondary school in Norwich, England

Jane Austen College is a secondary free school located in Norwich, owned by the Inspiration Trust, that opened in September 2014.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Comprehensive school (England and Wales)</span> Term for a non-selective secondary school in England and Wales

A comprehensive school, or simply a comprehensive, typically describes a secondary school for pupils aged approximately 11–16 or 11–18, that does not select its intake on the basis of academic achievement or aptitude, in contrast to a selective school system where admission is restricted on the basis of selection criteria, usually academic performance. In England and Wales comprehensive schools were introduced as state schools on an experimental basis in the 1940s and became more widespread from 1965. They may be part of a local education authority or be a self governing academy or part of a multi-academy trust.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Energy Coast UTC</span> University technical college in Workington, Cumbria

Energy Coast is a University Technical College (UTC) on the outskirts of Workington, Cumbria that opened in September 2014 for students of ages 14–19.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">UTC Swindon</span> University technical college in Swindon, Wiltshire, England

UTC Swindon is a University Technical College (UTC) in Swindon, England that opened in September 2014 for students of ages 14–19. The college specialises in engineering and is sponsored by Oxford Brookes University and Johnson Matthey Fuel Cells.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Waterfront UTC</span> University technical college in Chatham, Kent, England

Waterfront UTC is a University Technical College in Chatham, Kent, England, which opened in September 2015 as Medway UTC on a site between Pier Road and South Side Three Road. After receiving an "inadequate" rating in every category in an Ofsted inspection in March 2018, the college joined The Howard Academy Trust in November 2018 and its name was changed.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">University Collegiate School</span> Utc school in Bolton, Greater Manchester, England

University Collegiate School is a mixed secondary school in central Bolton, England, now classed as a free school. It opened in 2015 on a new site on the University of Bolton campus as Bolton UTC, a university technical college for students aged 14–19; in September 2020 it was renamed and began accepting students at age 11.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">UTC South Durham</span> University technical college in Newton Aycliffe, County Durham, England

UTC South Durham is a University Technical College located in Newton Aycliffe, County Durham. It opened in 2016 and caters for 14–19 year olds with an interest in science, technology, engineering, and maths. It is located on the Aycliffe Business Park site, in a purpose-built new building.

References

  1. Eastern Daily Press, http://www.edp24.co.uk/news/education/photo_gallery_norfolk_s_first_university_technical_college_utc_norfolk_opens_its_doors_1_3762595
  2. UTC Norfolk - Our Vision and Mission, https://utcn.org.uk/our-vision-and-mission
  3. "Ofted Report:UTC Norwich 2019". ofsted.gov.uk. Retrieved 11 July 2020.