Each week, Year 12 students join together to undergo enrichment sessions providing them a chance to develop new skills. This term in particular has seen students thrive from the sessions, as they turn their knowledge and problem solving skills to the tasks at hand, whilst learning how their projects could function as businesses. For the …
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Yesterday morning, sat in my office with the head of a very successful new medical school not far away, I listened to her tell me about her impression of our school. We have a lot of visitors; we’re relatively new, and still a pretty unusual school model. I hear a lot that people just get …
Induction, even the word sounds boring. For many, having started new jobs and new schools before it is a series of mundane, form filling, box ticking, hanging around, making polite small talk based activities. Crucial, yes. Fun, no. Memorable, no. Life changing, no. So watching 300 young people explore, experience, try, taste and touch the …
Today we were joined by Trinity St. Peter’s Church of England Primary School and Shoreside County Primary School. Both schools were invited into the UTC as part of British Science Week 2016. We gave students the opportunity to conduct a range of exciting experiments and practicals during their visit. A Year 3 class from Trinity …
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On Wednesday afternoon around 200 Life Sciences UTC students attended Edge Hill University to listen to a number of talks from professionals within the healthcare sector. The 7 speakers who attended the event spoke around the topic of ageing, touching on different aspects and focussing on the area they specialise in. The afternoon kicked off …
The XmaS Scientist Experience encouraged Female AS Level Physics Students to enter into a competition to win an all-expenses paid, four day trip to the European Synchrotron Facility (ESRF) and Institut Laue-Langevin (ILL) world leading science facilities, where they will meet the amazing scientists who work there, as well as explore the beautiful French city …
As part of our commitment to ensuring students have outstanding careers guidance and all the information they need to make good decisions about their next steps in training and education, students from the Life Sciences UTC and The Studio School took part in a Post-16 Progression Fair this week. Students had the opportunity to meet …
On Tuesday, ten of our Year 10 pupils attended an Ecosystem digital apps event at Ewood Park, Blackburn. The event showcased a variety of apps and technology, which have been designed to digitally enhance the health sector. Our pupils won the opportunity to attend the event through the ‘Build My Future’ competition held internally within …
On Monday 14th December, Year 10 students took part in a Healthcare Masterclass to practice their skills and explore different uses of technology. The session was hosted by Medical Mavericks and invited students to take part in a series of practical activities. These included performing an ultrasound scan, taking close up technical photographs of a …
Last term students at Life Sciences UTC attended a presentation hosted by an inspiring composer and musician from Liverpool. Mark Rowland has suffered from severe cerebral palsy since birth and lives independently in Sefton Park with his carers. He has pursued his passion for music throughout his life and now works with local school groups …
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