Elutec Prospectus 2014/15

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This is my dream job. Having first hand experience of how successful the new breed of University Technical Colleges can be, I am delighted to lead the team here at Elutec. I have seen how the UTC ethos can create confidence in young people and inspire them to discover a passion for learning. Elutec will deliver a much needed focus on Engineering and Design within East London and Essex and I am honoured to be selected as the first Principal. For most, the concept of a UTC is still relatively new, so I ask people to find out about us and how we offer the hands-on learning and experience looked for by employers, and upon which students thrive. Elutec will bring a fantastic new education offering for young people who enjoy Design, Engineering and Technology. The mission of Elutec is that our students will stand head and shoulders above everyone else when they apply for jobs, start work or enter higher education. Elutec graduates will stand out because they will be the best prepared for the world of further study or employment. At Elutec students will grow in maturity because they will be interacting with employers on a day to day basis thus developing employability as well as academic and technical skills. Our curriculum will be designed in collaboration with local employers and universities to ensure we offer the best possible progression routes into employment, apprenticeships and higher education. We have high aspirations for all our students and believe that we can develop people who will have the capability to influence the UKs engineering and design industries. Ruth Umerah Principal

Elutec brings four sponsors together to make a very special opportunity for young people in East London and Essex

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About Us

Elutec is a new University Technical College for East London and Essex for 14 - 19 year olds looking to specialise in engineering or design

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Our curriculum has been designed in conjunction with industry partners like Ford, BP and Network Rail, and UCL (University College London), a global leader in higher education engineering, to ensure we offer the best possible progression routes into employment, apprenticeships and further/higher education.

Our Pledge
Elutec is one of a breed of new academies focused on providing technical education that meets the needs of modern employers.! Offering technical courses and work-related learning, combined with broader academic studies in English, Mathematics and Sciences, Elutec will prepare students for exciting careers. Located on a world-class business and education campus in Rainham, Elutecs specialism will be manufacturing, engineering and product design. We have high aspirations for all our students and believe that we can develop young people who will have the capability to influence the UKs industry. Elutec will open in September 2014 with 160 Year 10 students starting their GCSEs and 160 Year 12 students starting A Levels.! We are taking applications now for both year groups for full time courses starting in September 2014.! In many ways we function like a school on a day-to-day basis, except we offer a more specialist workspace and curriculum alongside GCSEs and A Levels. Our pledge is to equip every student who successfully completes their studies at Elutec with the skills and qualifications to give them the opportunity to progress to one of the following:

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An employment opportunity (a job in a relevant industry) An apprenticeship A further or higher education place

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Career Pathways
Students at Elutec will develop a firsthand insight into the challenges faced in modern industry. By partnering successful businesses, Elutec will show students and their parents how a technical focused education leads to great career opportunities through a major university or leading employer. Elutec students will have developed the fundamental skills of logical thinking, problem solving and strong numeracy. They will be able to express their ideas and views clearly, confidently and concisely and will have learnt how to persuade and negotiate. Their interaction with partners will develop commercial awareness through understanding the wider environment in which organisations operate. What does all this mean for Elutec students career pathways? It means that our students will be highly desirable to all sectors of industry whether they choose an apprenticeship, employment with training or higher education. Engineering graduates may specialise in a range of engineering and design professions. In additional to the more commonly known such as civil, mechanical, automotive and chemical, engineers can specialise in broadcasting, medical engineering, prosthetics and sports; the list is endless. Engineering graduates also follow careers in architecture, IT, banking, finance, commercial management, law, teaching and marketing. In fact, they are amongst the highest paid graduates; second only to medicine, dentistry and veterinary degrees. Engineering graduates also follow careers in Architecture IT Banking Finance Commercial Management Law Teaching Marketing

In fact, they are amongst the highest paid graduates; second only to medicine, dentistry and veterinary degrees.

Demand

Elutec is situated in the heart of the Thames Gateway which stretches along the Thames Estuary from London Docklands to Southend in Essex and Sheerness in Kent.! The Thames Gateway is home to 3,275 manufacturing businesses including a wide range of large manufacturers such as Alcatel Lucent, Coca-Cola, Honeywell and Tate & Lyle.

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Elutecs purpose is simple: to give its students the best possible advantage and start to their careers when they leave.!

In addition, the Port of London handles over 45 million tonnes a year, making it the second largest port in the UK and one of the worlds leading ports for international shipping.! This status will be significantly enhanced when London Gateway, the 1.5 billion development of the worlds most technically advanced container port and a new a major new logistics park, opens in December 2013.! All of this makes the Thames Gateway a major employer of skilled technicians and engineers, and the provision and increased supply of a workforce with the right technical skills and attitudes is crucial to its success and growth.

The National Employers Skills Survey 2009 and recent surveys undertaken by the sponsors show that there are significant skills shortages within the Thames Gateway region and over 25% of vacancies are due to technical skills shortages. Clearly, there is significant demand for technical skills from employers in the region. There is also a keen interest in getting these skills from local young people.

However, the regional data and evidence from interviews and surveys conducted by Elutec indicate a serious and sustained shortage of technical skills in the region.

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Curriculum
Key Stage 4
Students in Years 10 and 11 will complete a number of projects designed collaboratively between Elutecs industrial partners and the awarding body OCR. In each project students will work in teams to solve real problems faced by industry. They will be supported through this challenging work by the partners and the Elutec teaching team and will present their findings to senior executives from the partner industries. The work that each individual student produces will meet the criteria for up to 4 GCSE qualifications in engineering design, manufacture, practical electrics and mechanics, electronics and control systems. Students will also study core GCSEs in English, Maths, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, ICT, Business and Product Design. All students will follow a course in modern foreign languages and some will study for GCSE German. What is unique about the curriculum at Elutec is that the core subjects will not be taught in isolation. This means that every lesson that a student attends will be linked to the engineering project they are completing. For example, during Year 10, students will be working on an engineering project designing and making pistons and fuel pumps for an engine. Within this project they will investigate the properties of suitable materials and then select the most appropriate for the manufacture of their piston and pump. At the same time in Chemistry they will be studying how the selected materials will react with different chemicals such as fuel for the pump, anti-freeze and coolant. In Physics they will be looking at the internal structure of those materials, discovering how the atoms react under different forces and

Curriculum
Elutec is an entirely new and ambitious college for the East London area. We are working in partnership with UCL and leading employers, such as Ford, to ensure that we deliver a curriculum fit for the 21st Century:

Provide a curriculum that leads to degree courses for the more academic and to employer apprentice schemes for those who prefer hands on work. Operate from 8.30 am to 5.00 pm to get students used to the hours of work in industry. Provide compulsory extracurricular activities to teach leadership and team working.

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temperature. Their maths work will be based on space, volume, velocity and acceleration and they will use the data they have generated in engineering to produce graphs and charts in maths. In biology they will have learnt that biological solutions are often the simplest and most affective and so, in designing engineering structures, they should learn from the structures of animals, their skeletons and natural reactions to chemicals. English will see the students preparing

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Sample Weekly Timetable Students on this timetable will have a formal mentoring meeting of around 15 minutes once every three weeks during session 2 on Friday. Assemblies will be held for each year group during session 3 on a Tuesday or Thursday. House assemblies will be in this session every 4 weeks.

Monday
8.30 10.55 (including 15 minute break) 10.55 13.35 (including 40 minute lunch) 13.35 16.00 (17.00 Tuesday Thursday) (including 15 minute break)

Tuesday
(MFL/ICT/business)

Wednesday
English/Maths

Thursday
Engineering Block
(with partners)

Friday
Science

Session 1

Engineering with Product design Science

Core Block

Session 2

English/Maths

Science

Workshop skills

(challenge write-up/ presentation))

Engineering

Session 3

Physical Education

Engineering Block
(with partners)

Extension activities

Core block
(MFL/ICT/ business/SEN intervention)

English/Maths

for the presentation of their findings and the sentence structure in their reports. Finally, in their modern foreign language, students will be learning vocabulary relevant to the project. By studying in this integrated way, Elutec students will never ask why they are learning a particular topic. By understanding the relevance of their learning, Elutec students will be better motivated, better informed and better prepared for academic success. In addition to the academic curriculum, all students will undertake Physical Education, Enterprise Education, Careers Education, Religious Education and PSHCE (personal, social, health and citizenship education). Students will also undertake a week of work experience each year which will develop further their employment skills.

employers will be looking for their next recruits. Most students will be expected to take additional AS and A levels to complement their engineering course. In its first year Elutec will offer A levels in Maths, Physics, ICT and Product Design. Other A levels may be offered if there is sufficient demand. All students in the sixth form will receive careers education and guidance to support them in choosing the correct pathway for the future, be it higher education, an advanced apprenticeship, or other employment. In addition, students will undertake Physical Education, Enterprise Education and PSHCE. Students will also undertake a week of work experience each year and, if appropriate, will be encouraged to pursue further work experience as part of their regular curriculum.

Extension Activities

In the sixth form all students will study an advanced course in Engineering which will give them the equivalent of two A levels. As in Key Stage 4, this course will be taught around engineering challenges and Elutecs partners will be involved in developing and delivering the curriculum. Sixth form students will be working with potential employers and

Sixth Form

Students in all year groups will undertake extension activities one afternoon a week. This is a great opportunity for them to mix with their peers from other year groups and work on projects or partake in sports and hobbies, some of which they may never have had the opportunity to try before.

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Campus
Elutec is a world-class education campus

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Elutec is situated at the Centre for Engineering and Manufacturing Excellence, CEME, which is a world-class research, skills, education and business campus in Rainham, East London. CEME is unique in linking education to business, helping to improve the skills and prospects of local people enabling them to find employment within the manufacturing, engineering and technology sectors and increasing the economic contribution of local businesses. The Elutec campus will be a modern purpose built facility focused on the needs of students and developed to support them through their time at the College. Providing industry standard facilities for engineering and product design, the campus will include: Fully equipped classrooms Industry standard workshops Rapid prototyping facilities Learning resources centre Restaurant Gymnasium and sports hall

The campus has excellent public transport access via over ground trains, tube and bus. For those who want to come by car, Elutec is on a junction off the A13 with plenty of parking for drop off and collecting on site. There will be a shuttle bus provided to and from Rainham station for students who travel by train.

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Providing support to both students and parents

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Create a learning environment where, for much of what the students do, they can immediately see its value and application to the real life of the workplace. Instil in young people a deep sense of pride in their knowledge, and an understanding of the value and the importance of practical technical skills, product design and development, and manufacturing skills to industry. Provide young people with the opportunity to learn from and communicate with industry practitioners real people doing real jobs real research real study real projects in or with industry. Teach them the importance of both hard and soft skills to be successful. Instil in our young students a belief and vision that they can go as far as they wish to with their academic studies and careers and empower them by providing the pathways through which they can achieve this. Provide young people with the desire to pursue careers in engineering, manufacturing and technology and to give them the selfconfidence, skills and qualifications to win in the job market in London and beyond.

For some Year 10 students the move to a completely new school at this stage may seem daunting, however, the Elutec team will support families through the transition.! The learning opportunity we offer is completely unique to the region in terms of being able to provide hands-on learning in engineering and design for 14-19 year olds, with local employer and university involvement.! The benefits Elutec offers to students, their families and local employers are: Showcase talent to employers and continuously engage employers in what and how the students learn. Provide a highly skilled and highly motivated pool of young graduates and apprentices with the right technical skills and attitudes to work needed by employers. Give young people in East London and Essex, who have an interest in engineering and manufacturing, a wonderful new learning environment from the age of 14.

We know we can make a difference and are committed to supporting all our students in securing employment, an apprenticeship or further/higher education place upon successful completion of their studies.!

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Sponsors
Elutec is an exciting partnership between some of Sponsors the most successful organisations in their fields in the world. Elutec is an exciting partnership between some of the most successful organisations Elutec brings four partners together to makein a their fields in the world. very special opportunity for young people in East London and Essex: Elutec four partners together to make a is bringsUniversity College London (UCL) very special opportunity for young people higher in recognised as a top provider of engineering East London and Essex: education and is ranked 7th in world rankings. Ford is the 5th largest manufacturer 1 UCL (University College London) of motor vehicles in the world and not only is recognised as a next top provider of but produces diesel engines door to CEME also has the UKs largest automotive research and engineering higher education and is development close by. rankings. rankedcentre 7th in world CEME provides a world class 2 Ford is the 5th largest manufacturer campus packed with state-of-the-art engineering training ofequipment. motor vehicles in the world and Prospects Learning not only produces dieselFoundation engines (Prospects) brings superb education expertise next door to CEME but also has the with over 40 years experience in vocational UKs largest automotive research education and success in running a school.

Exciting partnerships
Partners

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and development centre close by.

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CEME provides a world class campus packed with state-of-the-art engineering training equipment. Prospects Learning Foundation (Prospects) brings superb education expertise with over 40 years experience in vocational education and success in running a school.

"Ford Motor Company very strongly supports the principle of the University Technical College. !Achieving robust qualifications whilst concentrating on Engineering and Technical disciplines will inspire the next generation of excellence in Engineering." Paula Leach, Head of Learning & Development, Ford of Britain

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The CEME Campus is ideally located for all forms of transport:

By Train

Elutec will have a shuttle bus running to Rainham Station (served by the C2C) at the start and end of each school day. If you use the District Line get off at Dagenham Heathway and catch the 174 bus to CEME.

"A UTC at CEME will educate engineers and technicians who can realise the world-changing technologies that we want to deliver. Together we are able to deliver innovation and growth." Prof. Anthony Finkelstein, Dean of the Faculty of Engineering Sciences, University College London

By Bus

The 174 operates every 10 minutes from Harold Hill via Romford and terminates at the CEME campus. The 287 runs from Barking to the junction of Marsh Way for CEME and the old A13.You can then either take a 10 minute walk or hop on the 174 to finish your journey.

By Car

CEME is on a junction off the A13 and just off the old A13 (A1306). There is plenty of onsite parking.

LONDON

A12 A127
ROMFORD

A406
CITY

ILFORD DAGENHAM

BARKING

M25
DOCKLANDS

Marsh Way, Rainham Essex RM13 8EU 020 8596 7040

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AIRPORT

RAINHAM

A13

Marsh Way, Rainham Essex RM13 8EU 020 8596 7040

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