Lincoln UTC

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Lincoln University Technical College
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Address
Lincoln UTC
Lindum Road

Lincoln
,
LN2 1PF

England
Coordinates53°13′56″N 0°32′04″W / 53.232324°N 0.534546°W / 53.232324; -0.534546Coordinates: 53°13′56″N 0°32′04″W / 53.232324°N 0.534546°W / 53.232324; -0.534546
Information
TypeUniversity Technical College
Established1 September 2014 (2014-09-01)
School districtLincolnshire
Department for Education URN140950 Tables
OfstedReports
PrincipalMr John Morrison
Age14 to 19
Enrolment227 as of April 2021
Capacity640
Websitelincolnutc.co.uk

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]


History[]

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]

Curriculum[]

At Key Stage 4, the students study Two GCSE egivatent specialims a restricted set of GCSE: missing are any languages or any humanities.[3]

Campus and facilities[]

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]

Sponsors[]

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]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c d "Lincoln UTC welcomes next skilled generation to new campus". The Lincolnite. 7 September 2015. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
  2. ^ "New principal appointed at Lincoln University Technical College". 7 September 2017.
  3. ^ "Departments - LincolnUTC". www.lincolnutc.co.uk. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
  4. ^ Lincoln UTC Partners http://lincolnutc.co.uk/employer-partners/

External links[]

Official website


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