February 2020

We are very pleased to present to you our Half Term Roundup for January and February 2020. 

This interactive newsletter highlights another exciting half term here at the Engineering UTC Northern Lincolnshire. From a business breakfast and #NoMoreKnives, to plenty of Biology practicals and National Apprenticeship Week, we can’t believe how fast the last eight weeks have gone.

We look forward to further industry engagement, and preparing our students for their upcoming exams.

To read our roundup, please follow the link below. 

At the Engineering UTC Northern Lincolnshire, relationships matter. Whilst we work closely with our students to build the confidence and vital skills needed to tackle tomorrows job roles we’re also on hand to provide support surrounding mental health. Breaking down barriers and encouraging positive conversations supports our school, our futures and each other. With mental health amongst teenagers being described as an “escalating crisis” it is vital that our students, staff and parents, have access to structures that educate about these issues.

Mick Heatlie, ENL UTC Vice Chair of Governors, has been regularly involved with the ENL UTC, by using his passion for engineering to help students raise their standard of achievement through skills development. With his company ACTTnow (Assuring Competence Through Training) Mick and his team, are now delivering high-quality training courses to our staff to provide a valuable early warning and intervention system. Delivering a number of accredited First Aid Awards Training (FAA) Courses, it will cover:

FAA Level 1 Award in Awareness of First Aid for Mental Health (RQF)
Provides learners with the knowledge to identify suspected mental health conditions and the skills to start a conversation and signpost the individual towards professional help. This course is a great introduction to First Aid for Mental Health and covers a range of subjects including: what is first aid for mental health? Identifying mental health conditions, providing advice and conversation, stress, and mental health conditions.

All members of our Support and Teaching Staff will complete this half day course by end of February 2020, to feel confident, knowledgeable and ready when providing crucial early support and conversations with our young people.

FAA Level 2 Award in First Aid for Mental Health (RQF)
The Level 2 course covers the content of the Level 1 but also expands on the effects of drugs and alcohol, incorporates the First Aid for Mental Health Action Plan and covers ways in which a positive mental health culture can be supported within a workplace.

FAA Level 3 Award in Supervising First Aid for Mental Health (RQF)
The Level 3 course goes into detail on a wide range of mental health conditions and the support and help provided by healthcare professionals. It also covers the content of both the Level 1 and 2 qualifications but is aimed specifically at trainers/assessors and/or supervisor levels within the workplace.

The Engineering UTC Northern Lincolnshire’s curriculum has been specifically designed to help prepare our young people for the world of work. Combining academic, practical and technical learning we tap into every student’s potential to ignite ideas around their future career.

With this in mind, many of our students choose to take their passion for all things STEM beyond our classrooms, labs and workshops to create their own projects, to enhance a hobby and most recently, to start their own business!

Meet our team of year 10 students who have turned their love of design and technical knowledge into a student-led business specialising in upcycling materials. The ENL UTC Community Woodwork, based in our school building on Carlton Street, Scunthorpe, will be producing unique, rustic furniture and home decorations from donated materials.

Working in conjunction with Young Enterprise, this brilliant and hardworking team will be designing and making bespoke designs that will not only help people enhance their interior design but also help reduce the use of plastic products.

With many ideas and designs already underway make sure to keep on their Facebook and Instagram page for regular updates, products and design ideas for your homes.