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On Wednesday 4th September, we held our first ever Raising Aspirations Day, where a total of 12 external organisations supported our students through a variety of talks and activities.

Hosting a careers fair in our main hall, provided each year group with the opportunity to discuss future opportunities with a variety of industry experts including: Tronox, ABP Humber, University of Hull, Orsted, Phillips 66, National College of High Speed Rail, National Grid and the Royal Navy. Each student was tasked with discovering various details about each industry partner as part of their research and introduction into employer-lead projects.

Alongside of the careers fair, our students were also able to experience sessions with ABP Humber, Young Enterprise, University of Hull, Orsted and an activity and talk with former The Apprentice star, Adam Corbally!

Feedback from students showed just how enjoyable the day was with words such as informative, enlightening, great, fun, exciting, interesting and fascinating being used! The National College for High Speed Rail commented

“It was definitely one of the best career fairs I have attended. It was organised and the behaviour of the students was excellent!”

On Thursday 5th September, the fun continued as we saw 220 students visiting five different locations where they developed vital skills and industry knowledge. The trips included:

• A visit to the Science and Industry Museum in Manchester, where our year 9 students discovered the incredible science behind the Sun through a walkthrough exhibition
• Elsham Hall Activity Centre, where our year 10’s took part in a multitude of team building activities that included Total Knockout! Both our students and staff members had a brilliant day
• A visit to Jaguar Landrover at both their Birmingham and Solihull sites, with our year 11 students. They were able to take part in a team building activity and a guided tour of the car factory and manufacturing process
• Visits to Amazon Distribution Centre and Stylex, where our year 12 and 13 students were able to relate the industries to their engineering curriculum and unit

All of the trips are a vital part of the ENL UTC’s curriculum as it ensures that our students’ learning is applied to real industry and company processes. By connecting education to industry it ensures that our students are supplied with all of the qualifications, knowledge, experiences and confidence needed to achieve their dream career.

On Friday 6th September students were presented with ‘Our Way’, to introduce our Professional, Responsible and Loyal standards. Showcasing from the start that relationships are at the heart of everything we do develops clear boundaries and routines for both students and staff members. Our behaviours, values and principles are shared with our industry partners to best prepare students for their future careers.

We have had a fantastic and fun-filled start to the academic year and we are so proud of all of our students, both new and existing, for their positive attitude and hard work so far, but it doesn’t stop there. Over the upcoming weeks we have a multitude of activities planned including:

• Our year 12 students taking part in the NCS programme
• An Intro to Space for our year 10 students, hosted by year 13 student Shanen
• The National Apprenticeship Show
• Foundations Live

and much more!

If you you would like to speak with a member of our team please follow the button below. Or, if you are interested in finding out more about life at the ENL UTC register for our upcoming Open Event on Thursday 26th September. The perfect opportunity to meet with existing students, staff members and a wide variety of industry partners to discover your passion for STEM.

Bring on the rest of the year!

2018/19 has been our most successful academic year yet, and to top it off, our students have been celebrating their impressive GCSE and A Level results as the college continues to excel in providing a specialist STEM education.

Since opening in September 2015 the ENL UTC has gone from strength to strength with this years results surpassing previous year milestones:

• A Level students’ average grade being at the highest it has ever been
• Our highest ever Level 2 Engineering results

Benefitting from a hands-on, practical curriculum through high-quality teaching and industry experts, students celebrate their fantastic achievements and the many exciting opportunities they have to look forward to.

Carly Boden, Business Engagement Lead at the ENL UTC says “We are very proud of our students’ successes this academic year. For the third consecutive year we have increased our Level 2 Engineering results, to 76% in Design and 65% in Manufacture. We are looking forward to welcoming a significant number of students back to our sixth form, however students who have left us have progressed to positive destinations including the RAF and apprenticeships at local companies such as Lebus.

All of our Level 3 students have achieved their Engineering qualification and are progressing on to some fantastic destinations, including the University of Hull and the National College for High Speed Rail. Putting destinations at the heart of everything we do ensures that supply industry with young individuals with the right skills needed to be successful in the workplace.”

ENL UTC A Level students who celebrated their results on Thursday 15th August, achieved more grades at Merit and Distinction in the diploma qualification than ever before!

Oliver Beck, sixth form student at the ENL UTC, secured DM (Distinction, Merit) in his Level 3 Cambridge Technical Diploma. Currently working as a Design Engineer, at a local packaging solutions company Oliver said, “I was really nervous about picking up my results but now I couldn’t be any more excited. Going into my job interview, I was the only interviewee with the relevant software experience and industry knowledge which really impressed my manager. Now, I am looking forward to starting at Sheffield Hallam in September, studying Product Design and Development one day a week to achieve my Level 6!”

“Latest research from University Technical Colleges (UTCs) have found that nearly 1 in 3 students have thought about how specialist subjects will influence their career and more than a fifth of students said they would have benefitted from more contact with local employers whilst in education.

For our year 11 students who picked up their GCSE results on Thursday 22nd August, it was all round smiles with grades showing our continued success and improvement:

• Grade 4 and 4 passes in GCSE Maths and English are 10% above baseline targets
• Grade 4 and 4 passes in GCSE Maths and English are 10% above baseline targets
• GCSE Computer Science results up by 12.5%
• GCSE Science results up by 12.5%
• Our highest ever GCSE Geography results
• GCSE Spanish results up by 40%
• 100% pass rate in GCSE French and Polish

Tiernan Macdonald, who secured top grades throughout his subjects and is now one step closer to his dream of becoming an Aerospace Engineer, said “I feel great about my results! The ENL UTC has helped me to do better than I thought I would and I can now look forward to achieving my Level 3 with the college over the next two years.”

Jake Foulger, who joined the ENL UTC in 2017, has future plans to work in Avionics and commented “I feel great with all of my results! The school has helped to improve my grades and gave me the opportunity to gain my level 2 in engineering early on in life.”

At the ENL UTC , we work to fill the high demand for engineers by equipping our students with everything they need to access tomorrow’s career opportunities. By providing a unique and dynamic environment where culture, employability skills and personal development is at the heart of everything we do, it has helped our students to secure excellent results and destinations.

Marc Doyle, Principal and CEO of the ENL UTC said “Against the odds, the UTC has gone from strength to strength. In danger of closing just over two years ago, with less than 100 students on roll, there was an unerring determination to furnish the local area with skilled professionals. To sit comfortably in 2019 with a Good Ofsted judgement, record Engineering outcomes, 100% of past students in continued employment education and training and a third year where maths and English results are above our stringent national baseline targets, we are delighted to have a school that continues to grow.

In September, we will welcome our first group of Year 9 budding engineers, with a brand new refreshed curriculum involving a variety of industry partners and a school of 230 students. I am confident that we will continue to grow and succeed.”

For more information on how you can kick start your future at the Engineering UTC Northern Lincolnshire, or to apply for a place in year 9, 10 or 12, please use the buttons below. We will also be hosting an Open Evening on Thursday 26th September. Keep an eye out on our website and on social media channels for further details!

If you’ve been keeping a close eye on us over the last couple of months you may have noticed that we have a new member of our team. Josh Robinson, a former sixth form student of the ENL UTC, has joined us as a Business and Marketing Apprentice, as part of an exciting 18 month apprenticeship opportunity.

Josh, who joined the year 10 cohort in 2016, originally had an interest in welding and found that he couldn’t miss out on the unique opportunity to study for an engineering qualification, alongside of gaining his GCSE’s, in an environment that has been built with the purpose of progressing young individuals into industry.

“What I enjoyed most about the school as a student, was that we got to go out and interact with local companies whilst developing our projects in the schools workshops and on specialist computer software.”

Initially a shy individual, Josh grew in confidence and over the course of the three years that he studied with us, became a recognised character amongst both staff members and industry partners. From this Josh, helped to represent the ENL UTC as a Student Ambassador at a multitude of different events from the 2018 Christmas Lights Switch On to talking on BBC Radio Humberside and meeting with local MP’s to assisting with open events!

The dedication and passion that Josh has shown towards the school has now led to an 18 month apprenticeship with Ongo and training provider CERT, where he will complete a Level 3 Diploma in Digital Marketing, alongside of his day-to-day duties for the Business Engagement Lead and Marketing Officer.

“I am really looking forward to developing my skills further with the ENL UTC and getting more involved in tailoring new and exciting projects for our students. My career path may have changed from being a welder but I want to be part of showcasing this industry to more young people, to help them discover their passion.”

To view some of the excellent projects Josh has been involved with in the past, see below.

Recently CBI, the UK’s leading business organisation, released a report about getting young people ‘work ready’ and how our education system has never been more important in preparing them for the modern world.

Did you know that…

“Almost one in four young people (aged 17-23) do not feel adequately prepared by their education for the world of work.”

With almost half of all employees feeling that young individuals who enter the workplace are not well-equipped for industry, it is no wonder that there is a UK skills shortage with a pronounced STEM skills crisis. According to the Engineering UK’s 2017 State of Engineering report, “Demand for graduates for engineering roles outstrips supply: we conclude from the report, a shortfall of at least 20,000 annually (And likely higher, depending on assumptions).”

So what does work ready really mean? The CBI report describes it as “a rounded education that includes character, skills and knowledge.” These three vital skills encompasses an individual’s ability to flourish in any situation, deal with setbacks, show compassion, deal with own strengths and areas for improvement, to work well in teams, showcase leadership skills, problem-solve and to communicate efficiently. All of these and more, can be achieved through a rigorous, rich and challenging curriculum that provides the individual with the essential knowledge they need to exceed in their chosen field whilst having an appreciation of human creativity and achievement.

“There is a strong role for business in helping schools to embed this, providing those real work scenarios through meaningful work experience or business people going into schools and colleges to talk about how a subject relates to the real world.”

For the Engineering UTC Northern Lincolnshire, preparing students for the working world is what we focus on every single day. So, it’s business as usual. By providing a specialist STEM education for 13-19 year olds, our aim is to deliver well-rounded students into the engineering and technology industries through an exciting, employer-shaped curriculum led by expert staff. Why? To ensure that our students gain the relevant qualifications, skills, experience and confidence needed to access tomorrow’s career opportunities.

Through our unique links and involvement with industry partners from around the region, our students are able to explore, evaluate and justify the best solutions to real-world engineering problems whilst gaining support and advice from a variety of different employers; from further education and industry experts to careers guidance. By connecting education directly to industry, young individuals are able to gain so much more than the traditional GCSE and A Level qualifications to ensure that it’s not just a curriculum. It’s a career.

“Business knows education is about more than just qualifications. They also value character and wider skills and want young people to develop a range of skills and experiences beyond academic or technical learning.”

It is true that many young individuals are unaware of the incredible and exciting career routes that are available but at the ENL UTC, we ensure that our students are introduced to many STEM careers to broaden their mind-sets and future goals. See the image below to view just 40 STEM-based roles available.

Since opening in September 2015, we have helped to secure excellent destinations for our students, including high level engineering apprenticeships, university placements and full-time job roles; a trend that saw 100% of our 2018 summer leavers secure a successful destination!

Through our incredible careers programme that underpins everything we do here at the ENL UTC, destinations will always be our number one focus. With students developing skills that employers have explicitly requested, it is no surprise that our students go on to some great destinations and are truly ‘work ready’.

To view the full CBI report, please follow the button below.

Starting in September 2019, we are excited to be introducing the National Citizen Service (NCS) programme, into our sixth form curriculum.

The NCS is a personal and social development programme designed to give young individuals a positive and memorable experience whilst building on valuable life-skills. Helping them to feel challenged, changed, engaged and empowered!

“You’re young and you have huge potential. You have what it takes to succeed in new challenges, embrace new experiences and make your mark on the world.”

As part of our new sixth form induction and studies, students will have the opportunity to meet new people whilst gaining essential skills that will help to give them the confidence they need to seize their future goals. It looks great on CV’s and personal statements too! It is the perfect way to introduce them to the UTC, whilst simultaneously bringing together the sixth form students through team-building exercises.

From starting at the UTC the NCS programme will be incorporated via the following;

• Tuesday 3rd September – Year 12 induction day where members of the programme will on hand to speak to our students, to introduce them to the exciting activities they will be offering
• Tuesday 17th to Friday 20th September – All sixth form students who have not previously signed up to the NCS, will have a three night residential stay where they will experience adventure activities designed to challenge and take them outside of their comfort zones
• Monday 23rd to Friday 27th September – All students will spend the week taking part in a five day programme based at Glanford Park, which will combine personal skills development sessions with confidence and teamwork skills. Finally they will launch a social action project based on an issue they feel passionate about as a chance to make a real difference in the community

Upon completion of the NCS Programme, students will receive a certificate as proof of their efforts that can be used on UCAS applications and throughout future employment, followed by a graduation event to celebrate their achievements.

“It’s not just the activities that make NCS so special – it’s the people you meet and the skills you gain too.”

For more information please use the below buttons to contact our Business Engagement Lead, or to visit the NCS website.

Looking to find out more about taking on a work experience student? Take a look at our helpful FAQs below.

Any further questions, please contact us on workexperience@enlutc.co.uk or by calling 01724 878100.

We are pleased to inform you that the Engineering UTC Northern Lincolnshire, has successfully passed the LEPs’ (Local Enterprise Partnership) requirements for validation for Employability Passports, meaning that we are now 1 of 36 providers throughout the Humber!

This validation will now allow our students, throughout their time with the ENL UTC, to have the ability to work towards developing and attaining an Employability Passport, that is based on the CBI’s seven employability skills;

• Self-management
• Teamwork
• Business and customer awareness
• Problem solving
• Communication and literacy
• Application of numeracy
• Application of IT

An Employability Passport, is part of the Humber LEP’s commitment to improving the level of employability skills throughout the Humber.

The UTC’s positive sustained destinations (where students successfully enter into either further education, apprenticeships or full time positions after leaving school) along with the vocational nature of the courses and expertise of our teaching staff, is underpinned by our excellent careers programme.

The programme is designed to enhance our students understanding of employability whilst developing new and existing skills, helping to give them that edge when competing for jobs, apprenticeships, or applying for university places etc.

With the validation, it will now allow the ENL UTC to apply the achievement of the passport into various employer-based activities throughout the academic year.