Bright future for Cumbrian students with new outreach programme launch Students from across Cumbria are exploring future options thanks to impartial support and activities from a higher education and skills partnership led by University of Cumbria. The Cumbria Collaborative Outreach Programme is the partnership of universities, further education and skills providers across the North West region led by the University of Cumbria. It has been working together to build a network and deliver impartial advice, guidance and activities to 33 schools and colleges in Cumbria through the Hello Future targeted outreach programme. To read the full article click here
Special meeting held to tackle climate change | Times & Star Work to develop a climate change action plan for Allerdale has taken a step forward following a special meeting with young people and environmental campaigners. At a Allerdale full council meeting in September, councillors made a commitment to help tackle climate change and instructed the authority’s overview and scrutiny committee to draw up a plan. A special task and finish group was set up to lead on the climate change work which has been meeting regularly over the last few months. Read the full article here
First applications for UTCs in five years – but not as you know it | Schoolsweek Three new UTCs are in the pipeline but, like a traditional school, students will join aged 11, rather than at 14. Ofsted grade-one Energy Coast UTC is hoping to open two UTCs, in Salford and Carlisle, while WMG Academy Trust, which operates two grade-two UTCs, has applied for one in Birmingham. To read the full article, click here.
Energy Coast UTC visit the CERN nuclear research facility in Geneva At the start of January the Energy Coast UTC Science department, led by Director of Learning Ian Lindner, took a group of GCSE and A level students to Geneva, Switzerland for 5 days, with the focus of the visit an inspirational day at the renowned CERN nuclear research facility. CERN is the European Organisation for Nuclear Research and the largest particle physics laboratory in the world; it is at the forefront of scientific discovery. To read the full article, click here
Energy Coast's new facilities on show | Times & Star Energy Coast UTC has unveiled new engineering workshops with state-of-the-art machines. The new facilities were made possible with support from sponsors, Morgan Sindall Infrastructure, the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority and the University of Cumbria. To read the full article, click here.
