Scarborough UTC News Flash Friday 12th February 2021

Scarborough UTC News Flash
                                Friday 12th February 2021

                                        INTRODUCTION

Dear Parent/Carer

We have made it through to half term and the first major milestone of this lockdown. Remote
learning has been the order of the day and we are really pleased that students have been
engaging well with this new normal, approaching their learning with good, positive attitudes
and making steady progress. We have conducted a student survey on their views of remote
learning thus far and the responses have been in the main very positive.
What is clear about remote learning, from feedback received from students, parents and staff
is that learning remotely through a screen is very demanding for many reasons. I hope that
you are all able to take a break from screens and get some rest and fresh air this half term.
We look forward to greater clarity about the way forward from here when the government
set out their road map from the 22nd February.
Our vision of, Technical Excellence, Employable Graduates is at the heart of everything we do.
In our view, the ultimate measure of our success in developing young people with high levels
of technical competency and employability skills is the destinations our students go onto.
Over the last three years we have had fantastic destinations with many going onto university
to study STEM subjects and other degrees, and others going straight into roles with major
companies both local and national to take degree apprenticeships and other apprenticeships.
We are therefore particular proud of the latest national publication by Baker Dearing Trust
which features two of our alumni students, Hana and Nathan. I have included the link here
for your information:
https://www.utcolleges.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/BD-destinations_FINAL.pdf
Have a good half term break.
Thank you for your support.

Mr Kilgour
Principal
                                           T&L@SUTC

Firstly, a well done to all teachers and students at Scarborough University Technical College
with respect to their efforts with remote teaching and learning this half term. The
commitment to ensuring that the National lockdown has minimal effect on progress and
outcomes has been admirable.

There have been some exciting developments this week within the Career Development
Programme with a new batch of Y12 students being interviewed by GCHQ for placements to
receive mentoring, technical support and work experience with this prestigious organisation.
In addition, as a part of the programme, one of our Y13 students has been virtually mentored
over the past few weeks by a graduate nuclear engineer. Calista Allen received direct advice
and support with respect to a successful Royal Navy Accelerated Apprenticeship interview.
Calista said:

"I really appreciated working with ……….. to receive invaluable interview skills and advice.
Their expertise helped accelerate my application and led to a successful interview experience."

Well done and congratulations to Calista! Her story is testament to the success that can be
gained through working with employers and mentors as a part of the sixth form experience
at Scarborough UTC.
                                  TECHNICAL EXCELLENCE

News from Systems Control.

Pre-assessment tasks have been the main theme of our student learning this week. Our year
12 & 13 Electrical pathway students have completed the first part of showing their
understanding of Kirchhoff’s current laws.

The maths and application of Electrical principles can be demanding, but not if you approach
it in a methodical, logical way. I’m looking forward to seeing this week’s progress, ahead of
moving to another step up with a dual voltage circuit.

All our GCSE systems and control students have been completing 4 short pre-assessment tasks
and a Google Forms quiz about Open and Closed Loop systems. This was part of the live
learning and follow up to refresh student recognition of a wide variety of input and output
devices.

Thank you for your ongoing support and encouragement helping your child to take part in live
lessons, and to join in. The best thing for me, as we reach this half term break, has been how
many more of our students are getting used to using “Meet” to ask for further explanation,
asking questions and using the chat feature well – it tells me that although not physically in
the electronic workshop, the students are in the learning zone, and feel safe and encouraged
to do so. Have a great weekend!

                                      ENGLISH LITERATURE

Well what a wonderful 5 months it has been here at the SUTC for our new Y10 students!

From such a diverse range of backgrounds, we really have bonded and subsequently relished
every piece of our curriculum so far.

This week, we revisited all we had achieved and the students astounded me with how easily
they recalled knowledge from as far back as September! It was joyous to revisit their learning
journey so we thought we should share it with you too.

Your child has studied:

4 poems: Living Space by Imtiaz Dharker which celebrates the community spirit of the people
living in Dharavi.

London by William Blake which graphically communicates the devastating effects of poverty
on the people in the 18th Century.

To Autumn by John Keats, admiring the unappreciated season of autumn and ponders the
passing of time.

Ozymandias by Percy Shelley, telling us a story of the ancient statue of Ramesses II and
exploring the power of nature and time.

   •   1 novella: A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
   •   A range of fictional extracts and non-fiction articles
   •   Studied high-level documentaries including the series: The Romantics by legendary
       literary scholar Peter Ackroyd.

Through these texts we have explored ideas of poverty, economics and politics through the
ages, Christian Bible stories such as Adam and Eve, the power struggle between humanity,
nature and time, the French and American Revolutions, the Great Chain of Being, Industrial
Revolution and its impact on society then and now. The list is endless...

Your children have studied these with enthusiasm, rigour and real passion- often offering
original and perceptive interpretations and ideas.

What astounded all of us the other day was that despite it being English literature we study;
we have managed to travel the world and time travel without moving from our seats! Where
have we been?

We have travelled to:

Mumbai, India-present day
Australia
Italy in the 1800's
Pakistan
Glasgow
France in the 1700's
America in the 1700's
London in the 1700's and 1800's
Manchester in the 1800's
Even...Ancient Egypt!

We have had virtual tours of the British Museum in London looking particularly at the famous
bust of Ramesses II.

We have watched the live performance of A Christmas Carol by the Old Vic Theatre.

We have explored Charles Dickens' actual home with the Charles Dickens society and even
got a shout out from the actor Dominic Gerrard after watching his one-off performance of A
Christmas Carol!

I am sure you will agree that it has been an astounding bout of learning and the students
cannot wait to study more texts and travel through time and space!

With the help of your children, we have truly discovered that English Literature is a subject
that is at the centre of everything and therefore we now have the strapline: "English at the
heart of everything" because it really is.

On behalf of the English team, we would like to thank you for supporting us and your children
through a difficult, unprecedented time but one that has remained fruitful and enriching- we
look forward to even more after a well-earned rest for your children.

A huge thank you to you all,

The English Team

Miss Atkinson and Miss Bailey
                                ASSESSMENT AND CURRICULUM

Pastoral and Attainment
Week commencing 22nd February is Week A
Well done postcards have been posted to students, identifying hard work, consistent positive
engagement and Professional Value points.
These positive scores are available on My Child at School.
Teaching staff will continue to post live lesson updates via google classroom to inform when
the live lessons will take place to ensure each student has the correct information for each
subject.
Students can only access the lessons using their Scarborough UTC email account. The google
class code for class membership only and this should not be shared.
Security, conduct and privacy settings are vital to safeguard the integrity of on-line activities
and live lessons.
This notification is only designed to allow you to identify issues at home. Registers are
completed at the end of lessons so if there is a technical issue getting onto the class and

attendance is late this can be managed. If you receive a message it is a reminder that there
may be an issue, we can then aim to support and help.
Any further concerns please contact enquiries@scarboroughutc.co.uk and Mrs Ellis for
Pastoral concerns in KS4.
Students attending college for interventions have been issued with COVID 19 testing consent
forms, these should be brought on the day of attendance to ensure guidance is followed.
Curriculum and Assessment
Y11 and 13 Reminder
Thank you for the positive feedback from parents and students in relation to remote learning
provision. Assessment information is updated and published on MCAS for review.
Teaching Staff will use the evidence of good quality work to ensure that student’s attainment
is tracked and moderated throughout this period of remote learning.
College will follow the existing assessment schedules for students. We shall update on
OFQUAL guidance on examinations and assessment as soon as it is released.
Current student attainment data which was completed in December 2020 is on the MCAS
parent portal.
W/C 1st February- Y11 and 13 assessment and moderation cycle starts.
Students will continue to complete remote learning, staff will continue to set formative
assessment activities and moderate the work.
Students must continue to complete the remote work that is set to their best and respond to
feedback. All work is checked for plagiarism.
11/03/2021- Progress Evening for Year 11 and 13. (Currently scheduled as phone calls)
W/C 22nd March – Y11 and 12 Full Reports
W/C 1st March – Y10 and 12 assessment and moderation cycle starts.
06/05/2021- Y10 and 12 Full Reports
A timetable reminder for live lessons.
Students will continue to follow their usual timetable, some of the lesson are live, some are
recorded and in some, work is set with a deadline. To use the time table schedule issued to
identify live lessons:
Attendance at live lessons is marked by the teacher and attendance information feeds into
messaging and notifications. We understand that in some circumstances you may receive a
message and that there are several reasons for this.
If there are issues, students can email their teacher via google classroom. For Example:” I am
going to be late on class today due to technical issues”.

The messaging service only picks up N for a recorded non- attendance in a live lesson where
the teacher has completed the register. If a live lesson is added or changed the system
identifies this.
This attendance monitoring is in place to identify session attendance, identify potential
support and does not affect overall attendance.

                                          SIXTH FORM

The UNIQ Summer School at Oxford is now open for applications. This is one of the BEST
summer schools available in the UK and is FREE. Apply here: Free summer school at Oxford
University - applications for UNIQ are now open - apply here for this amazing opportunity
http://www.uniq.ox.ac.uk/

You may also want your child to apply for the Sutton Trust Summer Schools that take place in
many universities across the country. These look great on your CV and are a FREE chance for
your child to experience university.
https://www.suttontrust.com/our-programmes/uk-summer-schools/

It has been another busy week of interviews in the Sixth Form with more interviews with
GCHQ Career Development Programme and Career interviews with our advisor. We have also
had some more good news with more offers from universities for places. It has been lovely to
hear about the students from our employer partners. Well done!

Student participation in their on-line learning has been excellent and I commend all of the
students for the resilience and determination that they have shown during this remote
learning period.
                                          GCSE POD

Here at Scarborough UTC we use GCSE POD to help students with their learning. All students
access this using their school email and a password that they have set themselves.

There are some excellent subject resources but I would like to highlight the following webinar
to support your child:
Student Webinar: Stress to Success - GCSEPod – Tuesday 23 February, 6.00pm to 7.00pm
https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_D7YDLM5EQ--jRCN0J6K47w

                              NATIONAL TUTORING PROGRAMME

Students in year 11 have been selected by their teachers to access catch up lessons in Maths
English and Science and we have now started this on Friday afternoons with 24 of our
students.
                                           CAREERS

All of our students have accounts on Grofar.com this is an excellent careers tracker website
with lots of careers resources. Do encourage your child to use their account and set up their
profile. Your child should check their email for log in details.

ETHOS AND CAREERS

This week we have been focusing on Internet Safety Week and preparing our students for the
excellent resources that are available for them to search through on the site:
https://www.breckfoundation.org/

Mrs Fearnehough led online assemblies.

If you are concerned about your child’s online safety and gaming please contact CEOPS for
advice and guidance.

We were delighted to work with the national charity Hope Not Hate in our Leadership and
Personal development lessons learning about the dangers of extremism and the power of
prejudice.

Student wellbeing

During lockdown student’s mental health is paramount and we are working with the well-
being in mind team to develop support for our students here. We commend to you the work
of Kooth.com if your child would like online support.

We would also encourage your child to participate in the North Yorkshire Youth Chill and Chat
weekly events on zoom – Thursdays 6-7pm jayne@nyy.org.uk for details or please click on
the link below.

https://www.scarboroughutc.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Weekly-Chill-n-Chat.jpg

Tutor time

After half term our tutor time will continue in year groups:
Year 10 and 11 daily
Year 12 and 13 Tuesdays and Thursdays
There will be one Year 10 form - all join 10 LBA n4wg2b2
There will be one Year 11 form - all join 11 HSM hat7caf
There will be one Year 12 form - all join 12 JWA loaagpu

Students of the week are:

Year 10: Kian Grayson and Zane Craven

Year 11: Libby Atkin and Lucy Pashby

                                     DATES FOR YOUR DIARY

Spring Half term:                        Monday 15th February 2021 to 19th February 2021

Easter holiday:                          Monday 29th March 2021 to Friday 9th April 2021

Professional      development   training Monday 12th April 2021
day:

First day of summer term for students: Tuesday 13th April 2021

Bank holiday:                            Monday 3rd May 2021

Summer Half term:                        Monday 31st May 2021 to Friday 4th June 2021

Term ends:                               Friday 23rd July 2021