UCL Academy
| UCL Academy | |
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| Type | Non-selective academy |
| Established | 2012 |
| Specialist | STEAM |
| 137181 Tables | |
| Ofsted | Reports |
Chair of Governors | Professor Kathy Armour |
Principal | Andrea Pomphrey |
| Age | 11 to 18 |
| Enrollment | 1000+ |
| Houses | 5 |
| Website | www |
The UCL Academy is a secondary school located in Swiss Cottage in the London borough of Camden, London, United Kingdom and sponsored by University College London (UCL).[1] It opened in September 2012 with 180 students in Year 7 and reached full capacity as of September 2017.
History
[edit]The concept of a new academy school in Camden sponsored by UCL was first announced by Malcolm Grant, the UCL Provost, in November 2007.[2]
On 6 August 2010, Education Secretary Michael Gove announced that the academy would receive a requested £30 million capital allocation and would therefore proceed.[3][4] It was revealed on 9 September 2010 that the opening of the academy had been delayed for one year due to the lack of funds. However, the academy went on to open in September 2012.[5]
The academy admitted its first pupils in September 2012.[6]
Building
[edit]The academy is housed in new, purpose-built accommodations located on Adelaide Road.[7] Facilities in the new accommodation include:
- suites of rooms for cross-curricular general learning called Superstudios;
- suites of rooms for art, music and drama, including performance spaces;
- science laboratories, and a science demonstration theatre for lectures, experiments and talks by visiting academics from UCL;
- an engineering science suite, including workshops and technology and science labs;
- House areas, providing places for students to eat together, and for informal study during breaks and before and after school.[7]
Plans for the new building received planning permission in August 2010.[8]
Curriculum
[edit]The academy is a unique "STEAM" specialist school and Mandarin is taught.[9][10] The STEAM specialism consists of the following subject areas:
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ "Who We Are". UCL Academy. Archived from the original on 26 December 2017. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
- ↑ Malcolm Grant (20 November 2007). "Natural progression". The Guardian. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
- ↑ "UCL Academy to proceed". University College London. 6 August 2010. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
- ↑ "Michael Gove's go-ahead as UCL academy survives big cuts". Camden New Journal. 12 August 2010. Archived from the original on 26 December 2017. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
- ↑ Tom Foot (9 September 2010). "UCL Academy to open one year late". Camden New Journal. Archived from the original on 25 December 2017. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
- ↑ "School of the future... new state superschool UCL Academy". London Evening Standard. 10 September 2012. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
- 1 2 "New building". UCL Academy. Retrieved 9 September 2010.[dead link]
- ↑ "UCL Academy looks set to get Gove's green light". Hampstead & Highgate Express. 6 August 2010. Archived from the original on 26 December 2017. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
- ↑ "STEAM Specialism UCL Academy".
- ↑ "Emphasis on Mandarin at UCL academy". London Evening Standard. 22 September 2008. Archived from the original on 17 October 2012. Retrieved 7 September 2010.
External links
[edit]- The UCL Academy
- University College London Archived 25 January 2002 at the Wayback Machine
- Camden Council
- Academies in the London Borough of Camden
- University College London
- Secondary schools in the London Borough of Camden
- 2012 establishments in England
- Specialist arts colleges in England
- Specialist science colleges in England
- Specialist maths and computing colleges in England
- Specialist technology colleges in England
- Specialist engineering colleges in England