UCL Academy
| UCL Academy | |
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| Type | Non-selective academy |
| Established | 2012 |
| Specialist | STEAM |
| 137181 Tables | |
| Ofsted | Reports |
Chair of Governors | Professor Alan J. Thompson |
Principal | Dr A McLean |
| 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). It opened in September 2012 with 180 students in Year 7 and reached full capacity as of September 2017.
History
The concept of a new academy school in Camden sponsored by UCL was first announced by Malcolm Grant, the UCL Provost, in November 2007.
On 6 August 2010, Education Secretary Michael Gove announced that the academy would receive a requested £30 million capital allocation and would therefore proceed. 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.
The academy admitted its first pupils in September 2012.
Building
The academy is housed in new, purpose-built accommodations located on Adelaide Road. 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.
Plans for the new building received planning permission in August 2010.
Curriculum
The academy is a unique "STEAM" specialist school. The STEAM specialism consists of the following subject areas:
See also
References
- ↑ "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
- The UCL Academy
- University College London Archived 25 January 2002 at the Wayback Machine
- Camden Council
