Olympic Legacy Park News
Meet Claire Fletcher, Teacher of Geography
Posted: 30 June 2020 in News, Olympic Legacy Park
How did you get into teaching? I was a Sports Leader and mentor to some younger pupils when I was at school and enjoyed helping them, which inspired me to become a teacher. I was also lucky enough to have an excellent Geography Teacher who influenced my passion for this subject, as I enjoyed his […]
UTC Sheffield Olympic Legacy Park inviting professionals in the digital sector to give insight into their innovative roles
Posted: 25 June 2020 in News, Olympic Legacy Park
Over 70 top employers and Sheffield’s two major universities work with UTC Sheffield. This partnership, together with the employer-led curriculum and approach, enables students to develop their employability skills such as problem-solving, time-management, organisation, teamwork, leadership and communication. UTC Sheffield Olympic Legacy Park encourages their students to develop technical skills, to help build them up […]
Meet Scott Shaw, Curriculum Director of Science
Posted: 23 June 2020 in News, Olympic Legacy Park
How did you get into teaching? Whilst completing my Master’s degree in Physics at the University of Sheffield, I engaged in a science outreach programme based in primary schools. Until that point, I’d never considered becoming a teacher and had wanted to continue into research and academia. Yet, while trying to explain to students how […]
Meet Jessica Stevenson, Principal
Posted: 4 June 2020 in News, Olympic Legacy Park
How did you get into teaching? I completed a degree in Theatre Design at the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama and thought I would pursue a career in Drama in Education. After that, I trained as an Art Teacher, which encouraged me to become passionate about teaching. As my career progressed, I was […]
UTC Sheffield Olympic Legacy Park Virtual Tour
Posted: 21 May 2020 in News, Olympic Legacy Park
Do you feel you confused about which education pathway is right for you? Are you unsure about your options for this year, when everything seems so uncertain at the moment? If you love sport, sciences or technology, we can help. UTC Sheffield Olympic Legacy Park specialises in Computing, Health Sciences and Sport Science. Students can […]
UTC Sheffield Olympic Legacy Park donates vital equipment to NHS staff
Posted: 15 April 2020 in News, Olympic Legacy Park
UTC Sheffield Olympic Legacy Park staff and students have donated urgently needed personal protective equipment to the NHS. The technical school has given 100 disposable aprons, 60 pairs of safety glasses, 20 pairs of goggles, seven boxes of gloves and one visor to Riverside Health Partnership, which has surgeries based in North Nottinghamshire and South […]
UTC Sheffield Olympic Legacy Park has received a SSAT Educational Outcomes Award
Posted: 9 April 2020 in News, Olympic Legacy Park
UTC Sheffield Olympic Legacy Park is amongst top performing schools in England UTC Sheffield Olympic Legacy Park has received national recognition for being one of the highest performing schools in England for technical learning. The UTC has won a Schools, Students and Teachers (SSAT) network award for ranking in the top 10% of non-selective schools […]
Meet Ifatgar Ahmed, Curriculum Director for Computing
Posted: 6 April 2020 in News, Olympic Legacy Park, Teacher Profiles
We sat down with Ifatgar Ahmed, to talk about his new role as Curriculum Director for Computing at UTC Sheffield Olympic Legacy Park. Why did you decide to start teaching at the UTC? I’d visited UTC Sheffield Olympic Legacy Park several times before and had a very positive first impression. I knew that the UTC […]
Meet Douglas Parr, Teacher for Computing
Posted: 3 April 2020 in News, Olympic Legacy Park, Teacher Profiles
Why did you decide to teach at a UTC? Someone I know recommended UTC Sheffield Olympic Legacy Park to me, and I saw that it had a STEM focus, which I found appealing and incredibly exciting. The UTC has a major specialism in computing, which stood out to me, and it has a good reputation, […]
Meet our Alumna, Kayla Baugh, Design Placement student at the AWRC at Sheffield Hallam University
Posted: 12 March 2020 in News, Olympic Legacy Park
Kayla joined UTC Sheffield to study Engineering at City Centre and then went on to study Sport at Olympic Legacy Park. She is currently on a University Design placement at the Advanced Wellbeing Research Centre (AWRC) at Sheffield Hallam University. Why did you join UTC Sheffield? At my previous school, they removed the engineering course […]