UCL Academy Opened September 2012 Learning to make a difference together

Admissions and Student Profile Heavily over-subscribed with more than 1000 applications each year for 180 places leading to a catchment area less than 1 mile 30% Free school meals 60% Disadvantaged students 70% English as an additional language More than 70 languages spoken

Pastoral Care The UCL Academy’s Pastoral system is based on 5 Houses, each with its own dining and social area The Head of House is based in the House area Each House has a number of small House tutor groups These are vertical House Tutor groups mixing Foundation level (year 7) and level 3 ( year 12) However, the Foundation level students will meet their tutor twice a day, once on their own and once with level 3 students

International Middle Year Curriculum into the Academy Connected Curriculum Developed for use in British Schools around the world Built on the success of the International Primary Curriculum The 3 year IMYC has 30 units each lasting 6 weeks From these units UCL Academy will select a curriculum that best suits our students. Each unit centres on a ‘Big Idea’

Academy Curriculum STEM MathsScienceEngineering Creative DesignFoodArtMusicDramaPE Language English Modern Foreign Languages Mandarin Spanish German Culture and Humanities HistoryGeographyREPhilosophy International Mindedness Learner Attributes

Our Learning cycle The Big IdeaEntry PointKnowledge HarvestLearning Goals Research and Record of Learning Activity Reflective Journaling Assessment for learning Exit point Unit of work

6 Pillars of fabulous learning Progress Authentic challenge Pragmatic rehearsal Enquiry Feedback Metacognition Based on Collaborative Learning Sets of Six Teaching is Research based with real life problems to solve Teaching and Learning

Assessment at the Academy

Assessed Through: Knowledge - testing factual knowledge Conceptual Understanding Subject specific skills – assessed through ‘I Can’ statements Learner Attributes K + U + S + A = attainment with a trajectory Progress judgements made based on attainment marks

SUBJECT CONSISTENCY PROGRESS ASSESSMENT ATTAINMENT GCSE A*-A GCSE B-C+ GCSE C- - E GCSE <E ACADEMIC RIGOR NC Level 4b Assessment

New Level 3 – What makes us distinctive? The opportunity to take real responsibility for your own learning through our unique level based approach to study Leadership opportunities, as a mentor for younger students at the Academy and through volunteering and community projects A range of self directed activities designed to build confidence in your own abilities and to provide you with the kinds of experience that employers and university admissions tutors will really value. State of the art facilities in a brand new Academy build ing The chance to specialise in science and mathematics subjects, with complementary options in arts, languages and humanities Access to the facilities and expertise of our university sponsor, UCL Personalised support through our learning advisors and Careers service

Typical Level 3 Programme of Study Programme of study STEM Options 1 AS 2 AS 3 AS Culture/Hum 4 AS EnrichmentMentoring Mandarin Chinese Volunteering International projects Clubs and Societies

Subject choices for Level 3 At least 3 subjects from the STEM Option: Mathematics Further Mathematics Physics Chemistry Biology Geology Engineering Electronics Psychology Economics Product Design Computer Science Statistics Choose 1 from Arts, Culture and Humanities Options: English Art History Geography Spanish Philosophy Economics Classical Civilisation Psychology

The Building

Science Lecture Theatre

Foundation Level Superstudio Space Forum area will enable 90 students to make presentations, listen to keynote lectures and master classes Project tables for Learning sets Individual study carrel Informal seating Invisible Acoustic barriers Directional speaker system Silent Disco equipment Project table speakers 5 small medium and large learning spaces leading from the open learning area

“Working in collaboration with UCL, one of the world’s leading universities” The UCL Academy Student mentors Academic staff leading projects Guest lectures Student Union led projects Careers sessions at UCL UCAS support Research projects Adolescent well being and health Neuroscience informed teaching Library facilities Lab facilities Internships Developing Teaching and Learning Raising aspirations Encounters with excellence Broadening and deepening the curriculum Shared experiences and understanding

What’s different about working at the UCL Academy? Longer working day 6 Planning days Expectations that staff will be proactive in their own professional learning Funded Academy based MA programme in Leading Innovation and Change UCL Academy contracts and pay scales including an additional £1500 Employee Assistance scheme Season ticket loans Laptop and iPad Teaching staff are: – Honorary Lecturers at UCL and can use UCL Library – Join the Housman, UCL Senior Common Room – Linked to UCL’s Academic departments

Medicine at King’s College Our Pioneers Computing at Bristol Dentistry at King’s Architecture at Liverpool University Chemistry at UCL with 3A*s Engineering at Heriot-Watt Computer Studies at St John’s Cambridge Economics at LSE