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.
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| Type | Non-selective academy |
| Established | 2012 |
| Specialist | STEAM |
| Department for Education URN | 137181 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Chair of Governors | Professor Lucie Green |
| Interim Principal | Andrea Pomphrey |
| Age | 11 to 18 |
| Number of students | 1000+ |
| Houses | 5 |
| Website | www |
History
editThe 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]
The school operates under a Interim Principal model.[7] Its Interim Principal is Mrs Pomphrey
Building
editThe academy is housed in new, purpose-built accommodations located on Adelaide Road.[8] 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.[8]
Plans for the new building received planning permission in August 2010.[9]
Curriculum
editThe academy is a unique "STEAM" specialist school and Mandarin is taught.[10][11] The STEAM specialism consists of the following subject areas:
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Who We Are". UCL Academy. 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. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
- ^ Tom Foot (9 September 2010). "UCL Academy to open one year late". Camden New Journal. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
- ^ "School of the future... new state superschool UCL Academy". London Evening Standard. 10 September 2012. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
- ^ "Message from the Executive Principal". UCL Academy. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
- ^ a b "New building". UCL Academy. Retrieved 9 September 2010.
- ^ "UCL Academy looks set to get Gove's green light". Hampstead & Highgate Express. 6 August 2010. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
- ^ "STEAM Specialism UCL Academy".
- ^ "Emphasis on Mandarin at UCL academy". London Evening Standard. 22 September 2008. Retrieved 7 September 2010.