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Manyofourst udent st r av elal ongwayt ost udyatEl st r eeUTC.Wear edel i ght edt hatourst udent sar esocommi t t edt o l ear ni ngandcr eat i ngwi t hus . Al lSt udent smustbei nt hei rbasegr oupsby8. 45am t or egi st erwi t ht hei rt ut or .Al t houghassembl ydoesnotst ar tunt i l 8. 50am, i ti sessent i al t hatst udent sr egi st erf i r st . Bot hpunct ual i t yanddr esscodear ei mpor t antpar t sofbei ngpr of essi onal .St udent scanbesenthomei ft heyat t endi n i nappr opr i at euni f or m -whi chwoul dmakeadi f f i cul tj our neyt ot hecol l egewor se.Weencour ageal lofourst udent st obe pr of essi onal , punct ual andwel l pr esent ed.
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CURRI CULUM CAPABLE,CULTURED,CREATIVE. T echni calcapabi l i t ycomesf r om pr act i ce. Maki ng andcr eat i ngandusi ngequi pment .Pr act i cal cour ses ar eessent i al her eatEl st r eeUTC.St udent sar eabl et o choose4subj ect sandweencour ageami xofar t sand t echni cal ssuch asComput erSci ence,Medi aAr t s , Li ght i ngT echnol ogy ,Phot ogr aphy ,Cost umeDesi gn, Gr aphi cs ,SoundT echnol ogyandTheat r i calMakeup. Wear el uckyt ohav esomei ndust r yst andar dki tand st udent sar eabl et ousepr of essi onalsof t war eand har dwar et o make hi gh qual i t y pr oduct i ons . Our speci al i st cur r i cul um al l ows st udent s t o gai n t echni calknow how whi chmeet st heneedsoft he cr eat i v ei ndust r i es we par t ner . Atkey st age 4, st udent sst udypr act i calopt i onsubj ect sf or1 2hour s perweekwi t hexper i encedspeci al i stst af f .Atpost si xt een, st udent scanst udyt hesecour sesf orupt o1 6 hour sperweekandi nt hei rst udyper i odsaswel l .
The cur r i cul um atEl st r ee UTC i si nf or med byour speci al i sm andourmandat et opr epar est udent sf or t her ealwor l dcont extofwor kandl i f el ongl ear ni ng. Wespoket oouri ndust r yanduni v er si t ypar t ner sand askedt hem whatt heywant edEUTCst udent st ogai n f r om t hei rt i meher e. Someofourpar t ner st al ked aboutpr act i calski l l s ,somespokeofconf i denceand pr obl em sol vi ng,manysai dacol l abor at i v eappr oach andnear l yal l sai dcr eat i vi t y . Lastyear ,acur r i cul um pl anni nggr oupofEUTCst af f mett odi scusst hi sf eedbackandt or esear chchanges i nnat i onalandi nt er nat i onaleducat i onandi ndust r y andt ot hi nkaboutandpl anf orwhatourcur r i cul um of f erneedst odel i v er .I tneedst obei nt er nat i onal l y r el evant ,i tneedst omeett heneedsofouri ndust r y par t ner sandi tneedst obeengagi ngandappeal i ngt o ourst udent s .
Cr eat i v e pr of essi onal st hi nkar ound pr obl emsand col l abor at e t o f i nd or i gi nal sol ut i ons . As pr of essi onal s ,ourst udent smustbe punct ualand pr epar ed; or gani sed and r esi l i ent . Our PSHEE ( per sonal , soci al , heal t h, ent er pr i se educat i on) pr ogr amme and ourext ended pr oj ect scur r i cul um exi stt opr ovi dest udent swi t hessent i all i f eski l l sand at t i t udessuch aspunct ual i t y ,t eam wor k and t he r ef l ect i v eabi l i t yt ol ear nf r om mi st akes . Wehav e wor kshops avai l abl et o st udent s3 t i mes a week wher ewet eachst udent si ndust r yr el evantski l l s .We al so hav e st udent s wor ki ng on genui ne i ndust r y pr oduct i on br i ef s wi t hi n our i nhouse medi a pr oduct i oncompany . Atkeyst age4,st udent swor k on5hour sofext endedpr oj ectbasedl ear ni ngandi n post 1 6t her ei s mor e oppor t uni t yt hough t he ext endedpr oj ectqual i f i cat i on( EPQ) .
We di st i l l ed ourf i ndi ngsi nt ot he f ol l owi ng vi si on st at ement :The cur r i cul um at El st r ee UTC must i nspi r e,r esour ceandempowerst udent st obecome cr eat i v epr of essi onal swhoar ecul t ur al l ycompet ent andt echni cal l ycapabl e. Sohow dowegoaboutachi evi ngt hat ? Fi r st l ywe mustst ar twi t ht hecor esubj ect s . Cul t ur alcompet encei sdependentont heabi l i t yt o under st and and i nt er pr et ;t oanal yseand cr i t i ci se. Thi s st ar t s wi t h ourcommuni cat i ons f acul t y and subj ect sl i keEngl i shandFi l m St udi esbutal l subj ect s t eachst udent showt or eadt ext sandmakei nsi ght f ul cr i t i ques;howt ol ookf orhi ddenmeani ngsandi nf er t r ut h. Mat hs and Sci ence t each st udent st he f undament al bui l di ngbl ocksoft henat ur al or der .The t heor yandphi l osophynecessar yt ohav ei deast hat hav eval ueandt hi nkaboutt hi ngsconcept ual l yand t hen communi cat e conf i dent l y st ar t s wi t ht hese essent i alcor esubj ect s .Asoft hi syear ,keyst age4 st udent s wi l lst udy Mat hs ,Sci ence,Engl i sh and Li t er at ur ef or1 4hour sperweek.
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AtEl st r eeUTC, west r i v ef orst andar dsofwor kwhi chmeett hepr of essi onal expect at i onsofi ndust r y . Congr at ul at i onst oal l st udent swhohav eputi nt hatext r aef f or tt osucceedandaccompl i sh wor kwhi chmakest hem pr oud. Thesear et hehi ghestachi ev ementpoi ntear ner si neachyeargr oup. . . Pr i nci pal ' sCommendat i onsf oragr eatst ar tt ot heacademi cyear .
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Har v eyKemp
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YEAR1 1GCSE POWERMATHS EXAM PREPERATION Pl easeencour ageyourchi l dt ocomest oal loft hese sessi onst osecur et hemaxi mum pr ogr essi nt hei r mat hs GCSE exam. Mat hs i s a subj ectgr eat l y i mpr ov edt hr oughr epeat edpr act i ce.I ft heyat t end t hese sessi ons ,t hey wi l l achi ev e si gni f i cant l y i mpr ov edgr adesf ort hei rGCSE.
El st r eeUTC i spr oud t opr esent‘ PowerMat hs ’ .A numberofouryear1 1Mat hsst udent sar e bei ng of f er eda‘ PowerMat hs ’pr ogr ammet oboostt hei r per f or mance i n Mat hs . Power Mat hs i s an i nt er v ent i onpr ogr ammel edbyMrBenSamueland ourownmat hst eachi ngt eam.BenSamueli sav er y exper i enced Mat hs i mpr ov ement speci al i st . Hi s pr ogr ammeofMat hsboost ersessi onsseesmany st udent si mpr ov eby2whol egr ades .
Wear er unni ngext r amat hssessi onsasf ol l ows:
• Monday:
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MrKamya, MrBai l eyandMrObonyoatEUTC
•T uesday:
08. 00-08. 45
MrKamyaatEUTC
• Wednesday: 1 5. 00-1 6. 00
MrKamya, MrBai l eyandMrObonyoatEUTC
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MrSamuel atEUTC
• Thur sday:
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MrSamuel atEUTC
• Fr i day:
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MrKamyaatEUTC
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MrSamuel att heAr kTheat r e, Thr i f tFar m Lane, Bor ehamwood
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T HI S I SSUE ‘ Spot l i ght ’i san El st r eeUTC publ i cat i on and al lcont ent wi t hi nr emai nsi t spr oper t y .Thecont entwi t hi ni snott obe r epubl i shedunderanyot heraut hor ’ sname.Shar i ngand Di st r i but i onoft hepubl i cat i oni showev erencour aged. The El st r ee UTC pr i des i t sel fon t he uni que ski l l s and pr of essi onalcal i br e ofi t s st udent s as r ef l ect ed i nt he pr oduct s of‘ El st r ee UTC Pr oduct i ons ’and ‘ St udi o Way Recor dsEUTC’ .The‘ EUTC Desi gnHouse’shar est hev er y same val ues and endeav our st o showcase t he besti n Copywr i t i ng,Desi gn,Phot ogr aphyandOnl i neDi st r i but i on ourst udent spr oduce. ‘ Spot l i ght ’i scol l at edbyourst udentr unPubl i cRel at i ons t eam -par toft hewi derSt udentCounci l .
I ssue002-21 stSept ember201 5 Spot l i ghtcont enti scr eat edbyEl st r eeUTC st udent sand st af f .Thi si ssuef eat ur esphot ogr aphybyMot t iHol l ander . Desi gnbyMrT eganAdamsand TheEst r eeUTCst udentdesi gnt eam.