Uckfield College Prospectus 2017

Uckfield​ ​Community​ ​Technology​ ​College Prospectus270​ ​students​ i​ n​ ​each​ ​year​ g​ roup​ a​ nd​ ​370​ i​ n​ ​our​ ​Sixth​ ​FormPrincipal:​ H​ ugh​ ​Hennebry​ ​BSc​ N​ PQHChair​ o​ f​ ​Governors:​ H​ einrich​ W​ aselsDownsview​ C​ rescentUckfieldEast​ S​ ussexTN22​ 3​ DJTel: 01825​ 7​ 64844Fax: 01825​ 7​ 44950e-mail:Website: [email protected] www.uckfield.college

September​ ​2017Dear​ ​Parents​ ​and​ ​CarersA warm welcome to Uckfield Community College. Thank you for taking the time to find outmore​ a​ bout​ o​ ur​ l​ earning​ c​ ommunity.UCTC​ ​–​ R​ ealising​ P​ otentialUCTC is a College that is a strong, caring community of students, staff and parents and we areall very proud of its achievements. Our college motto is ‘Realising Potential’ and we constantlystrive to inspire and support every child to learn and develop as mature, wise, fully roundedindividuals. Our unswerving commitment is to bring out the best in your child. Our aim is foryour child to grow up as an individual who not only has a deep understanding of the world butalso has the emotional intelligence and strong moral values that enable him or her to be ahappy​ a​ nd​ p​ ositive​ ​member​ ​of​ ​our​ ​global​ ​society.Quotes​ ​from​ ​Ofsted​ ​Inspections:Ofsted​ ​ “​ Every​ c​ hild​ r​ eally​ ​does​ ​matter​ a​ t​ ​UCTC.”Ofsted “The College is innovative and has a record of success in raising standards andachievement.”Ofsted​ “​ Student​ b​ ehaviour​ i​ s​ ​exemplary.”Ofsted​ “​ Teacher-pupil​ r​ elationships​ ​are​ ​particularly​ ​strong​ a​ t​ ​UCTC.”Ofsted​ “​ Your​ ​students​ a​ re​ ​the​ ​most​ ​moral​ w​ e​ ​have​ ​found​ i​ n​ ​many​ ​years​ ​of​ ​doing​ ​inspections.”Ofsted “Pupils say that homework tasks extend their current learning and provide additionalchallenge.”UCTC​ ​–​ ​A​ ​personalised​ ​curriculumA big advantage of being a larger than average school is that we can offer a wider variety ofoptional courses from which each student can select his or her bespoke curriculum. Ourambitious curriculum prepares young people for a modern, changing world and includestraditional​ ​moral​ ​values​ ​that​ ​have​ s​ tood​ t​ he​ ​test​ ​of​ t​ ime.There​ i​ s​ a​ ​ ​wide​ v​ ariety​ o​ f​ e​ xtra-curricular​ ​activities​ ​and​ t​ rips​ ​that​ e​ nrich​ ​young​ p​ eople’s​ l​ ives.Quotes​ ​from​ ​Ofsted​ ​Inspections:Ofsted​ “​ Students​ ​develop​ ​into​ m​ ature​ ​and​ ​thoughtful​ y​ oung​ ​adults.”Ofsted​ ​“Students​ ​are​ ​enthusiastic​ a​ nd​ k​ een​ t​ o​ ​learn.”Ofsted “Pupils feel that their teachers listen to them in lessons and that they are wellchallenged.”Ofsted “Pupils appreciate the guidance their teachers give them and they say that they knowvery​ ​specifically​ h​ ow​ t​ o​ ​improve​ t​ heir​ s​ kills​ a​ nd​ k​ nowledge.”Ofsted​ “​ Parents​ a​ ppreciate​ ​how​ ​well​ t​ heir​ c​ hildren’s​ n​ eeds​ a​ re​ m​ et​ i​ n​ ​lessons.”UCTC​ ​–​ P​ eople​ m​ atterWe believe the strong triangle of UCTC staff, you the parents and your child working togetherenables each student to flourish. We involve students in discussions about their learningUckfield​ ​Community​ ​Technology​ C​ ollege ​ ​2 ​ S​ eptember​ 2​ 017

(Student Voice) and we not only listen to parents but actively engage you in decision making.We have Parent Forums and our doors are always open to discussions about your child’sprogress.Quotes​ ​from​ ​Ofsted​ ​Inspections:Ofsted​ ​“Very​ ​positive​ a​ tmosphere​ a​ nd​ a​ ttitudes​ ​shown​ ​by​ s​ tudents​ a​ nd​ s​ taff.”Ofsted “Teachers make better use of assessment information to plan work that meets theneeds​ ​of​ ​all​ p​ upils.”Ofsted “Parents comment positively that their children are safe and well cared for at thisschool.”Our parents are aspirational and very supportive. We always work closely with them to enableeach​ i​ ndividual​ ​to​ b​ e​ t​ he​ b​ est​ t​ hey​ ​can​ b​ e.​ ​ ​Two​ ​quotes​ ​this​ ​year​ ​that​ ​parents​ ​wrote​ t​ o​ ​Ofsted:“The ethos of this school is about encouraging young people to love learning, be interested inthe​ w​ orld​ a​ round​ t​ hem,​ t​ ake​ ​care​ ​of​ ​it​ ​and​ t​ ake​ ​care​ o​ f​ ​one​ ​another.”Another parent said “I am impressed with the passion of the teachers for their subjects andthat​ a​ ll​ t​ he​ ​teachers​ ​seem​ t​ o​ ​personally​ ​know​ ​my​ ​children.”In conclusion, I make no excuses for sounding so very proud of the strengths, achievementsand successes of our students. I hope you share our values and high expectations and willdecide that this is the right school to give your son/daughter the best start for a truly happyfuture.​ ​ ​I​ l​ ook​ ​forward​ t​ o​ m​ eeting​ ​you​ ​soon.Yours​ s​ incerelyHugh​ ​HennebryPrincipalUckfield​ C​ ommunity​ T​ echnology​ ​College ​ ​3 ​ ​September​ ​2017

Excellent​ T​ eaching​ ​and​ L​ earningOur pledge to you… A relentless focus on inspiring and engaginglearning​ ​opportunities.Key​ S​ tage​ 3​The Key Stage 3 Curriculum aims to provide a broad and balanced curriculum for all students.Subjects​ ​taken​ b​ y​ ​all​ ​students​ i​ n​ ​Key​ ​Stage​ ​3​ ​are: ●​​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​Art ●​​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​Drama ●​​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​English​ ​Language​ a​ nd​ L​ iterature ●​​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​Geography ●​​ ​ ​ ​ ​ H​ istory ●​​ ​ ​ ​ ​ C​ omputing ●​​ ​ ​ ​ ​ M​ athematics ●​​ ​ ​ ​ ​ M​ odern​ F​ oreign​ ​Languages​ ​(French​ ​or​ ​Spanish) ●​​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​Music ●​​ ​ ​ ​ ​ P​ SHE​ (​ Personal,​ S​ ocial​ H​ ealth​ E​ ducation)​ ​including​ ​Careers​ E​ ducation ●​​ ​ ​ ​ ​ P​ hysical​ ​Education​ a​ nd​ ​Games​ ​including​ ​Swimming​ a​ nd​ D​ ance ●​​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​Religious​ S​ tudies ●​​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​Science ●​​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​TechnologyOpportunities for Academically More Able (AMA) / Gifted and Talented students exist boththrough extension work in class and extra-curricular opportunities. Students from Year 7 toYear​ ​13​ ​can​ ​also​ ​study​ ​Arabic​ ​after​ ​school​ a​ s​ a​ n​ ​additional​ l​ earning​ e​ nrichment.Formation​ ​of​ ​Teaching​ G​ roupsWe believe very strongly that the way in which teaching groups are organised shouldmaximise students’ progress. We also believe that there are a number of subjects whichshould​ ​be​ ​taught​ i​ n​ g​ roups​ (​ sets)​ ​where​ ​students​ a​ re​ a​ t​ a​ ​ ​similar​ l​ evel​ ​of​ a​ bility.In Year 7 students are set in ability groups for English, Mathematics, Science and ModernForeign Languages. Students are placed in sets using Teacher Assessments and SATs resultsfrom their Primary Schools. Students can be in different sets for different subjects dependingon​ t​ heir​ ​ability.​ ​ ​Students​ ​can,​ ​and​ ​do,​ ​move​ b​ etween​ s​ ets​ a​ s​ t​ hey​ ​develop.Setting in English, Mathematics, Science and Modern Foreign Languages continues in Years 8,9,​ ​10​ ​and​ 1​ 1.​ ​ ​There​ i​ s​ a​ lso​ ​some​ ​setting​ ​in​ ​Computing,​ P​ E,​ T​ echnology​ a​ nd​ R​ eligious​ ​Studies.Uckfield​ ​Community​ ​Technology​ C​ ollege ​ ​4 ​ ​September​ ​2017

HomeworkWe believe that homework extends and enriches learning that has gone on in the classroomand also develops independent learning habits. The demands of homework increase as thestudent​ p​ rogresses​ t​ hrough​ ​the​ C​ ollege.In Years 7, 8 and 9 students do a combination of regular, short (30-45 minutes) homeworksand longer (up to 6 weeks) extended projects, called Independent Studies. Full explanationand guidance for Independent Studies are given to students by their teachers and are on theCollege’s​ V​ irtual​ L​ earning​ ​Environment​ (​ Moodle​ ​link​ o​ n​ ​our​ ​website).Every student in the College has their homework set in a way that parents can monitor what isbeing set, what homework has been completed by their child and when it was handed in. Thishomework system is available online so that students, parents, teachers and form tutors canlook at it anytime and anywhere. Parents are asked to monitor their child’s home study. Wevalue parents’ support and encouragement of their children’s independent study and welcomeregular feedback on any homework issues. In all years students have guidance and support tohelp them organise their learning and plan their time effectively. The homework record isregularly​ m​ onitored​ b​ y​ t​ utors.Religious​ ​Studies​ a​ t​ ​Key​ ​Stage​ 3​The 1988 Education Act requires RS to be provided for all registered students at the College.It is taught according to the East Sussex Education Authority’s agreed Syllabus. The two mainaims of RS are firstly to give children and young people opportunities to develop theirknowledge and understanding of the nature of religious beliefs and practices and theimportance of these in the lives of believers, and secondly to explore those aspects of humanexperiences which give rise to spiritual awareness and fundamental issues about beliefs andvalues.The​ E​ ducation​ A​ ct​ ​allows​ ​parents​ ​the​ ​right​ t​ o​ ​withdraw​ t​ heir​ ​child​ f​ rom​ ​RS​ ​lessons.Uckfield​ ​Community​ ​Technology​ C​ ollege ​ 5​ ​ ​September​ 2​ 017

Key​ ​Stage​ 4​We aim to give every student an individual and well-balanced course during these vital years.Such a course should leave open as many doors as possible as far as a future career isconcerned.All students study to GCSE Level in English Language, English Literature and Mathematics andthe majority will study either French or Spanish. As appropriate all students study eitherseparate single GCSEs in Physics, Chemistry and Biology or Double Award Science. Thosestudents studying the three separate Sciences will also study for an additional GCSEqualification​ i​ n​ S​ tatistics​ ​or​ ​Further​ ​Mathematics.Three​ f​ urther​ G​ CSE​ ​subjects​ ​are​ ​chosen​ b​ y​ s​ tudents​ f​ rom​ t​ he​ f​ ollowing​ l​ ist. ●​​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​Art ●​​ ​ ​ ​ ​ B​ usiness​ S​ tudies ●​​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​Child​ ​Development ●​​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​Computing ●​​ ​ ​ ​ ​ D​ ance ●​​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​Drama​ ​and​ ​Theatre​ A​ rts ●​​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​Economics ●​​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​Engineering ●​​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​Geography ●​​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​History ●​​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​Media​ S​ tudies ●​​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​Music ●​​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​Physical​ ​Education ●​​ ​ ​ ​ ​ P​ sychology ●​​ ​ ​ ​ ​ T​ echnology:​ R​ esistant​ ​Materials,​ ​Food,​ T​ extiles​ ​or​ ​Graphic​ ​ProductsThere are various extension activities in class as well as courses for Academically More Able(AMA)​ ​/​ G​ ifted​ ​and​ ​Talented​ s​ tudents,​ e​ g​ ​Further​ M​ aths​ G​ CSE.Some students will be able to work towards a Bronze or Silver award from the Duke ofEdinburgh’s Award Scheme. This involves them in community work and additional workexperience. In addition, students work towards and achieve Bronze, Silver and Gold ArtsAwards.HomeworkIn​ Y​ ears​ 1​ 0​ ​and​ ​11​ ​students​ a​ re​ ​set​ ​regular​ ​homework​ ​in​ a​ ll​ ​subjects.Every student in the College has their homework set in a way that parents can monitor what isbeing set, what homework has been completed by their child and when it was handed in. Thishomework system is available online so that students, parents, teachers and form tutors canUckfield​ ​Community​ ​Technology​ C​ ollege ​ ​6 ​ S​ eptember​ 2​ 017

look at it anytime and anywhere. Parents are asked to monitor their child’s home study. Wevalue parents’ support and encouragement of their children’s independent study and welcomeregular feedback on any homework issues. In all years students have guidance and support tohelp them organise their learning and plan their time effectively. The homework record isregularly​ ​monitored​ ​by​ ​tutors.Religious​ S​ tudies​ ​at​ K​ ey​ S​ tage​ ​4The 1988 Education Act requires RS to be provided for all registered students at the College.It is taught according to the East Sussex Education Authority’s agreed Syllabus. The two mainaims of RS are firstly to give children and young people opportunities to develop theirknowledge and understanding of the nature of religious beliefs and practices and theimportance of these in the lives of believers, and secondly to explore those aspects of humanexperiences which give rise to spiritual awareness and fundamental issues about beliefs andvalues.The​ ​Education​ ​Act​ a​ llows​ ​parents​ t​ he​ ​right​ ​to​ ​withdraw​ ​their​ c​ hild​ ​from​ ​RS​ ​lessons.Uckfield​ C​ ommunity​ ​Technology​ ​College ​ 7​ ​ ​September​ ​2017

Key​ ​Stage​ ​5​ ​–​ T​ he​ ​Sixth​ ​Form​ ​College​ f​ or​ s​ tudents​ ​aged​ 1​ 6+The Sixth Form College operates as a ‘College within a College’ with its own distinctive ethos.A separate, more detailed prospectus is available from College Reception and on the Collegewebsite. A wide range of courses is on offer. These include Advanced Levels, Vocationalqualifications and opportunities to take enrichment courses such as the Community SportsLeadership​ A​ ward.Students can select courses that develop into an individual package to suit their personalinterests​ o​ r​ t​ heir​ ​career​ ​objectives.The​ f​ ollowing​ s​ ubjects​ a​ re​ ​currently​ ​all​ ​available​ ​at​ ​either​ A​ S,​ ​A2​ L​ evel​ o​ r​ B​ TEC ● Art ● Biology ● Business​ S​ tudies ● Chemistry ● Computing ● Dance ● Drama​ ​and​ T​ heatre​ ​Studies ● Economics ● English​ ​Language ● English​ L​ iterature ● Film​ ​Studies ● Food​ ​Science​ a​ nd​ ​Nutrition ● French ● Further​ M​ aths ● Geography ● Graphics ● Health​ ​and​ ​Social​ C​ are ● History ● ICT ● Maths​ (​ and​ ​Further​ M​ aths) ● Media​ S​ tudies ● Music ● Music​ T​ echnology ● Philosophy ● Photography ● Physical​ ​Education ● Physics ● Politics ● Product​ ​DesignUckfield​ C​ ommunity​ T​ echnology​ C​ ollege ​ 8​ ​ ​September​ 2​ 017

● Psychology ● Religious​ S​ tudies ● Sociology ● Spanish ● Textile​ ​Design ● Travel​ ​and​ ​Tourism ● Extended​ P​ roject​ Q​ ualification​ (​ EPQ)All students in Sixth Form have the opportunity to gain the EPQ qualification, which is anexcellent opportunity for students to demonstrate to employers and universities theirindependent research and presentation skills, and to show they have broadened theireducation.Sixth Formers also have a dedicated sports lesson which is an enjoyable and sociable way tokeep​ f​ it​ ​and​ h​ ealthy.There​ ​is​ a​ lso​ ​the​ o​ pportunity​ i​ n​ ​the​ S​ ixth​ ​Form​ ​to​ ​work​ ​towards: ●​​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​Duke​ ​of​ E​ dinburgh’s​ ​Gold​ ​Award ●​​ ​ ​ ​ ​ S​ ilver​ ​or​ ​Gold​ ​Arts​ ​Awards ●​​ ​ ​ ​ ​ N​ ational​ C​ itizen​ ​ServiceThe​ f​ ollowing​ s​ ubjects​ ​are​ ​available​ a​ t​ ​BTEC​ (​ Level​ ​2) ●​​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​Business​ S​ tudies ●​​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​Health​ a​ nd​ ​Social​ ​Care ●​​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​Hospitality ●​​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ICT ●​​ ​ ​ ​ ​ T​ here​ a​ re​ a​ lso​ ​GCSE​ c​ lasses​ i​ n​ ​English​ L​ anguage​ a​ nd​ ​MathematicsHomeworkIn the Sixth Form (Years 12 and 13) students are set regular homework and/or coursework inall​ s​ ubjects.Uckfield​ C​ ommunity​ T​ echnology​ C​ ollege ​ 9​ ​ S​ eptember​ 2​ 017

Timing​ ​of​ ​the​ C​ ollege​ d​ ayMondays09:00​ ​to​ 1​ 0:00​ ​ ​ ​Lesson​ 1​10:00​ t​ o​ ​11:00​ ​ ​ L​ esson​ 2​11:00​ t​ o​ 1​ 1:20​ ​ ​ ​Break11:20​ ​to​ 1​ 2:20​ ​ ​ L​ esson​ ​312:20​ t​ o​ ​13:20​ ​ ​ L​ esson​ 4​13:20​ t​ o​ 1​ 4:00​ ​ ​ ​Lunch14:00​ t​ o​ ​15:00​ ​ ​ ​Lesson​ 5​15:00​ ​to​ 1​ 6:00​ ​ ​ L​ esson​ 6​ ​ ​(6​th​​ F​ orm​ ​only)Tuesdays,​ W​ ednesdays,​ T​ hursdays​ ​and​ F​ ridays09:00​ t​ o​ ​10:00​ ​ ​ ​Lesson​ 1​10:00​ ​to​ 1​ 1:00​ ​ ​ L​ esson​ 2​11:00​ t​ o​ 1​ 1:20​ ​ ​ ​Break11:20​ t​ o​ 1​ 2:20​ ​ ​ L​ esson​ ​312:20​ ​to​ ​13:20​ ​ ​ ​Lesson​ ​413:20​ t​ o​ ​14:00​ ​ ​ L​ unch14:00​ ​to​ ​14:25​ ​ ​ P​ ersonal​ ​Development​ T​ ime​ ​(PDT)14:25​ t​ o​ ​15:25​ ​ ​ ​Lesson​ ​515:25​ ​to​ ​16:25​ ​ ​ L​ esson​ 6​ ​ ​(6t​ h​​ ​Form​ ​only)Uckfield​ C​ ommunity​ ​Technology​ C​ ollege ​ 1​ 0 ​ S​ eptember​ 2​ 017

SportOur pledge to you… Excellent facilities and strong links with sportsclubs​ a​ nd​ ​coachesUckfield Community Technology College aims to get students interested in a fit and healthylifestyle by giving them a broad range of physical experiences. We aim to develop skills whichcan​ ​be​ ​used​ ​after​ ​leaving​ C​ ollege,​ f​ ostering​ ​a​ l​ ifelong​ ​interest​ i​ n​ ​physical​ a​ ctivity.We are a member of the North Wealden School Sports Partnership and have extremely stronglinks with the Sports College Network, and our partner secondary schools in the Ouse Valleyarea.We are committed to maximising student participation and achievement. Students areencouraged to participate in matches and competitions both within the College and againstprivate​ ​and​ ​State​ ​schools. ● Sports​ ​Facilities​ A​ vailable: ● Well-equipped​ g​ ymnasium​ w​ ith​ s​ prung​ ​floor ● Three​ ​Football​ p​ itches ● ​ ​Four​ R​ ugby​ p​ itches ● Four​ ​Netball​ ​Courts ● Two​ ​Hockey​ ​pitches ● Artificial​ C​ ricket​ ​wicket ● Dance​ ​Studio ● All​ W​ eather​ ​Sports​ P​ itch​ ​(3G​ ​with​ ​shock​ ​absorbing​ ​pile​ ​for​ ​rugby​ ​and​ ​football) ● ​ ​Athletics​ ​track​ ​with​ ​throwing​ a​ nd​ j​ umping​ ​facilities​ ​for​ ​field​ e​ ventsWe lease part of the College campus to Freedom Leisure and have daytime use of the dry-sideand​ ​wet-side​ ​facilities​ ​of​ t​ he​ L​ eisure​ C​ entre.​ ​ T​ hese​ ​include: ● Swimming​ P​ ool​ ​(25m) ● ​ D​ ance​ S​ tudio ● Four​ B​ adminton​ ​courts​ i​ n​ ​the​ ​Sports​ H​ all ● Two​ S​ quash​ ​courts ● Health​ ​and​ F​ itness​ s​ uiteStudents have the opportunity to participate in a wide variety of sports including Rugby,Football, Cricket, Hockey, Badminton, Basketball, Netball, Rounders, Trampolining, Tennis,Table​ ​Tennis,​ G​ ymnastics,​ ​Athletics​ A​ ctivities,​ ​Dance​ ​and​ S​ wimming.Students are also offered the opportunity to gain a Level 1 Sports Leaders Award or become aJunior​ ​Football​ ​Organiser​ o​ r​ ​Young​ N​ etball​ ​Organiser.In year 12 as part of the enrichment programme students can work with the PE DepartmentUckfield​ ​Community​ T​ echnology​ C​ ollege ​ 1​ 1 ​ ​September​ ​2017

assisting in Key Stage 3 lessons or can do a timetabled enrichment and gain their Level 2 inCommunity​ ​Sports​ L​ eadership.Extra-Curricular​ ​Sporting​ ​ActivitiesAt UCTC we have very strong Inter Tutor Group competitions in many areas and throughoutthe College year there are competitions and matches in a very wide range of sports. Our PEDepartment run a wide range of extra-curricular sporting activities (before school, at break,Personal​ D​ evelopment​ ​Time​ (​ PDT),​ ​lunch​ a​ nd​ a​ fter​ s​ chool).The PE Department also run early morning and lunch/PDT time clubs in many activities andcompete in numerous inter-school fixtures against local opposition, where we have a verystrong reputation. The College boasts success in local Area, District and County competitionsin​ a​ ​ n​ umber​ o​ f​ s​ ports.In the last three years we have also increased sports fixtures to include students who do notusually achieve representative levels. This has gone a long way to raising achievement acrossthe​ a​ bility​ r​ ange.ComputingOur pledge to you… To develop in our students the skills needed tosucceed​ i​ n​ a​ ​ ​rapidly​ c​ hanging​ d​ igitally​ ​connected​ ​worldWe have a networked computer system with in excess of 350 PCs plus 2 Apple Mac suiteswhich are accessible by all students throughout the day. Students and teachers have remoteaccess to the IT system so that they can continue to work at home. Students develop skills inYears 7 to 11 through a discrete Computing curriculum. They develop the use of IT as alearning tool to aid success across the curriculum. Students are also taught to be discerning,effective and, most importantly, safe users of the Internet. ICT (Information CommunicationTechnology)​ ​and​ ​Computing​ ​are​ O​ ptions​ ​at​ G​ CSE​ a​ nd​ ​A​ ​Level.There are eight dedicated computer rooms with specialist Computing teachers and technicianson hand. The College has a state of the art Meru wireless network which supports studentsusing mobile and laptop devices. Our Sixth Form students all bring a mobile/laptop device tosupport their learning and have special lockers where they can recharge batteries and keeptheir​ ​devices​ s​ afe.Students have their own secure password and directory space and they have access to theCollege’s On-line Learning Community, which provides lesson plans and resources, email,instant messaging, forums, blogs and opportunities to extend their learning outside theclassroom.​ ​ ​The​ ​College​ w​ ebsite​ ​can​ b​ e​ v​ isited​ a​ t​ w​ ww.uckfield.college​.Uckfield​ ​Community​ ​Technology​ C​ ollege ​ 1​ 2 ​ S​ eptember​ 2​ 017

Chromebooks​ ​for​ ​LearningA typical day at Uckfield Community Technology College with One toOne​ C​ hromebooksWilliam is at home, rushing to get ready for school, and because his Chromebook boots up in8​ s​ econds​ h​ e​ ​is​ a​ ble​ ​to​ ​tell​ h​ is​ ​parents​ ​what​ t​ ime​ ​his​ P​ arents’​ E​ vening​ s​ tarts.Lesson 1, Emily is in Maths and is using the touch screen capability of her Chromebook toexplore​ ​rotational​ ​symmetry.In English, lesson 2, Jack is standing in our World War I trench in the Eco Garden, reading apoem by Wilfred Owen. This evening he will draft a poem of his own as a Google Doc whichhe​ ​can​ a​ ccess​ i​ n​ h​ is​ n​ ext​ E​ nglish​ ​lesson,​ b​ ecause​ ​it​ i​ s​ s​ tored​ i​ n​ ​the​ ​‘cloud’.Harry is able to create a narrated Google Earth guided tour of Rio de Janeiro with his owncommentary​ ​about​ u​ rban​ ​land​ ​use​ i​ n​ G​ eography,​ l​ esson​ ​3.​ ​ L​ ater,​ h​ e​ s​ hares​ t​ his​ o​ nline.Lesson 4, Megan is in History. While most of the learning is based around sources andartefacts that the teacher has provided, she finds it very useful to look up and research extraknowledge​ ​using​ h​ er​ C​ hromebook​ ​to​ s​ upport​ ​her​ ​thinking​ a​ nd​ ​ideas.At lunchtime, Tom goes to the Reading Room and borrows an electronic book onto hisChromebook. He likes the way he can select any word that he is not sure the meaning of andhe gets an explanation. When his reading was not as strong as it is now, he used to use thetextspeak function through his earphones and get his Chromebook to read out various subjectworksheets​ a​ nd​ ​also​ t​ o​ ​read​ b​ ack​ h​ is​ o​ wn​ ​answers​ t​ o​ ​check​ ​that​ h​ is​ w​ ritten​ ​work​ ​made​ s​ ense.In Personal Development Time, Charlotte is reviewing her Learning Targets and demonstratingwhat progress she has made on each one. These are available to be seen ‘anytime, anywhere’by Charlotte, her parents/guardians, her Form Tutor, her Mentor, her Director of Year and hersubject teachers, so that everyone involved in supporting her is able to do so in awell-informed​ w​ ay.Yesterday evening, Katie looked through some of the materials for today’s Science lesson onMoodle, so, as she started lesson 5, she already had a basic understanding of the main stepsin evolution. In the Science class she is then able to move on to doing the higher levelextension​ ​work.After school, as James looked at his homework, he realised he didn’t understand it as well ashe had thought during the day. He uses his Chromebook to look back at the presentationsand exercises he did in class. He also is able to view a short video made by one of his Mathsteachers​ ​that​ e​ xplains​ h​ ow​ t​ o​ s​ olve​ ​quadratic​ ​equations.Uckfield​ ​Community​ ​Technology​ C​ ollege ​ ​13 ​ ​September​ ​2017

Extra-Curricular​ A​ ctivitiesOur pledge to you… To enrich, extend and stimulate learning beyondthe​ ​classroom.One of the successful features of our Extended School provision is the supervised StudySupport and Childcare, where students can get help to complete homework and use ourlearning resources in a safe and supported environment before and after school. Our LearningResource Centre (for research, homework, coursework etc.) and Reading Room (for readingfiction and non-fiction) are both open for students to use an hour before school and for twohours​ a​ fter​ ​school.We continue to offer a wide range of activities designed to enable students to learn new skills,develop an existing interest and raise their confidence. These clubs and activities representthe interests and needs of students and tend to vary from year to year. Most (although notall)​ a​ re​ a​ vailable​ ​at​ n​ o​ c​ ost,​ ​for​ i​ nstance:● Arabic● Archery● Arts​ ​Award● Art​ C​ lub● Chess● Dance● Drama● Duke​ o​ f​ ​Edinburgh● Eco​ C​ lub● Electric​ ​Car​ C​ lub● German● Innovate​ ​(a​ g​ roup​ w​ ho​ d​ esign​ ​and​ ​create​ ​things​ ​using​ n​ ew​ t​ echnologies​ ​e.g.​ ​Arduino)● Lego​ ​Robots● Master​ C​ hef● Model​ ​Railway​ ​Club● Music: ○ Big​ B​ and ○ Rock​ ​Band ○ Chamber​ ​Choir ○ Jazz ○ Lower​ ​School​ ​Choir ○ Senior​ ​Choir ○ String​ O​ rchestra ○ Flute ○ Junior​ ​Orchestra● PE​ a​ nd​ S​ port: ○ RugbyUckfield​ C​ ommunity​ ​Technology​ C​ ollege ​ ​14 ​ S​ eptember​ ​2017

○ Football ○ Hockey ○ Badminton ○ Netball ○ Cheer​ ​Leading ○ Table​ ​Tennis ○ College​ f​ ixtures ● Reading​ ​Network ● RepRap​ ​Club​ (​ our​ ​students​ d​ esign​ ​and​ ​build​ 3​ -D​ p​ rinters​ ​from​ ​scratch) ● Science​ C​ lub ● Spiritus: ○ Drumming ○ Making​ ​and​ D​ ancing ● Startech (work backstage with lighting, sound, sets, computer controls etc. to produce all​ o​ ur​ p​ roductions,​ c​ oncerts,​ s​ hows​ ​and​ ​performances) ● Swimming​ C​ lub ● Technology​ C​ lubTuition in musical instruments is also available and is given by peripatetic specialists. Thereare many performing arts productions throughout the year which are a showcase for ourstudent​ ​talent​ ​in​ ​dance,​ d​ rama​ ​and​ ​music.UCTC​ –​ ​ A​ n​ ​Extended​ ​SchoolUCTC is firmly established as an Extended School and is open from 8:00am until 5:00pmMonday to Friday, during Term Time. The College is also available for a portion of the schoolholidays. ● We are constantly reviewing and developing all aspects of the Extended School Core Offer​ b​ y​ c​ ontinuing​ ​to​ p​ rovide: ● High quality wrap-around childcare. Our Learning Resource Centre and Reading Room are​ ​both​ s​ taffed​ b​ efore​ a​ nd​ a​ fter​ s​ chool. ● A​ ​varied​ ​menu​ ​of​ ​activities​ ​and​ ​information​ ​on​ ​activities​ w​ ithin​ t​ he​ ​community. ● Parental Support, for instance Together to Success, Together to Achieve and Induction evenings. ● Swift and easy access to a range of additional support or specialist services through the pastoral​ ​system​ ​and​ ​working​ w​ ith​ ​the​ ​Local​ P​ artnership​ f​ or​ ​Children. ● Wider community access to a range of facilities through our lettings system and Adult Learning​ ​(ACRES).Uckfield​ C​ ommunity​ ​Technology​ ​College ​ ​15 ​ ​September​ 2​ 017

​ A​ n​ I​ nclusive​ ​CollegeOur pledge to you… To fulfil the potential of all students, regardless ofability​ a​ nd​ b​ ackground.UCTC aims to provide a stimulating learning environment across the whole College whichmaximises individual potential and ensures that students of all ability levels are well equippedto​ m​ eet​ ​the​ ​challenges​ ​of​ e​ ducation,​ ​work​ ​and​ l​ ife.This​ ​will​ b​ e​ ​achieved​ b​ y​ ​our​ o​ ffer​ ​to​ o​ ur​ s​ tudents: ● Providing​ a​ ​ ​broad​ a​ nd​ ​balanced​ c​ urriculum ● Using​ ​flexible​ ​and​ ​responsive​ t​ eaching​ ​and​ ​learning​ ​styles ● Equipping students with the skills, knowledge and attitudes necessary to succeed as individuals​ ​and​ ​as​ v​ alued​ ​members​ o​ f​ ​the​ c​ ommunity ● Developing​ a​ ​ c​ lose​ ​partnership​ ​with​ p​ arents,​ c​ arers​ ​and​ t​ he​ ​wider​ c​ ommunitySpecial​ ​NeedsStudents with Special Educational Needs including Physical Disabilities are supported by anindividually tailored support package including one to one support, small group withdrawal,in-class support etc. The College has extra facilities to support a very small and limitednumber​ (​ six)​ ​of​ s​ tudents​ w​ ith​ ​a​ B​ and​ ​6​ ​Statement​ f​ or​ A​ utism​ S​ pectrum​ ​Condition.Academically​ M​ ore​ A​ ble​ (​ Gifted​ ​and​ T​ alented)UCTC​ a​ ims​ t​ o: ● Help our students to develop their skills and abilities intellectually, emotionally and socially. ● Provide teaching which makes learning challenging, engaging and enables students to reach​ ​their​ p​ otential.Organisational​ ​and​ ​in-class​ a​ pproaches: ● Differentiate learning opportunities in lessons and with homework so that the most able are​ ​stretched. ● Grouping of students (whether in mixed ability or ability sets) and recognition that although there may be a higher concentration of Gifted and Talented students in some groups​ ​there​ w​ ill​ b​ e​ s​ tudents​ ​who​ ​have​ g​ ifts​ ​and​ ​talents​ i​ n​ ​all​ g​ roups. ● Enrichment​ a​ nd​ e​ xtension​ ​activities,​ a​ nd​ e​ xtra-curricular​ ​opportunities. ● Development of independent learning by allowing students to organise their own work, to​ ​carry​ ​out​ t​ asks​ i​ ndependently,​ ​evaluate​ ​their​ ​work​ ​and​ ​become​ s​ elf-critical.Uckfield​ ​Community​ T​ echnology​ C​ ollege ​ ​16 ​ ​September​ ​2017

​ ​Pastoral​ C​ areOur pledge to you… Every student is well known, mentored and caredfor. Every student’s academic progress is closely monitored andfollowed​ ​through​ ​with​ ​individual​ ​interventions​ e​ .g.​ ​praise​ ​or​ ​pressure.On entering the College students are placed in ‘Tutor Groups’ which consist of about 27students of the same age and, as far as possible, the students will remain in the same TutorGroup with the same Tutor from Years 7 to 11. In the Sixth Form this becomes a ‘MentorGroup’ of around 15 students. The Tutor plays a central role in student development, beingresponsible for both pastoral care and academic tracking. Each Year Group in Years 7 to 11 isled by a Director of Year (DOY), who is supported by a Pastoral Leader (PaL) The PaL doesnot have a teaching timetable and therefore is able to support students’ pastoral welfarethroughout the College day. The Sixth Form (Key Stage 5) is led by our Head of Sixth Form,Gemma Fassam, and two Directors of Sixth Form. The Key Stage Teams are led by DeputyPrincipals, David Burren (Years 7 to 9) and Dan Wynne-Willson (Years 10 to 11). They haveoverall​ ​responsibility​ ​for​ t​ he​ p​ astoral​ ​welfare​ o​ f​ s​ tudents.Advice​ ​and​ S​ upportThe Form Tutors, Directors of Year and Pastoral Leaders are the first points of contact forparents in the College unless they have a particularly serious matter to discuss, when theyshould​ ​approach​ t​ he​ ​Principal​ d​ irectly​ ​or​ o​ ne​ ​of​ t​ he​ ​Deputy​ ​Principals.Mentoring​ ​and​ ​TrackingForm Tutors are those who have daily contact with students in PDT time and in Key Stage 3work with their Tutor Group in one hour of a Personal, Social, Health Education (PSHE) lessoneach week. In this contact time they are able to advise and support students who are havingdifficulties​ o​ f​ a​ ny​ s​ ort.A prime function of the Pastoral Team is ‘Academic Tracking’. Individual subject teachers areresponsible for the standards of work within their own subject areas, but Form Tutors andDirectors of Year are the ones who see how individual students are performing across thewhole range of the curriculum. From this perspective they can encourage individuals throughtheir role as ‘mentors’ to realise their full potential. Member of the SLT (Strategic LeadershipTeam) also mentor groups or individual students on academic matters and on the appropriatechoice​ ​of​ ​courses.Uckfield​ C​ ommunity​ ​Technology​ C​ ollege ​ 1​ 7 ​ ​September​ 2​ 017

​ ​Careers​ ​Information​ a​ nd​ G​ uidanceOur pledge to you… All students have a broad insight into theglobalised world of work and the generic transferable skills andqualities​ r​ equired​ t​ o​ ​play​ ​a​ ​productive​ p​ art​ ​in​ ​society.The College recognises that all students have an entitlement to impartial, regular and easilyaccessible​ c​ areers​ a​ dvice.InformationCareers information and guidance is available to all students via our College Website. There isa comprehensive and up to date school careers microsite (under the Future Focus tab on thefront page of the College website), which is supplemented by paper prospectuses for localcolleges and UK universities available in the College’s Library Careers section, the Sixth FormStudy Area and the Careers drop in office. The Sixth Form also maintains an up to date libraryto​ s​ upport​ U​ CAS,​ A​ pprenticeship​ a​ nd​ ​employment​ ​decision​ ​making.GuidanceWe have a dedicated Careers department which provides drop in and by appointment adviceto all students in the Careers office during term time and on results days; email and telephoneadvice can be arranged during the holiday. The Careers department work closely with pastoralteams​ t​ o​ ​provide​ a​ ccurate​ a​ nd​ ​up​ t​ o​ ​date​ ​guidance​ t​ hrough​ m​ entoring​ a​ nd​ t​ utorial​ s​ essions.All​ s​ tudents​ a​ nd​ ​parents​ a​ re​ ​welcome​ t​ o​ ​request​ i​ ndividual​ ​Careers​ G​ uidance​ i​ nterviews.In Years 11 and 12 a number of students pursuing vocational options at UCTC will be invitedto​ ​a​ o​ ne-to-one​ i​ nterview​ t​ o​ s​ upport​ t​ heir​ ​progression​ p​ lanning.Further interviews can be requested by any student at any time. Sixth Form students areencouraged to make full use of the Centre’s website and facilities and to seek interviewswhenever advice is needed. We also organise mock interviews for students preparing for workor​ H​ igher​ ​Education​ i​ nterviews.The​ C​ areers​ ​Education​ P​ ackage:In Year 7 students focus on understanding what is meant by Business and Enterprise, andundertake a project exploring local business to support a creative exercise based on the TVprogramme​ ‘​ Dragon’s​ ​Den’.In Year 8 students participate in a careers education programme, The Real Game, whichsupports their understanding of the differential earnings and work choices on lifestyle andUckfield​ ​Community​ T​ echnology​ ​College ​ 1​ 8 ​ ​September​ ​2017

opportunity. We encourage them to find out about adults’ experiences in employment bydiscussing it at home, and wherever possible to do some work shadowing. We also give Year8 students some hands on experience in employment as they operate the school receptiondesk.In Year 9 the Careers education unit explores the changing labour market and current natureof employment opportunities and equality issues. All students have a formal introduction toCareers resources, information and decision making as part of the PSHE programme. AtOptions Choice time there is an important Careers input via tutorials and students areencouraged to make full use of the Careers website and other online resources, including thecareer exploration packages to which we subscribe, currently U-Explore and Fast Tomato,accessed​ ​via​ t​ he​ w​ ebsite.Careers education in Year 10 takes place in Tutor Groups and in small group-work throughoutthe year, followed by a whole day on making choices and planning for the future after theirweek’s​ ​work​ ​experience​ ​in​ J​ uly;​ ​Future​ ​Focus​ ​Day.In Year 11 during the Autumn Term there are key career inputs concerning all the optionsavailable to students at 16+. In the Summer Term work experience placements are availableto​ s​ tudents​ ​in​ ​Year​ ​11.In the Sixth Form an intensive High Education preparation programme is provided togetherwith opportunities for Vocational Enrichment. A well-established profiling package ensureson-going personal support for all students, including how to write curriculum vitae and lettersof application, and interview skills. Each Year, Year 12 students take part in a very memorableInterview​ ​Skills​ D​ ay​ ​to​ p​ repare​ ​them​ f​ or​ ​selection​ p​ rocesses​ t​ hey​ ​will​ a​ ll​ f​ ace.College​ D​ isciplineOur pledge to you… Students have the right to learn and work in a safeand​ ​supportive​ ​environment​ w​ ithout​ ​disruption​ o​ r​ ​prejudice.The College’s Behaviour Policy is focused on maximising student learning, fostering studentmotivation and building individuals’ good character. Our expectations, standards and rulespromote an excellent learning environment and respect for people and property. Theemphasis in the College is to motivate students to learn and behave well through rewards,privileges, praise and celebrations of success. However, we have a range of sanctions forfailure to comply with our high expectations. These range from litter duty, detentions duringbreak, lunchtime and after-school, isolation from lessons and ultimately exclusion fromCollege.Every lesson of the College day has a member of our Leadership Team on ‘On-Call Duty’. If astudent behaves in a way that seriously disrupts or disturbs the learning of other students theyUckfield​ ​Community​ ​Technology​ C​ ollege ​ ​19 ​ ​September​ 2​ 017

will be immediately excluded from the lesson. In particular circumstances parents will becontacted​ ​as​ ​a​ m​ atter​ ​of​ ​urgency.The College has very good systems for internal communication of difficulties to keep Heads ofDepartment, Directors of Year, Pastoral Leaders and Form Tutors informed about individualstudents. If these build up across the board then parents are informed. If an incident occursneeding​ i​ mmediate​ ​parental​ c​ ontact​ e​ ither​ ​a​ p​ hone​ c​ all​ w​ ill​ b​ e​ ​made​ ​or​ ​an​ e​ mail​ ​sent​ ​home.ExclusionsA student may be excluded from lessons within the College, temporarily from College or evenpermanently excluded according to the regulations laid down by the Local Authority. We aimto re-engage any students who have become disengaged with learning. The staff in thePastoral Team have strong links with many outside agencies so that students are supported ina​ ​coordinated​ w​ ay.We also have an internal isolation room, called Restore, where any student who disruptslearning​ i​ s​ p​ laced​ t​ o​ ​work.BullyingWe have a very robust policy on Anti-Bullying which is delivered through the Student Counciland​ ​PSHE​ ​from​ Y​ ear​ 7​ ​ ​onwards.​ ​ ​The​ c​ lear​ m​ essages​ ​behind​ ​it​ ​are:You should speak out, whether you are the victim of bullying or notice it happening to others,or​ ​become​ a​ ware​ ​of​ i​ t​ ​as​ ​a​ ​parent.Bullying​ ​will​ ​not​ b​ e​ ​tolerated.If bullying occurs it is vital for us to know about it. There are a range of actions which may betaken as indicated in our ‘Anti-Bullying Policy’ document, available from the College Receptionon​ ​request.Policy​ ​on​ ​substance​ u​ se​ a​ nd​ ​abuseUckfield Community Technology College is committed to a drugs free culture and is also anon-smoking site. Any student involved in drugs will be dealt with in line with College policy.Any student selling, giving, sharing or in possession of drugs is likely to be permanentlyexpelled.Uckfield​ ​Community​ T​ echnology​ ​College ​ ​20 ​ S​ eptember​ ​2017

Personal,​ S​ ocial​ ​and​ ​Health​ E​ ducationOur pledge to you… To promote high self-esteem for every student andto encourage all in our community to lead healthy, happy and fulfilledlives.Essential features of health education are the promotion of quality of life and the physical,social and mental well-being of the individual. It covers the provision of information aboutwhat is good and what is harmful and involves the development of skills which will helpstudents​ t​ o​ ​use​ t​ heir​ ​knowledge​ ​effectively.Health education topics will permeate many areas of the curriculum; for example in Science,Physical Education and in PSHE. ‘Health’ is a very broad term, and includes issues such assafety, family life education, personal hygiene, food and nutrition, exercise, substance use andmisuse​ a​ nd​ s​ ex​ ​education.It is a requirement of the 1988 Education Reform Act that all students receive some sexeducation; including education about HIV and AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases.These issues are taught in such a manner as to encourage young people to have regard formoral considerations and the value of family life. The law also allows parents the right towithdraw their child from the sex education provided (except that which is part of the NationalCurriculum).The College Policy on Sex Education (available from the College Website w​ ww.uckfield.college​)outlines the aims and objectives of the programme delivered to students. Many differentsubject areas contribute to this programme including Science, Technology, Religious Studiesand PE. The scheme of learning recognises that students’ needs change as they get older,and that the factual knowledge on reproduction and contraception that is taught at Key Stage3​ ​develops​ i​ nto​ a​ ​ ​consideration​ o​ f​ b​ eliefs​ ​and​ ​values​ i​ n​ l​ ater​ ​Key​ S​ tages.UCTC​ a​ nd​ t​ he​ E​ nvironmentOur pledge to you… To ensure our students play an active part increating​ ​a​ s​ ustainable​ ​future.UCTC has always maintained a strong commitment to the environment. We work closely withlocal councils and organisations on environmental projects and have installed solar panels toreduce our carbon footprint. Many departments run campaigns to raise awareness ofenvironmental​ p​ roblems​ ​such​ ​as​ ​deforestation​ a​ nd​ g​ lobal​ ​climate​ ​change.On our own campus we have an established wildlife garden and many ponds. We are activelypromoting wildlife with bird and bat boxes and insect hotels. Throughout the campus treesUckfield​ C​ ommunity​ T​ echnology​ C​ ollege ​ ​21 ​ S​ eptember​ ​2017

and​ s​ hrubs​ ​have​ b​ een​ p​ lanted​ t​ o​ ​help​ i​ ncrease​ s​ pecies​ b​ iodiversity​ ​within​ ​our​ g​ rounds.Recycling programmes are well established at the College. We recycle scrap metal, glass,paper,​ ​cardboard,​ ​some​ p​ lastics,​ ​batteries​ ​and​ c​ ompostables.We have a thriving ECO Group at UCTC who have introduced energy monitoring andconservation as well as a nickel cadmium battery recycling scheme. The group help tomanage the habitats within the garden with a view to return the area to native species andincrease​ ​local​ ​biodiversity.UCTC​ ​and​ ​the​ ​CommunityCurricular links with Commerce and Industry: As a College we are members of the UckfieldChamber of Commerce and our Governing Body includes a number of local commercial andindustrial employers. From as early as Year 7, when students first enter the College, we makeindustrial links part of their curriculum with local firms such as TR Fastenings and Tesco.Economic​ a​ wareness​ i​ s​ a​ n​ i​ mportant​ ​theme​ r​ unning​ ​through​ t​ he​ C​ ollege​ c​ urriculum.Links with Partner Primary Schools: We recognise very clearly that realising our students’ fullpotential begins with the solid groundwork done by our colleagues in our Partner PrimarySchools, so the strong links we build with those schools are very important. The Principalkeeps in regular, close contact with Primary School Head Teachers throughout the year andclose curricular and pastoral links are maintained by the Year 7 team to enable a smoothtransfer​ f​ rom​ t​ he​ P​ rimary​ ​to​ S​ econdary​ p​ hase​ o​ f​ ​education.Educational​ T​ rips​ ​and​ ​VisitsOur pledge to you… To provide an exciting range of enrichmentopportunities​ ​to​ ​every​ s​ tudent.Residential​ ​trips​ ​include: ● York​ f​ or​ ​Year​ 7​ ● Llangorse,​ ​Wales​ f​ or​ Y​ ear​ 8​ ● Paris​ f​ or​ ​Year​ ​9 ● Christmas​ M​ arkets,​ ​Lille,​ ​France/Germany​ ​for​ Y​ ears​ ​7,​ ​8​ ​and​ 9​ ● Ardeche,​ ​France​ f​ or​ ​Years​ 7​ ,​ 8​ ,​ 9​ ​ a​ nd​ ​10 ● WW1​ B​ attlefields,​ ​France​ ​for​ ​Year​ 9​ ● Music​ ​Exchange​ ​to​ ​Elmshorn,​ G​ ermany​ ​for​ Y​ ears​ ​9,​ ​10​ a​ nd​ ​11 ● India/Ghana​ f​ or​ Y​ ears​ 9​ ,​ ​10,​ 1​ 1,​ ​12​ ​and​ ​13Uckfield​ ​Community​ ​Technology​ C​ ollege ​ 2​ 2 ​ S​ eptember​ 2​ 017

● Biology/Geography​ ​trip​ ​to​ ​Cevennes​ ​National​ ​Park​ ,​ ​ ​France​ ​for​ ​Year​ ​12 ● Iceland​ ​for​ ​Years​ 1​ 0​ t​ o​ ​13 ● Costa​ R​ ica​ f​ or​ ​Years​ 1​ 2​ ​to​ ​13 ● NASA,​ ​Houston​ ​for​ Y​ ears​ 1​ 0​ t​ o​ 1​ 3Day​ ​trips​ i​ nclude: ●​​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​Water​ S​ ports​ a​ t​ H​ ove​ L​ agoon ●​​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​Blacklands​ F​ arm ●​​ ​ ​ ​ ​ H​ arry​ ​Potter​ W​ orld,​ ​Warner​ ​Bros​ ​Studios ●​​ ​ ​ ​ ​ F​ ield​ ​Sports ●​​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​Carnivals,​ ​e.g.​ ​Uckfield,​ ​Thames,​ ​Burning​ ​of​ ​the​ C​ locks ●​​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​Houses​ o​ f​ P​ arliament ●​​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​Law​ C​ ourts ●​​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​Sustainable​ ​Village​ ​at​ ​Hackbridge ●​​ ​ ​ ​ ​ G​ eography​ ​Field​ T​ rips ●​​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​London​ ​Museums​ ​and​ A​ rt​ G​ alleriesCommunication​ ​with​ ​ParentsOur pledge to you… To celebrate the many successes andachievements of our students, to listen and to act robustly to furtherimprove​ ​our​ C​ ollege​ ​community.We place great importance on easy communication between College and parents as we shareresponsibility for the children in our care. Parents are very welcome indeed to arrange todiscuss matters of concern with the College. In turn, we issue detailed reports to parents atappropriate times each year on the basis of a system of internal assessments of students’progress. We run Parent Consultation Evenings for every year group when parents can, byappointment, meet tutors and subject teachers. We do not, of course, hesitate to contactparents​ ​at​ ​other​ ​times​ ​should​ t​ here​ ​be​ ​concern​ ​over​ t​ heir​ ​child.We publish regular newsletters to parents and previous copies of these are on our website. Allletters that are sent home to parents are also put on the website so please look there if youneed​ t​ o​ ​check​ d​ etails​ o​ f​ e​ vents​ ​etc.We use email a lot for communication, so please keep us informed of any changes to youremail​ ​address​ ​and​ c​ heck​ ​we​ ​have​ t​ he​ ​correct​ ​address​ ​when​ ​we​ s​ end​ ​out​ ​data​ c​ hecking​ ​sheets.We encourage parents to communicate with us and welcome feedback. Please email,telephone or arrange a meeting with any of our staff. The Principal, Hugh Hennebry, alwayswelcomes parents to meet him to discuss how we can make the College even better and wehold​ r​ egular​ ​Parents’​ F​ orums​ ​when​ w​ e​ ​gather​ ​your​ v​ iews.Uckfield​ ​Community​ T​ echnology​ ​College ​ ​23 ​ ​September​ 2​ 017

Email: o​ [email protected] It is helpful if you could indicate on all email communicationwho it is intended for. For example, F​ AO Director of Year 9, FAO Head of Science, FAO personresponsible​ f​ or​ ​School​ T​ rips,​ ​FAO​ ​Student​ S​ upport​ ​Assistant​.Please​ c​ ontact:Reception:​ Messages for students and staff, general enquiries if you don’t have access to theCollege​ w​ ebsite,​ ​equipment​ ​and​ l​ unches​ ​that​ ​students​ ​have​ ​forgotten​ t​ o​ ​bring​ t​ o​ ​College.Teachers​:​ ​Enquiries​ ​about​ l​ earning,​ ​homework,​ p​ rogress​ e​ tc.Form Tutor​: All general communications about your son or daughter and the Form Tutor willinvolve the Pastoral Leader, Director of Year or member of Strategic Leadership Team as andwhen​ ​appropriate.Student​ S​ upport​ A​ ssistant​:​ ​All​ ​medical​ i​ ssues​ ​relating​ ​to​ y​ our​ s​ on​ o​ r​ ​daughter.Student Absences:​ Please telephone 01825 764844 and when prompted press 1 for StudentAbsences​ ​followed​ ​by​ ​2​ f​ or​ ​students​ i​ n​ ​Years​ ​7​ t​ o​ ​11​ o​ r​ ​3​ f​ or​ s​ tudents​ ​in​ t​ he​ S​ ixth​ F​ orm.College​ U​ niformOur pledge to you… To uphold the highest standards of clothing andappearance​ t​ o​ r​ eflect​ o​ ur​ o​ utstanding​ s​ tudents.At UCTC we believe there is a strong link between students’ uniform and their learning.Uniform sets a tone of positive team spirit and pride in our outstanding College. The Collegeuniform​ i​ s​ ​available​ ​from​ ​Sussex​ ​Uniforms​ ​of​ H​ aywards​ H​ eath​ ​www.sussexuniforms.co.uk.​GirlsNavy​ ​fitted​ ​jacket​ ​with​ C​ ollege​ ​logoTailored​ ​revere​ c​ ollar​ ​blouse​ ​–​ U​ ckfield​ ​Blue​ f​ or​ ​KS3​ o​ r​ U​ ckfield​ S​ tripe​ ​for​ ​KS4Navy​ b​ ox​ p​ leat​ s​ kirt​ o​ r​ n​ avy​ t​ ailored​ ​trousersBoysNavy​ ​fitted​ ​blazer​ ​with​ ​College​ l​ ogoTailored​ ​shirt​ –​ ​ U​ ckfield​ ​Blue​ ​for​ ​KS3​ o​ r​ ​Uckfield​ S​ tripe​ ​for​ ​KS4Tie​ ​–​ ​there​ ​is​ a​ ​ K​ S3​ t​ ie​ a​ nd​ ​in​ ​KS4​ ​students​ ​will​ d​ esign​ a​ ​ ​tie​ f​ or​ ​their​ ​Year​ ​GroupNavy​ t​ ailored​ t​ rousersAll​ ​StudentsOptional​ n​ avy​ V​ -neck​ ​jumper​ o​ r​ c​ ardigan​ ​with​ ​College​ l​ ogo​ ​can​ ​be​ w​ orn​ i​ n​ ​the​ ​winter​ ​months.For full details of Uniform Expectations and regulations please refer to the College website orUckfield​ ​Community​ T​ echnology​ ​College ​ ​24 ​ S​ eptember​ ​2017

ask​ f​ or​ d​ etails​ ​at​ ​Reception.AdmissionsWe are an ‘open’ school in every way and warmly invite prospective parents and students toview​ t​ he​ C​ ollege​ ​during​ ​a​ n​ ormal​ w​ orking​ d​ ay.Please​ c​ ontact:Hugh​ H​ ennebry,​ P​ rincipal​ ​(prospective​ ​Year​ 7​ )Andrew​ W​ right,​ D​ eputy​ P​ rincipal​ ​(current​ ​Years​ ​7​ ​to​ 1​ 1)Gemma​ ​Fassam,​ ​Assistant​ ​Principal​ (​ Sixth​ ​Form)Admissions​ t​ o​ U​ CTC​ ​are​ d​ etermined​ i​ n​ ​line​ ​with​ E​ ast​ ​Sussex​ C​ ounty​ ​Council​ ​policy.Please​ s​ een​ ​the​ ​ESCC​ ​website:​(https://www.eastsussex.gov.uk/educationandlearning/schools/admissions/admissions_rules/decisions/​) for full details. The arrangements for the admission of children to this school at age11+ are made by the County Council. East Sussex prefer for parents to apply for a schoolplace​ ​online.The College is committed to working with all young people in the area to provide an inclusiveand comprehensive education for all. Parents may find it helpful to know that, if there areinsufficient places available to meet demand, these will be allocated in accordance with the listof​ ​priorities​ ​below. 1. Looked after children and children who were looked after, but ceased to be so because they were adopted (or subject to residence orders or special guardianship orders) immediately​ f​ ollowing​ ​being​ ​looked​ a​ fter. 2. Children who will have a brother or sister* at the school (or linked infant or junior school) at the time of admission and who live at the same address, within the pre-defined​ c​ ommunity​ a​ rea**. 3. Other​ c​ hildren​ l​ iving​ w​ ithin​ ​a​ ​pre-defined​ ​community​ a​ rea**. 4. Children​ w​ ho​ w​ ill​ ​have​ a​ ​ b​ rother​ ​or​ ​sister*​ a​ t​ t​ he​ s​ chool​ ​(or​ l​ inked​ ​infant​ o​ r​ ​junior school)​ a​ t​ ​the​ ​time​ ​of​ a​ dmission​ w​ ho​ ​live​ ​at​ ​the​ s​ ame​ ​address,​ o​ utside​ t​ he​ p​ re- defined​ c​ ommunity​ a​ rea**. 5. Other​ c​ hildren. *Children are ‘siblings’ if they are full, half, adoptive or foster brother or sister living in the same​ h​ ousehold,​ ​including​ ​siblings​ a​ ttending​ s​ ixth​ ​forms. **Each home address within the county falls within a community area although living in a community area does not guarantee a place. See the maps in the ‘Applying for a school place​ ​2017-2018’​ ​booklet.Uckfield​ ​Community​ T​ echnology​ C​ ollege ​ 2​ 5 ​ S​ eptember​ 2​ 017

Tiebreaker: ● In the event of oversubscription within any priority, place allocation will be decided by prioritising applications on the basis of home to school distance measured in a straight line. This will be measured from the address point in the school (supplied by Ordnance Survey) to the address point in the family home. Previously, distances were measured by​ ​the​ s​ hortest​ ​passable​ ​route​ ​from​ ​home​ t​ o​ s​ chool. ● In the event that applicants cannot be prioritised using the tiebreaker above because the distance measurements are the same, the Authority will use random allocation to decide which children will be offered the remaining places. This will be done electronically​ ​using​ ​the​ A​ uthority’s​ ​admissions​ ​software.Children who have a brother or sister who joined the school prior to 1 September2017 and who is still on roll will be admitted under the previous arrangementwhich gave priority to brothers and sisters regardless of whether they live in thepre-defined community area or not. Where a child has been unable to secure a place ata school in his/her community area and has been directed to attend a school outside thecommunity area as an alternative, any applications for younger siblings to attend the schoolwill be treated as if the family were resident in the community area, as long as the sibling willstill​ b​ e​ a​ ttending​ ​the​ s​ chool​ w​ hen​ ​the​ ​younger​ c​ hild​ ​starts.The​ ​closing​ ​date​ ​for​ ​applications​ t​ o​ b​ e​ r​ eturned​ i​ s​ 3​ 1st​ O​ ctober​ 2​ 017.Uckfield​ C​ ommunity​ T​ echnology​ ​College ​ 2​ 6 ​ S​ eptember​ ​2017

School​ T​ erm​ D​ ates2017/2018​ ​and​ ​2018/2019 2017-2018 2018-2019Term​ 1​ Staff​ I​ nset Mon​ 4​ ​th​​ ​September Term​ ​1 Staff Mon​ ​3r​ d​​ S​ eptemberTerm​ ​2 Begins Tues​ 5​ ​th​​ ​September Inset Tues​ ​4t​ h​​ ​SeptemberTerm​ 3​ Ends Fri​ ​20t​ h​​ ​October Begins Fri​ ​19​th​​ ​OctoberTerm​ ​4 Ends Begins Mon​ ​30​th​ ​October Term​ 2​ Begins Mon​ 2​ 9​th​ O​ ctober Staff​ I​ nset Fri​ ​24​th​​ N​ ovember Ends Wed​ ​19​th​​ D​ ecember Ends Tues​ ​19th​ ​December Staff To​ ​be​ ​confirmed Staff​ I​ nset Wed​ 2​ 0t​ h​​ D​ ecember Inset Begins Thurs​ ​3r​ d​​ ​January Staff​ ​Inset Tues​ 2​ n​ d​​ ​January Term​ 3​ Ends Fri​ ​15t​ h​​ ​February Begins Wed​ ​3rd​ ​January Staff To​ ​be​ c​ onfirmed Ends Fri​ ​9t​ h​​ ​February Inset Mon​ ​25t​ h​​ ​February Begins Mon​ ​19​th​​ ​February Term​ ​4 Begins Fri​ ​5t​ h​ ​April Ends Thurs​ ​29t​ h​ ​March EndsTerm​ 5​ Begins Mon​ ​16t​ h​​ A​ pril Term​ 5​ Begins Tues​ ​23r​ d​​ ​April Staff​ ​Inset Fri​ 2​ 7​th​​ A​ pril Term​ ​6 Staff To​ b​ e​ c​ onfirmed Bank​ ​Hol Mon​ ​7t​ h​​ M​ ay Inset Mon​ 6​ t​ h​​ M​ ay Fri​ 2​ 5t​ h​​ ​May Bank​ H​ ol Fri​ ​24t​ h​​ M​ ay Ends Ends Mon​ 3​ ​rd​​ ​JuneTerm​ 6​ Begins Mon​ ​4t​ h​​ ​June Begins Tues​ 2​ 3r​ d​ J​ uly Ends Fri​ ​20t​ h​ J​ uly Ends To​ b​ e​ c​ onfirmed Staff InsetUckfield​ ​Community​ T​ echnology​ C​ ollege ​ 2​ 7 ​ S​ eptember​ ​2017

Rates​ o​ f​ A​ bsenceIt​ ​is​ ​a​ l​ egal​ r​ equirement​ t​ hat​ ​we​ ​collate​ a​ nd​ p​ ublish​ ​the​ ​following​ i​ nformation: Absence​ S​ tatistics​ f​ or​ ​the​ ​Academic​ ​Year​ ​2016/2017Total​ n​ umber​ ​of​ s​ tudents​ ​on​ ​roll​ o​ f​ c​ ompulsory​ s​ chool​ a​ ge​ (​ 11-16) 1,348Percentage​ ​of​ h​ alf-day​ s​ essions​ ​missed​ ​through​ ​authorised​ ​absence 5.7%Percentage​ o​ f​ h​ alf-day​ ​sessions​ m​ issed​ ​through​ u​ nauthorised​ a​ bsence 1.3%DestinationsYear​ 1​ 3​ L​ eavers​ –​ ​ ​Summer​ 2​ 017In 2017 students from Uckfield College were enormously successful in obtaining their first orsecond choice of university. Many of our students achieved or surpassed their challengingtarget​ ​grades.88% of students obtained their first choice of University and course and 97% of studentsobtained either their first choice, their insurance (second) choice or a place through Clearing.Of​ ​those​ g​ oing​ ​to​ u​ niversity​ 2​ 0%​ h​ ave​ s​ ecured​ R​ ussell​ G​ roup​ ​university​ p​ laces.Higher​ ​Education 70%UCAS​ ​2017​ ​Application/Gap​ Y​ ear 2%Employment/Apprenticeships 17%Art​ F​ oundation​ C​ ourses 7%Other​ C​ olleges 4%Uckfield​ ​Community​ ​Technology​ C​ ollege ​ ​28 ​ S​ eptember​ ​2017

Examinations 76%GCSE​ ​Results​ 2​ 017 52% Percentage​ o​ f​ ​students​ ​achieving​ ​Grades​ ​9-4​ ​in​ b​ oth​ E​ nglish​ ​and​ M​ aths 78% Percentage​ ​of​ s​ tudents​ ​achieving​ G​ rades​ 9​ -5​ ​in​ ​both​ E​ nglish​ ​and​ ​Maths Percentage​ o​ f​ s​ tudents​ a​ chieving​ ​Grades​ 9​ -4​ o​ r​ ​A*​ ​-​ C​ 73% Percentage​ ​of​ s​ tudents​ ​achieving​ ​Grades​ ​9-5​ ​or​ ​A*​ ​-​ C​ Attainment​ ​8​ s​ core 50.84 (Grade​ C​ )GCE​ A​ ​ ​Level​ ​Results​ 2​ 017 Percentage​ ​of​ s​ tudents​ a​ t​ e​ ach​ l​ evelA* A*-A A*-B A*-C A*-D A*-E 99%College 8% 27% 58% 80% 94%Uckfield​ C​ ommunity​ T​ echnology​ C​ ollege ​ 2​ 9 ​ ​September​ ​2017

ExaminationsGCSE​ ​&​ B​ TEC​ R​ esults​ ​2017Subject Entries 987654321 UEnglish​ L​ anguage 265 9 16 29 60 63 45 33 8 1 1English​ ​Literature 265 9 19 27 67 59 40 21 13 5 5 266 8 27 29 24 58 63 32 13 10 2MathsSubject Entries A* A B C D E F GU 1Art 30 4 4 10 9 3 2Biology 40 38 12 2 6 3Business 100 8 10 13 13 1 1Chemistry 45 37 35 17 2 2Child​ ​Development 1 7 4 3 24 1Computing 100 9 7 4 4 1 2Dance 19 3 5 4 3Drama 30 4 8 3 6 4 1 21Economics 18 2 1 20 7 7 7 32Engineering 38 4 13 10 6 2Food​ ​Technology 29 5 5 12 16 2French 36 5 6 9 7 4 13 21Further​ M​ aths 54 8 2 4Geography 29 2 10 11 36 20 5 2Graphics 30 5 35 40 3 2 4 2History 3 17 7 2ICT 162 16 15 17 1 1 1 1Media​ S​ tudies 15 3 4 10 8 4 13Music 74 11 13 3 3 34PE 16 2 6 16 8 4 5Photography 34 1 13 18 11 3 16 2Physics 17 2 17 17 5Psychology 62 3 5 31 9 4RS 38 1 35 12 79 10 13Resistant​ M​ aterials 15 74 8 40 12Science​ ​Core 100 12 35 4 53Science​ ​Additional 56 2 36 62 2Spanish 7 39 13 45Statistics 257 6 3 13 20 32 28 2 8 49 13 8 155 26 5 155 49 2 100Subject Entries D*2 D2 M2 P2 P1 UAnimal​ ​Care​ ​BTEC 11 335Construction​ B​ TEC 12 453Uckfield​ ​Community​ T​ echnology​ ​College ​ 3​ 0 ​ ​September​ ​2017

ExaminationsGCE​ ​A​ ​Level​ ​Results​ 2​ 017​ ​A​ L​ evel​ ​Examination​ ​Results​ b​ y​ ​Subject​ a​ chieved​ ​by​ ​Students​ ​aged​ ​16,​ 1​ 7,​ a​ nd​ 1​ 8(subject​ t​ o​ ​requested​ r​ emarks)Subject Entries A* A B C D E F GU3D​ ​Design 1Art 7 24 1Biology 1Business 4 22 1Chemistry 1Computing 21 1 5 3 5 6 1 1DramaEconomics 24 1 6 8 5 4ElectronicsEnglish​ ​Language 22 1 4 5 7 3 2English​ ​LiteratureFilm​ ​Studies 81 222Food​ T​ echnologyFrench 11 1 4 5 1Further​ ​MathsGeography 19 5 8 6GermanGovernment​ ​&​ P​ olitics 4 211GraphicsHistory 15 5 6 4Information​ ​TechnologyApplied 21 3 3 4 3 5 3MathsMedia​ ​Studies 14 1 1 5 6 1Music​ T​ echnologyPhilosophy 6 222PhotographyPE 3 21PhysicsPsychology 6221 1RSSociology 28 1 6 7 7 6 1SpanishTextiles 11Travel​ ​&​ T​ ourism 91241 1 62 12 15 6 7 2 7 1311 36 7 9 12 3 3 2 11 4 2 5 2 11 22 911313 11 20 3 4 2 5 3 2 38 4 7 14 5 5 3 6 14 21 1 7 9 3 1 2 11 51 22 3111Uckfield​ ​Community​ ​Technology​ ​College ​ ​31 ​ S​ eptember​ 2​ 017