Lincoln UTC
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| Lincoln University Technical College | |
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Lincoln UTC Lindum Road Lincoln , LN2 1PF England | |
| Coordinates | 53°13′56″N 0°32′04″W / 53.232324°N 0.534546°W |
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| Type | University Technical College |
| Established | 1 September 2014 |
| School district | Lincolnshire |
| Department for Education URN | 140950 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Principal | Stu Hamer |
| Age | 14 to 19 |
| Enrolment | 396 (as of 2024) |
| Capacity | 640 |
| Website | lincolnutc |
Lincoln UTC is a University Technical College in Lincoln, England which opened in 2014 and specialises in science and engineering. The school is sponsored by the Baker Dearing Educational Trust.[1]
The founding principal was Dr. Rona Mackenzie.[1] She left the UTC after three and a half years, in January 2017 and was replaced by Mr Paul Batterbury. John Morrison was appointed as Paul Batterbury's successor in September 2017.[2] Stuart Hamer is the current Principal of Lincoln UTC, appointed in September 2024.
For 2014-15 the UTC was located in Chad Varah House on Wordsworth Street. In September 2015 the UTC moved to a permanent site at the Greestone Centre on Lindum Road. The former girls school and Grade II-listed building underwent a £7.5 million investment and refurbishment, which included the construction of a science and engineering block. The build took eighteen months contractors including Willmott Dixon led by architects JR Roberts.[1]
In 2022, Lincoln UTC were recognised for their excellent teaching and support staff in the Lincolnshire Education Excellence Awards: Mr Chung, a Mathematics and English teacher at the UTC since 2018, won the Teacher of the Year Award; Mr Coy won Assistant Teacher of the Year Award; Mr Morrison was nominated for the Headteacher of the Year Award.[citation needed]
Curriculum
At Key Stage 4, the students study Two GCSE equivalent specialism a restricted set of GCSE: missing are any languages or any humanities.[3]
The Lincoln UTC offer a variety of A-Level, BTEC and T-Level courses for post-16 students; the curriculum looks to expand into new subjects in the next few years.
Campus and facilities
There are six science laboratories and eight engineering workshops.[1] Scientific equipment available includes autoclaves, spectrometers, electrophoresis devices, spectrophotometers, laser cutters, milling machines, 3D printers and DNA extraction tools.[citation needed]
