Academic Year 2024/2025

INSET days

• 2nd September 2024
• 20th December 2024
• 27th June 2025
• 21st July 2025
• 22nd July 2025

Autumn Term 2024

Monday 2nd September to Friday 20^th December

Staggered starting dates by year group:

• Tuesday 3rd September – Ignite, 9:00am
• Wednesday 4th September – New students joining Year 10, 9:00am
• Thursday 5th September – Returning Year 10 students and all Year 12 students, 9:00am
• Friday 6th September – All remainder years start, 9am

Half term: Monday 28th October to Friday 1st November

Christmas break: Monday 23rd December to Friday 3rd January 2025

Spring Term 2025

Monday 6th January to Friday 4th April

Half term: Monday 17th to Friday 21st February

Easter break: Monday 7th April to Monday 21st April (Easter bank holidays – Friday 18th April and Monday 21st April)

Summer Term 2025

Tuesday 22nd April to Tuesday 22nd July

May bank holiday: Monday 5th May

Half term: Monday 26th to Friday 30th May

 

Academic Year 2025/2026

INSET days

• 1^st September 2025
• 20^th July 2026

Autumn Term 2025

Monday 2nd September 2025 to Friday 19^th December 2025

Half term: Monday 20^th October to Friday 31^st October 2025

End of Autumn term break: Monday 22^nd December 2025 – Friday 2^nd January 2026

 

Spring Term 2026

Monday 5^th January 2026 to Friday 27^th March 2026

Half term: Monday 16^th February 2026 to Friday 20^th February 2026

End of Spring term break: Monday 30^th March 2026 to Friday 10^th April 2026

 

Summer Term 2026

Monday 13^th April 2026 to Friday 17^th July 2026

May bank holiday: Monday 4^th May 2026

Half term Monday 25^th May to Friday 29^th May 2026

 

At Liverpool Life Sciences UTC, we are committed to maintaining strong communication between the school and our students’ families. To support this, we use the ReachMoreParents app (formerly known as Weduc), an intuitive platform designed to keep parents and carers informed and engaged in their child’s education.

Key Features of the ReachMoreParents App

• Unified Communication – Receive personalised messages, notices, and school updates all in one convenient place.
• Academic Support – Access timetables, monitor homework assignments, and stay updated on your child's progress.
• Event Management – View upcoming school events and synchronise them with your calendar to ensure you never miss important dates.
• Online Payments – Securely pay for school meals, trips, and other expenses through the app.
• Multilingual Support – Use the built-in Google Translate feature to translate content into over 100 languages, ensuring clear communication for all families.

Getting Started

1. Enrolment – You will receive an enrolment message from the school containing your unique username and password. Follow the instructions provided to set up your account.
2. Download the App – The ReachMoreParents app is available on both the App Store and Google Play.
3. Log In – Use your credentials to log in and explore the app’s features. If you experience any issues, please refer to the App Overview for Parents for guidance.

By using ReachMoreParents, you can stay up to date with important school information and actively support your child’s learning journey.

Start of the Day – 9am

End of the Day – 4pm

Typical opening hours = 35 hours per week

 

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Morning timetable

• 9.00am – 9.15am – The Day
• 9.15am – 10.10am – Lesson 1
• 10:10am – 11:05am – Lesson 2
• 11:05am – 11:30am – Break
• 11.30am -12.30pm – Lesson 3
• 12:30am – 1:30pm – Lesson 4 (Y10 & Sixth Form)
• 1:00pm – 2:00pm – Lesson 4 (Ignite & Y11)

Lunch 

• 12:30am – 1:00pm – Lunch (Ignite & Y11)
• 1:30pm – 2:00pm – Lunch (Y10 & Sixth Form)

Afternoon timetable (expect Wednesdays, classes finish at 3:00pm)

• 2:00pm – 3:00pm – Lesson 5
• 3:00pm – 4:00pm – Lesson 6

Make up should be discrete, hair colour within the natural range. No facial piercings are allowed.

• Blazer – Black with red beading and UTC badge £37.95–£42.95 (Required)
• Jumper – Black knitted V neck jumper with red trim £13.95–£19.95 (Optional)
• Tie – Black and red stripe £3.95 (Required)
• The following items are also available to purchase from us, or from other retail outlets:
• White Shirt – long or short sleeve £3.00–£6.00 (Required)
• Black Trousers (for girls and boys) £10.00-14.00, or can be purchased independently (Required)
• Black Skirt – Single invert pleat £12.95–£16.95 (Required)
• Black Socks £3.00 (Required)
• School Shoes must be black with no coloured markings – no trainers, no boots, no high heels.

PE Kit – again available to purchase from us, or from other retail outlets:

• Black PE Shorts £3.95-£6.95 (Required)
• Black Polo T-shirts – with or without UTC/Studio badge £4.95-£7.95
• Black PE Socks £3.00 (Required)
• Black Trainers (Required)Students are welcome to wear long sleeved PE tops and tracksuit bottoms if they prefer.

Liverpool Life Sciences UTC Uniform is available to purchase from Lisa School Wear, 72 Priory Rd, Liverpool L4 2RZ, Tel: 0151 264 0700 or East Prescot Road, Liverpool, Tel: 0151 259 8277

 

 

Payment by cash/cheque made payable to Lisa School wear.

We have a range of second hand items available. Please contact Student Services on 0151 230 1320 to arrange.

Support with purchasing uniform is available where required. Please talk to us confidentially on 0151 230 1320.

We offer a free of charge shuttle service to the school each morning, making your journey as simple as possible. Our double-decker bus services escort our students swiftly and safely from the three main train terminals in Liverpool city centre, each morning.

Pick up times from the stations are as follows:

• Liverpool Lime Street Station – 8.30-8.40
• Liverpool Central Station – 8.35
• James Street Station – 8:30, 8.50

Other useful local bus services include:

• 204
• 26
• 27
• 82

Merseytravel’s journey planner can help you plan a route to the school and can be found here.

The main entrance to Liverpool Life Sciences UTC is located on Greenland Street, and we have wheelchair access throughout the school, with disabled toilet facilities on every floor.

Breakfast - We run a free breakfast club for any students who wish to attend; cereal, bagels and hot drinks are provided.

Lunch - We ensure a broad and healthy lunch offering, providing high-quality, low-fat meals with fresh fruits and vegetables daily. Students can choose from sandwiches, fresh fruit, healthy tray bakes, and fruit juice to customise their lunch. We also offer hot, nutritionally balanced meals on a three-week menu cycle. While packed lunches are allowed, we request no fizzy drinks or sweets.

GCSE students are not permitted off the premises during lunchtime without prior permission from a parent or guardian, and the student must be going to their own home, where they can be supervised whilst there. Sixth Form students are permitted to go off site during the lunch break. Using takeaways and eating in the streets is forbidden in school uniform.

Lunch Menu

We use a cashless catering system. The value of any free school meal allowance will be loaded daily on to the students’ ID card and we provide cash loader machines to allow students to load cash on to their ID cards within the school building.

If you have queries about your Wisepay account, please send us an email: student.services@lifesciencesutc.co.uk