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As the new school year kicks off, there’s much to celebrate at Liverpool Life Sciences UTC and The Studio School. Ben gained valuable experience during his work placement at VINCI Building, while Year 11 students dove into biology experiments and explored Liverpool on their Geography trip. Year 12 Applied Scientists impressed University of Liverpool researchers on World Cancer Research Day with their lab skills. We were also excited to introduce the NHS Cadets Scheme to our Healthcare students. Don’t miss our upcoming Open Evening and TLevel Launch as we look ahead to a great year!

Work Experience at Vinci Building

In the last week of the summer term, Ben a Year 13 student at Liverpool Life Sciences UTC participated in 5 days of work experience at the construction company VINCI Building. During his time there, Ben was actively involved across multiple disciplines and worked alongside multiple members of the team, all of whom said he was very keen and engaged and was punctual all week. Ben expressed that he “Learned day to day activities of Quantity Surveyors, Civil Engineers, Construction Managers and Labourers, and gained experience working with high tech, precise surveying equipment and detailed models and architectural drawings”.

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When asked what actions Ben had undertaken he responded “I shadowed Civil Engineers, watching them and helping them to carry out precise measurements for the positions of a guide wall. I shadowed Construction Managers whilst they were pouring concrete to make the foundations of the Radcliffe Leisure Centre and shadowed quantity surveyors and architects and used their 3D modelling software to explore the finished building”. Ben noted that the aspects that he enjoyed the most were the Civil Engineering and high-tech equipment and 3D modelling that staff at VINCI use. Ben was asked how his time at the VINCI Building prepared him for the jobs of tomorrow, he replied by saying “I have gained valuable experience that can be translated to other job roles and developed new skills with precise surveying equipment and extensive 3D modelling software.”

Year 11 Biology

This week Year 11 Liverpool Life Sciences UTC students completed an experiment to investigate how changing the light intensity affects the rate of photosynthesis. This is one of the core practical experiments that Year 11 in Combined Science and Triple have to complete.

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Year 11 Project Based Learning

Boat building is full steam ahead in Year 11 PBL. Students used a limited choice of materials to design, build and race-powered mini boats. The focus of this activity was creativity, with lots of problem-solving and innovation being shown!

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NHS Cadets Scheme

This week we welcomed Ben from the NHS to Liverpool Life Sciences UTC who introduced the NHS Cadets Scheme (work placements programme) to our brand-new Year 12 Health Care students. Launched in October 2020, the programme has now entered its fourth year and continues to go from strength to strength. It is actively reaching communities across Wirral, St Helens, and Knowsley, making a lasting impact. If you would like to find out more information regarding the scheme then please click here.

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If you would like to find out more about this career pathway then please click here. 

T-Level Launch – An Industry exclusive event 12/11/2024

We are excited to launch our new T-Levels in Digital Production, Design and Development and Engineering. This exclusive event is aimed at industry partners in Engineering, Digital, and Creative sectors, offering a unique opportunity to learn about the future of education and how these new T-Level qualifications can help build the workforce of tomorrow. We kindly request that parents share this information with their employers register here. 

Wednesday 25th September World Cancer Research Day

This week our Year 12 Applied Scientists marked World Cancer Research Day with a day of practical activities at the University of Liverpool. Researchers from the University led the students in activities such as cytology, training for brain surgery, DNA extraction and data analysis. The researchers were impressed that our students already knew how to use micropipettes and Eppendorf tubes, and commented on the high level of their practical skills. These are skills they have acquired in practical sessions in our University standard innovation laboratories.

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Sickness procedure

From a safeguarding perspective, students who indicate they are feeling unwell will not be sent out of class as an unwell/injured student unaided may faint on the stairs or corridor. Staff will call first aid and first aid will go to the student. Students are not to contact home themselves when they are unwell, staff will call parents if needed.

Year 11 Geography trip to Liverpool City Centre

Last week Liverpool Life Sciences UTC and The Studio School students had amazing weather for their Year 11 Geography trip to Liverpool City Centre. The students were conducting their human Geography investigation to survey the quality of the city environment. Students found that from the Graffiti in the skateboard park to the well-kept buildings in Liverpool One a great variety of different urban situations were observed. Afterwards, students visited the Albert Dock to carry out questionnaires for tourists. Some of our students took to it quicker than others – and got over their initial shyness! Our most successful students at asking the most tourists were Josh, Chris and Kaila – all extremely brave and outgoing! Students got some excellent data which will now be plotted on graphs and charts for the Paper 3 Geography exam – from tourists from as far away as New Zealand and Hong Kong. A very successful afternoon’s work.

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Miss Allason's Maths Conundrum

https://ukmt.org.uk/

The answer to last week's conundrum was D.

This week's conundrum asks: 

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Come back next week to find out this week's answer! 

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Uniform and equipment reminder

I would like to remind parents of the uniform standards with regard to girl’s trousers. A small number of students are wearing fashion trousers – made of Lycra material and flared leggings in style. The expectation is for students to wear school trousers or a pleated skirt. As the weather is getting colder please ensure your child has a warm, waterproof coat. All students are required to have a school bag with them every day. This must be large enough to carry a number of A4 revision guides. We will provide your child with a suitable bag if they are unable to obtain one.

Jill Davies, Principal at Life Sciences and The Studio School. 

Online Career Days

Career Days give students an insight into different careers that might appeal to them, advice on subject choices and how to apply to university, followed by work experience in the afternoon to help them see what the career may be like. Students will receive a certificate at the end of the day confirming their work experience. Students who are aged 13-18 can register to join the online days by visiting www.careerdays.co.uk

The schedule is as follows:

  • Medicine Career Day - Saturday 5th October 2024
  • Dentistry Career Day - Sunday 6th October 2024
  • Business Career Day - Saturday 12th October 2024
  • Psychology Career Day - Saturday 19th October 2024
  • Architect Career Day - Saturday 26th October 2024
  • Performing Arts Career Day - Sunday 27th October 2024
  • Law Career Day - Saturday 2nd November 2024
  • Vet Career Day - Saturday 9th November 2024
  • Computer Science Career Day - Saturday 23rd November 2024
  • Engineering & Technology Career Day - Saturday 30th November 2024
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Word of the Week - ANOMALOUS

Definition - Deviating from a general rule. From Greek: an- "not" + homos "same" Usage: "an anomalous situation"

Vaping – We would like to remind you that we do not allow students to bring items such as cigarettes, lighters, matches or e-cigarettes/ vapes into school.

Zero Tolerance of Abuse - The NST has a zero-tolerance approach to abusive language, violence, aggression or harassment towards employees, governors and volunteers.

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