Waterfront UTC

A school for Year 9-13 students who want to lay strong career foundations in engineering, construction & design | Proudly part of @thatrustkent

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Our brand new Virtual Open Event is now live! We hope this video provides you with a valuable insight into daily life at Waterfront UTC, and we hope to welcome you to our school next September.

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We were invited to the Chatham Waters Summer Social delivered by @PeelWaters Legal & General, Way of Life @AvisonYoung, O'Halloran & O'Brien and X1 Sales & Lettings along with support from @medway_council. #stemlearning #EmployerEngagement #community #stemeducation

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@UniofHerts delivered a @ucas_online workshop to Yr12 students preparing them for next year when applying for university or degree apprenticeships. The session was positive and very interactive. #university #stemlearning #ucas #careerpathways

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Staff visited Saracen Horse Feeds to witness the manufacturing process of their products.
They discussed different career pathways available and ways Saracen and Waterfront UTC could work together to inspire students #stemeducation #stemlearning #manufacturing #EngineeringCareers

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@FMConwayltd delivered mock interviews for students last week to help prepare them for future opportunities for when they leave education. Students really enjoyed the opportunity and took away beneficial feedback. #mockinterviews #EmployeeEngagement #thankyou #skilldevelopment

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Students visited a new @networkrail substation to gain insight surrounding civil engineering. Students met with Enable's team who gave insight in the variety of available career paths #civilengineering #STEMlearning #STEMeducation #employerengagement #careerpathways

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@kiergroup delivered a webinar to students, where they heard from Shannon regarding her journey before Kier and how she managed to secure her degree apprenticeship and graduate
Thank you for sharing your journey with us all.
#NAW2024 #construction #careersinconstruction

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Geoff from @WillmottDixon stayed behind to hold discussions with pupils regarding opportunities & pathways available, as well as offering advice on student CV's. Thank you for your time and we look forward to inviting Willmott Dixon back #employerengagement #Construction

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Students visited @FESGreenwich to carry out various material testing. Students thoroughly enjoyed the visit and were engaged. We hope to return to complete tensile and hardness testing at a later date @UniofGreenwich
Thank you for having us! #engineering #employerengagement

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@PathwayCTM hosted a webinar today discussing apprenticeships on offer with employers they work with over the UK.
Thank you for this opportunity which held so much information for young adults #careerpathways #apprenticeships #NAW2024 #nationalapprenticeshipweek #youngpeople

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We hosted our employer business breakfast to discuss skill challenges, T-Levels & apprenticeships. Special thanks to all @KellyTolhurst @BAESystemsplc @ClagueLLP @OHOBTraining @CITB_UK @FMConwayltd @Redrow @WillmottDixon Kent Chambers, Gallagher group & Baker Dearing

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We had Morgan and Russell from Enable deliver the introduction and design brief to our year 10 DEC class yesterday and we look forward to planning future visits including potential site visits through the course of this 2 year project #employerengagement #futureengineers #STEM

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Today @youngenterprise & @nationalgrid delivered Career Coaching to our yr13's. This is part of the @gridforgood pathway providing advice & tips on career opportunities & applications. Thank you both Annabelle and Audrey #careerpath #degreeapprenticeships #opportunities #post16

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Yesterday our year 9 boys travelled to St John Fisher for their second fixture. The final score being SJF 2 - 6 UTC! An impressive win, massive improvement in performance from our first game, 2 wins in 2! #football #manofthematch #inforthewin #victory #teamwork

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We had two final year students from @BangorUniversity take our students on a whistle stop tour of what it’s like studying Product Design. Sixth form students from 3D Design engaged well throughout this webinar. #careerspaths #university #furthereducation #3DDesign #productdesign

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@youngenterprise visited us to deliver the Grid for Good Programme to year 13 students along with representatives from @nationalgrid
All students who took part were enthusiastic throughout and complimented the programme. #careers #skills #development #apprenticeships #engagement

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Institution of Civil Engineers CityZen project is back at Waterfront UTC! Students are competing in teams through a series of engineering challenges with the help of Hanna from @TfL #transportforlondon #cityzen #engineering #educational #STEM #civilengineering

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Students attended 'The Big Mental Health Conversation' on the 10th October where they were able to take part in various activities including petting alpaca's and dog walks #raisingawareness #mentalhealthawareness #mentalhealthawarenessweek #event #youngpeople #mentalhealth

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@youngenterprise delivered a Grid for Good Programme to yr13 students yesterday, with help from representatives at @nationalgrid.
#construction #engineering #careers #post16 #applications #interviews #skills #development #apprenticeships #employerengagement

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Yesterday @UniofHerts visited our UTC to discuss different areas regarding UCAS. There was a lot of information which students benefitted from and we are excited to invite Ramees back in the summer term.
#university #UCAS #careerpaths #nextsteps #education #support #guidance

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Yesterday year 10 students attended a STEM Engineering workshop with two different challenges to complete in teams.
Our year 9 students took part in a dodgeball tournament and worked on their boat projects for our boat race on Friday. #development #STEM #Engineering #students