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Welcome from UTC@harbourside
Adanma Umunna
Principal
We offer all of our students an excellent academic and technical education focussed on science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) and a caring and exciting place to learn.
Here at the UTC, engineering links all our subjects and we are proud that all our learning is applied to solve real-world problems. We enable our students to flourish throughout their education whilst encouraging an entrepreneurial mind set. Our aim is that each and every one of our students will leave us as confident young people fully prepared for the working world.
Our iconic building, at the harbour in Newhaven, recently won the Sussex Heritage Trust Award for the quality and excellence of its design. Our unique setting is reflected in our values; we place our environment, and creating a sustainable future, high on our list of priorities. Our UTC also acts as a gateway to Europe which brings so many opportunities to our students, so get your passports ready!
I hope that you will come and meet the UTC family at one of our forthcoming events listed on our events page or by making an individual appointment. We would love to show you around.
We look forward to meeting with you soon.
About us
UTC@harbourside is an exciting new university technical college in Newhaven, East Sussex for 14 to 18 year olds with a real interest in science, technology, engineering, maths and computing.
Our new building provides a real and virtual learning environment designed for the 21st century with the best engineering facilities in the region.
Our curriculum enables students to gain all the real qualifications at GCSE and A-level that they need. But what makes us unique is our total connectivity with the real world; students do real projects set by employers, gain real experience of work and develop the real skills that they need to succeed.
Our extended day supports students to achieve the most and our extra-curricular programme offers students opportunities that go far beyond what is commonly available in state schools.
We attract students from across Sussex, from Hastings in the East to Haywards Heath and beyond in the North, and Brighton and Worthing in the West. Students can join at 14, or 16. For those joining at 14 we offer the opportunity to make a seamless transition from GCSE to A-level.
As a college that will be no larger than 600 students, we will be able to provide every student with a personalised curriculum in our area of specialism but also to know and care for every student as an individual.
At UTC@harbourside our focus is on engineering which now touches every aspect of our lives. From the electronics inside a smart phone; the robotics of mass production; the lasers used in eye surgery and the marine, aeronautics and space technologies that allow us to explore a world beyond our natural limitations. At Harbourside, UTC@harbourside students learn how engineering drives our economy and shapes our future.
Who’s behind UTC@harbourside?
With the support of the Department for Education and the Baker Dearing Trust, and backing from the University and leading industry employers, each of the UTC’s sponsors plays a key role in its success.
Lewes District Council
Lewes District Council is committed to promoting prosperity and enterprise, improving skills and providing a wide choice of local work.
University of Brighton
The University of Brighton is our University Sponsor. It has 21,600 students studying across five campuses in Brighton, Eastbourne and Hastings. It is a leading university for the professions, particularly medicine, nursing, pharmacy and engineering.
.Aldridge Education
Aldridge Education UTC@harbourside is a sponsored by Aldridge Education. Aldridge Education is a charitable Trust of entrepreneurial community schools and colleges that help young people to reach their potential.
They support their schools’ Principals and teachers in rapidly improving the quality of education on offer at early years, primary, secondary and sixth-form levels in order to transform the life-chances of their students. Their vision is that every student at an Aldridge school will achieve academically beyond initial personal expectations and prior attainment.
We have a real emphasis on the environment and sustainability – all about making a real difference to the world in which we live. Sustainability, energy saving and recyclability are now at the core of all engineering design. Whether helping organisations reduce their impact on the environment, or build sustainable energy systems, such as wind, wave and tidal, engineering is the way to achieve this.
Veolia
Veolia is our Employer Sponsor. Veolia group is the global leader in optimised resource management. With over 187,000 employees worldwide, the Group designs and provides water, waste and energy management solutions that contribute to the sustainable development of communities and industries. Through its three complementary business activities, Veolia helps to develop access to resources, preserve available resources, and to replenish them.
Aldridge Education reviews
Jordan Lawrence, 18, of Peacehaven said, “There are so many different things we can do here. Not many students our age will have used machinery like this. It’s the only school around here to do this kind of thing.”
Sixth former Danielle Vences said, “I’ve never used any of this equipment before coming here. the facilities are amazing and the teachers are very knowledgeable. I am happy to be here and proud to say I’m at UTC@harbourside.” Danielle has made an acrylic and LED sign of the UTC name to be displayed in reception.”
Sophie Lewis, 14, of Peacehaven, said, “We have a choice of activities. We do mountain biking, badminton and climbing at Plumpton College and the boys have started doing gym there too.”
Vinnie Webster, 14, from Newhaven, has joined the lunchtime robotics club. He said, “I’m more hands on. In my old school there was no opportunity to improve – I like it here a lot. We’ve been given the opportunity to build our own robots and put them into competition.”
Vision
To create an inspiring learning experience that is engaging, exciting and relevant to all students where:
- We are a centre of excellence in science, technology engineering, mathematics and computing, enabling all learners to achieve their full potential in an advanced technologically driven society.
- Engineering is the catalyst that enables students to apply what they have learnt and be creative.
- Students develop exceptional workplace skills through active engagement with industry professionals and the working environment.
- We develop an entrepreneurial mind-set that underpins how students approach learning, enabling them to be successful in an ever-changing world.
- Every student uses what they have learnt to make a real difference to the world in which we live.
Values
- Everyone is passionate about learning and embraces the contribution that everyone makes.
- Everyone subscribes to the highest expectations of achievement and behaviour.
- Every individual is equally valued, has a sense of respect and responsibility towards themselves, others and the environment.
- Everyone is committed to continuous improvement in everything that they do.
Our location
Railway Quay, Newhaven, East Sussex, BN9 0ER
For instructions on the best way to get here, click how to find us.
Our campus
Our exciting new campus is in the historic Grade II listed marine and carpenters’ workshops on the quayside in Newhaven. It combines conservation of the old with new buildings.
You enter the UTC through a new purpose-built part of the building which leads to the left into the main marine workshop. After passing through reception you come to the enterprise zone where you have a chance to work with local businesses and entrepreneurs.
Walk through the ground floor and you see our well-equipped environmental engineering labs, engineering machine workshop, fluidics lab and welding labs with additional small group learning spaces.
Carry on up to the first floor and you find control systems engineering, design technology, rapid prototyping, electronics, physics lab, computer science and composites and adhesives labs.
Up again to the second floor where your learning base is next to the computer science suites. Further down the corridor you find the administration team and the Principal’s office.
Finally, up to the third floor where you find the super science lab and additional science labs. You can also access the habitat zone roof terrace.
Across all three floors, you have seen a range of specialist equipment from heavy engineering tools such as welding, milling and lathing, to light engineering and electronics, including 3D printers and CADCAM.
Next door is the carpenters’ workshop which houses the dining facilities, the business lounge and social community space. Or if you want to take a break outside, the inner courtyard is a great space to meet fellow students and members of staff.
When full our campus will accommodate 600 students.
Join the UTC-Harbourside team
UTC@harbourside is an exciting new university technical college in Newhaven, East Sussex for 14 to 18 year olds with a real interest in science, technology, engineering, maths and computing.
Brighton is a vibrant and young city with a cosmopolitan feel and way of life which attracts people to live and work from all round the world. This is enhanced by the addition of two universities and a wealth of cultural treasures. An exciting seaside city with an excellent quality of life with its coffee bars, restaurants, pubs, night clubs and theatres. Wander through “The Laines” enjoying the boutique shopping, and street entertainers. You can enjoy a walk along the promenade, a stroll out to sea on Brighton Pier or ride on the Volk Electric Railway, England's oldest, along Madeira Drive to Brighton Marina, admiring the fine Regency terraces as you go.
Brighton has excellent rail and road links to London (52 mins by train) and with the port of Newhaven just 10 miles away you have easy access to France and Europe. We have a real emphasis on the environment and sustainability – all about making a real difference to the world in which we live. Sustainability, energy saving and recyclability are now at the core of all engineering design. Whether helping organisations reduce their impact on the environment, or build sustainable energy systems, such as wind, wave and tidal, engineering is the way to achieve this.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
Please call Richard Lanning on 01273 729465 if you’d like to come and visit us in action or if even if you need any help with your application form. Alternatively, just drop Richard an email at utc-harbourside@hays.com.
We very much look forward to meeting you!
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