Nottingham University Academy of Science and Technology

NUAST
Type University technical college (2014–2018)
Principal Robert White[1]
Chair of the Local Governing Body John Saunders[2]
NUAST
shown within Nottinghamshire
Location 93 Abbey Street
Nottingham
NG7 2PL
United Kingdom
52°56′26″N 1°10′51″W / 52.9406°N 1.1809°W / 52.9406; -1.1809Coordinates: 52°56′26″N 1°10′51″W / 52.9406°N 1.1809°W / 52.9406; -1.1809
Local authority Nottingham
DfE URN 140984 Tables
Ofsted Reports
Gender mixed
Ages 14 (11 in 2018)–19
Admissions Year 7 (from 2018), year 10 and year 12
Main partner University of Nottingham
Employer partners Siemens, Toshiba, Rolls-Royce, SMS Electronics, Experian, Esendex, MediCity, Greene Tweed, Far Composites, Autodesk
Website nuast.org.uk

Nottingham University Academy of Science and Technology is a 14 to 18 University technical college in Nottingham, England, but is currently transitioning, since September 2018, into an 11–18 specialist academy for students with interests in science and technology.

Governance

The Nottingham University Academy of Science and Technology is a sponsored academy, sponsored by the University of Nottingham. It is legally a trust, with a board of 11 directors and the headteacher, who is ex-officio, and a local board of governors. It was opened in 2014 as a 14 to 19 University Technical College,[3] but since 2018, it has begun taking in 11-year-olds.[4]

The school is partnered with Nova Education Trust, which oversees day-to-day operation of the academy, and was involved in curriculum changes.[5][6]

Admissions

NUAST- Dunkirk, Nottingham

Since 2018, the school has commenced transitioning to being an 11–18 specialist academy for students with interests in science and technology, when there was the first intake of eleven, fourteen and sixteen year olds. In 2019 and 2020, there will be further intakes of year 7s, year 10s and sixth-formers. From 2021, admissions will be at 11, and to spare places in the sixth form. Applications for admission are made though the home education authority. The academy has an admissions number of 120.[7]

Curriculum

Students study a broad and balanced curriculum in a building that has been designed and equipped to allow specialist study in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) curriculum areas. The school operates an extended day finishing at 3.45, which includes supervised study time.

At Key Stage 4, students have the opportunity to study the group of subjects designated by the government as EBacc, the English Baccalaureate. These are the core academic subjects: English, mathematics, history or geography, two sciences and a language.

All students study mathematics, English Language, English Literature, physics, chemistry and biology. They opt for ICT or engineering and make up the rest of their timetable by choosing two subjects from iMedia, computer science, design and technology, business studies, media studies, history, geography and Spanish.[8]

Buildings

The academy is built on the former site of a fire station, on the A52 Clifton Boulevard in Dunkirk, Nottingham. It was designed by Bond Bryan Architects for BAM Construction. It has a gross internal floor area of 8,600 square metres and cost £10 million. It was completed in 2014.[9]

In addition to the standard features that one finds on a secondary school, there are specialist rooms provided for the STEM subjects. For mechanical engineering there are workshops with CNC lathes, milling machines and routers. There are bench facilities for heat treatment, welding and brazing. For electronic engineering there are printed circuit board production and assembly, and industry standard test equipment. Software is available for virtual circuit simulation and testing. Process control engineering equipment allows training in hydraulic and pneumatic control systems. The ten dedicated science laboratories are to industrial research standard.

Across the site there are 150 desktop PCs running Autodesk and Adobe software. Robotics is taught using Raspberry Pis and Lego Mindstorms. Programming is done in Python.[8]

References

  1. ↑ "Year 7 Prospectus, 2018" (PDF). NUAST. October 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  2. ↑ "Nottingham University Academy Of Science And Technology: Governance". GOV.UK. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  3. ↑ "Statutory Information". NUAST. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
  4. ↑ "Year 7 | NUAST". nuast.org.uk. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
  5. ↑ "Our Trust | Nova Education Trust". www.novaeducationtrust.net. Retrieved 2018-04-22.
  6. ↑ "Partners | NUAST". nuast.org.uk. Retrieved 2018-04-22.
  7. ↑ "Nottingham University Academy of Science and Technology Admission Arrangements for 2018" (PDF). nuast.org.uk. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
  8. 1 2 "NUAST Year 10 Prospectus". nuast.org.uk. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
  9. ↑ "Nottingham University Academy of Science and Technology Nottingham | Bond Bryan Architects". www.bondbryan.com. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
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