14 March 2014, Deane Lecture Theatre
Welcome to the University of Bolton
Bolton UTC schools design challenge
 £10m investment in academic excellence
 The only university based UTC in the area
 Specialising in Engineering Technologies and Health
Sciences
Bolton UTC: schools design challenge
A few facts about the University of Bolton
We are a modern university with a rich heritage
190 years delivering education to the people of our region
 2005 – Awarded University Title – The University of Bolton
 1820s – our origins are the birth of the first three Mechanics Institutes in
London, Glasgow and Bolton. These were the forerunners of the modern
university – education for working people
Bolton UTC: schools design challenge
Recent VIP visitors to the University of Bolton
Bolton UTC: schools design challenge
What makes us different?
 Niche higher education programmes
 Modern facilities
 Working with industry to build students’ professional experience while
they study
 Building through partnerships – a unique philosophy allowing us to
develop our university in every area
 Partnership delivery – students study for University of Bolton courses
across the UK – from Cirencester to Wakefield
 And around the world from China to Botswana, from Malaysia to the
United Arab Emirates
Some examples…
Bolton UTC: schools design challenge
Bolton One - the power of partnership
Bolton UTC: schools design challenge
Bolton One is home to…
 The Centre for Research for Health and Wellbeing - renowned for
world-leading research in terms of quality, significance and rigour
 Undergraduate degrees in Sports Science, Sport Development and
Coaching, Sport Rehabilitation
 Professional development postgraduate courses for Health
professionals
 A new dental care centre built with Ravat & Ray Dental Care with new
dentistry courses starting in September 2014
 Sports and leisure facilities, including a 15 metre high climbing wall
 NHS services
Bolton UTC: schools design challenge
Bolton One - the power of partnership
Bolton UTC: schools design challenge
Our Centre for Advanced Performance Engineering –
(CAPE) in action at Donington Park Racing Circuit
Bolton UTC: schools design challenge
Centre for Advanced Performance Engineering
(CAPE)
Working in partnership with RLR Motorsport – they compete in the famous
Le Mans 24-hour endurance race
 First university to have an on-campus race team competing at Le Mans
 unique work experience and networking opportunities to studying
students
 BSc (Hons) Motorsport Technology
 BEng (Hons) Automotive Performance Engineering (Motorsport)
Bolton UTC: schools design challenge
Working together with industry – Special Effects
Bolton UTC: schools design challenge
Special Effects (SFX) at the University of Bolton
Our SFX Visiting Professor – Dr Who’s special effects man, Neill Gorton
Bolton UTC: schools design challenge
Partnering with specialists – Backstage Academy
Bolton UTC: schools design challenge
Backstage Academy, Wakefield
 Europe’s largest purpose-built rehearsal facility
 Preferred choice for musicians like Lady Gaga, Jay-Z and Rihanna
 Works with brands like Aston Martin, Jaguar and The Bolt supercar
created by University of Bolton graduate, Tony Keating.
 Backstage delivers University of Bolton degrees
 Live Events Foundation degree
 Live Events Production (Top-up) BA (Hons)
 Visual Production BA (Hons) coming soon
Bolton UTC: schools design challenge
Bolton UTC: schools design challenge
Working together with you – the sky’s the limit
Competition For Schools
March 2014
Nooshin Akrami
N.Akrami@Bolton.ac.uk
Bolton UTC: A unique opportunity
 As the only university based school in the area, Bolton
University Technical College represents a £10m
investment in academic excellence and will specialise
in engineering technologies and healthcare sciences.
The College will be built on the University of Bolton
campus occupying a prime position on a major route
into Bolton.
What Is a UTC?
 A college for students aged 14 to 18 which specialises in
technical studies and is sponsored by a university.
 It offers full time courses which combine practical and
academic studies.
 Employers are involved from the start in shaping the
curriculum.
Why start at 14?
 11 is too early to choose a subject path to follow and 16
is too late. Students who know what they want to do
can often become bored at school and so underachieve
by the time they are 16.
Improving job prospect
 Employers play a major part in UTCs.
 They help plan what students are going to learn and
ensure that the qualifications students gain are what
employers require.
 They also meet the students on work placements in
order to get to know them.
Alternative paths after a UTC
 Students can either go onto to a higher level
apprenticeship in employment or onto a university.
The UTC will help them decide which is the best route
for them.
Offered qualifications by UTC
 This can vary but all offer GCSEs in at least English,
maths and science combined with a modern foreign
language, a humanities subject and practical and
technical qualifications which are recognised by
employers and universities.
What do we expect from you?
 We want our architects and builders to incorporate the
vision of young people from the area into the building
designs, hence want VIP:
 Your VISION of an “Educational Environment”
suitable for our UTC,
 Your IDEA of an “Outstanding Structure” for Bolton
 Your PERCEPTION of “High Quality Facilities” for
high achieving students.
The Prize
 First Prize of £10,000 to the winning school - 10% of
which is to be shared between the winning pupils.
 A one year University of Bolton Tuition Fees
Scholarship to be awarded to the winning school to be
awarded to any pupil in the school.
 Runners up prizes including theme park tickets and
music vouchers.
Judges
 The Mayor of Bolton, Cllr Colin Shaw;
 Architect and Deputy Lieutenant of Greater
Manchester, Christian Wewer from CW Consult;
 Architect, Neil Pike from Neil Pike Architects;
 Fine Art lecturer and artist, Dave Gledhill; and
 BSc (Hons) Architectural Technology course leader,
Nooshin Akrami.
About the Competition
 The competition is open to teams of students in Years 7-11
and should comprise around 4 or 5 pupils.
 The challenge can be set to as many teams at each school
but only one team from each school can be put forward.
 Submit your entry in the form of Maximum of 3 x A1 Boards
by 5pm on Monday 31 March to Paul Starkey at our
Marketing Office in Chancellor's Mall.
 Shortlisted entries will be invited to present (with a
PowerPoint presentation) their entry to the judges on 3
April here at the University. The winner will be announced
at an Award Ceremony after Easter – the date and time to
which will be communicated in due course.
Supporting you
If you may wish to have an internal competition and
need our assistance with selection of the competing
entry or require a pre-submission appraisal by
University of Bolton staff, please contact either Paul
Starkey via P.Starkey@Bolton.ac.uk Or Nooshin
Akrami via N.Akrami@Bolton.ac.uk, for this to be
arranged.
Thanks you for your Participation!
Any Questions?