Engage, practice, challenge – Katherine Cocker-Goring introduces a back to basics approach to teaching and learning from her UTC

In September, I took my first step in the most exciting leadership role of my career. Engineering UTC Northern Lincolnshire (formally Humber UTC – university technical college), was in its third year serving the community of Scunthorpe and wider Northern Lincolnshire, yet when I arrived in September, we found ourselves almost starting from scratch.

With significant staff turnover at the end of the previous academic year, it was overwhelming to realise just how much work we had ahead of us. In our September 2017 self-evaluation form (SEF), we described ourselves as “requires improvement” and quickly set about putting our development priorities into action.

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