Education Round-Up
SuperPort to grow super skills for Liverpool P
eel Ports, the UK’s second largest ports group, is backing the UK’s only low carbon and SuperPort University Technical College (UTC), which has just entered into its consultation period.
The port group hopes that the University Technical College, which is due to open in 2014, will give young people in the Liverpool City region the specific skills they need to find employment in the SuperPort and low carbon industries. It is estimated that the region’s
transformational SuperPort plans, which include £1.8bn of investment in new infrastructure
projects across the region and are backed by industry leaders like the Stobart Group and Peel Ports, will generate up to 35,000 jobs over a twenty year period.
Aimed at 14 to 19 year olds, the UTC will deliver a mix of academic and technical education specifically geared around the engineering and logistics skills necessary for the low carbon economy and SuperPort industries in Liverpool. As well as Peel Ports, partners behind the UTC include Liverpool Community College and Liverpool John Moores University, together with the City Council, the Eldonians Group, Laing
TV star and author to address teachers at Education Show
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enry Winkler, actor and children’s author, best known for playing Fonzie in the US sitcom Happy Days, will speak of the impact of dyslexia on students and learning during the School Leaders Summit at the free-to-attend Education Show 2013 on Thursday 14 March 2013 at 11am.
As a dyslexia sufferer, Henry is working with leading education charity, Achievement for All 3As, and the widest–read weekly children’s publication First News, on the First News My Way! campaign. The campaign is touring schools to raise awareness of the needs of children with learning challenges, to dispel the resulting stigma and bullying and to support the work of the charity in improving progress in reading, writing and maths for children with difficulty learning.
During his session at the Education Show, titled ‘Finding every child’s talent – Achievement for All’, Henry will look to inspire teachers to support their pupils and to encourage them to help all their students aspire to achieve their best. Alongside a varied acting career, Henry has become a successful author with a series of Hank Zipzer children’s books featuring a young dyslexic protagonist. The stories are based on his own struggles and the resulting bullying he
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O’Rourke, Arup, Balfour Beatty, EON, Mersey Travel, and a number of other high profile employers.
The involvement of universities and employers means that students will benefit from work placements, guest speakers, an employer-led curriculum, as well as involvement in real life projects. The new UTC will also run longer term times and operate business hours to help students prepare for the world of work.
uFor more info on the proposed University Technical College visit
www.ljmu.ac.uk/llcs
overcame. In 2011, he was appointed an honorary OBE for his educational work on dyslexia in the UK.
Henry Winkler comments: “Just because we learn differently, that does not mean that we are not incredibly smart human beings...I look forward to spreading this message further at the Education Show 2013.”
Henry will host book signings on the First News stand (K63) on the show floor prior to his talk, and following his speaking session on the Achievement for All 3As stand (G91).
uA full programme for the conference can be found at
www.educationshow.com. For more information on the My Way! campaign, please visit
www.firstnews.co.uk
February 2013
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