LO4: Regulations

One of the IPSO codes is 'Accuracy', my article sticks to these guidelines as I have taken care to not publish any content which is misleading as I have gained my information from reliable sources such as the UTC and Ofsted website. I gained the majority of my information from the interviews I had with the Principle.Another code is 'Privacy', my article abides by these guidelines as I do not disclose any information about people I have interviewed which they did not want to be published. I have also not intruded into peoples personal lives to gain information, I have only used information they have given me. When carried out one of my interviews I recorded the interviewee with a  device, they were fully aware of this and gave me consent to do so, I only used information I gained from that interview when providing quotes in my article. This sticks to the guidelines of 'Clandestine devices and subterfuge' as I did not gain information without consent.

Other guidelines I may have to stick by is W3, this is if my article is distributed online, the regulations are similar to IPOS as I would have to ensure all my content was accurate and abides my privacy codes to be published.

LO4: Mode of address and Structure

My article is about UTC Sheffield and its growth, it talks about how much it has improved upon opening and how it plans to improve in the future. My article has a formal mode of address (teacher to pupil), this is because I wanted the article to reflect the professional atmosphere of UTC, also this article is aimed for a older audience (i.e.. parents of potential students) so I wanted to use more sophisticated language to appeal to them. At the beginning I used quite simple sentences, this was so it was easy for the audience to read and understand, in the middle and end of the article I used more complex sentences as to give the audience more information.
I used the headline 'UTC on the rise?' this is a rhetorical question and is used to get the reader interested in my article and want to know to answer to the question. I used this to grab the reader attention.
The article begins with giving information about what UTC provides, to do this I included facts which increased the unambiguity of my article (news value), this is so the audience trust what the article is saying throughout.
In the first two paragraphs I talk about who,what,where (WWWWWH), this was to give the audience information about what the article is about and get the audience interested.
The tone of my article throughout is impartial and unbiased, this is because it gives information and facts about the school but leaves the audience to decide whether they would like to apply/ believe the school is growing. At paragraph three to five of the article I talk about who,why,how (WWWWWH) this is because the audience it give the reader more information on the school and how it is growing through interviews and statements. I included statements to increase to unambiguity and make the reader trust what I was saying, these paragraphs also included complex sentences and elaborate codes as I was going more into depth with information about the school.
I ended the article by including the contact information for UTC, this was so the audience were free to contact the school for further information.
I used quite complex/compound sentence structures and elaborate language codes throughout my article, this is to attract an older audience/ parents of future students as they may be looking for a school to send their children. Also the purpose of my article is to inform, this means I would use elaborate codes and complex sentences so I could give the audience information about the school.

LO4: second daft

UTC on the rise?

UTC Sheffield is a college for 14-19 year olds, which provides specialism education in either Advanced Engineering & Manufacturing or Creative & Digital Media. Students will do one of the technical specialists alongside their GCSEs or A Levels, which produces a career, focused education.

Opening in September 2013 to support technical education, an area that has been greatly devalued over the years, it does this by providing the appropriate resources and subjects, which adhere to the chosen technical qualification. Currently the UTC (and other schools like it) are trying to change the perception of technical subjects as sometimes they are not recognised in performance measure and often devalued. The UTC offers a wide range of subjects, which help students move forward with their future careers and ambitions.

A former student, Florence Gibbs-Price, who joined the UTC in 2014, stated that the environment in the UTC was a “more relaxed and mature environment” this helps students achieve high-level results as they are in productive surroundings. A unique side to the UTC is the relationship between students and teachers as they are comfortable around each other, which provides mutual respect. Florence studied Creative & Digital Media and said that it gave her the knowledge to grow in her current photography course at Lincoln Art College; this can also help her with employment as she has a vast knowledge in different sector of media meaning she has a 2-year advantage over other students.

In February 2016, the school had its first Ofsted inspection; they received a ‘Good’ rating. In the report, areas, which need most improvement, were English and Y10 Attendance, Alex Reynolds confirmed the school had improved in these areas since the inspection and continue to grow year on year. According to the Ofsted report, the UTC received a ‘Good’ rating in areas such as; quality of teaching, learning and assessment, 16-19 study programmes, personal development, behaviour and welfare. 

The current Principle, Alex Reynolds, believes UTC can give students a head start in their chosen industry as they have either a 2-year or 4-year advantage learning about the different sectors of their specialism. The UTC offers the OCR Cambridge technical qualification, this is because it offers both technical and academic content which helps students who either want to achieve a university destination or to an apprenticeship destination after leaving. Although providing a technical education 48% of students still go on to achieve a university destination and only 28% choosing an apprenticeship but this is still higher than a normal college where only around 7% of students choose an apprenticeship.

This September the second UTC Sheffield at the Olympic Legacy Park (OLP) campus opened offering specialisms in Health science, Sports science and Computing. Both UTCs operate in a similar way offering a technical qualification alongside GCSE or A Levels; this means students can do subjects across campus, which has widened the range of subjects they can offer.

For more information or if you wish to apply to the UTC Sheffield, you can enquire through the website: www.utcsheffield.org.uk.

LO4: Subediting

This is the first draft of my article which has been subedited, from this I can see I need to rewrite some sentences and add in a conclusion

LO4: first draft

UTC on the rise?

UTC Sheffield is a college for 14-19 year olds which provides specialism education in either Advanced Engineering & Manufacturing or Creative & Digital Media. Students will do one of the technical specialism alongside their GCSEs or A Levels which produces a career focused education.

 UTC opened Opening in September 2013 to support technical education, an area that is  which has been greatly devalued over the years, it does this by providing the appropriate resources and subjects which adhere to the chosen technical qualification. Currently the UTC (and other schools like it) are trying to change the perception of technical subjects as sometimes they are not recognised in performance measure and often devalued. 

A former student, Florence Gibbs-Price, who joined the UTC in its second year 2014, stated that the environment in the UTC was a “more relaxed and mature environment” this helps students achieve high level results as they are in productive surroundings. The relationship between students and teachers is an important factor in the UTCs success as they are comfortable around each other which provides mutual respect. Florence studied Creative & Digital Media and said that it gave her the knowledge to grow in her current photography course at Lincoln Art College, this can also help her with employment as she has a vast knowledge in different sector of media meaning she has a 2-year advantage over other students.

In February 2016 the school had its first Ofsted inspection, they received a ‘Good’ rating. In the report areas which need most improvement were English and Y10 Attendance, Mr Reynolds confirmed the school had improved in these areas since the inspection and continue to grow year on year. In the report they also touch on the “Business-like culture” which prepares students for future employment.

Although providing a technical education 48% of students still attend further education at university and  only 28% choosing an apprenticeship but this is still higher than a normal college where only around 7% of students choose an apprenticeship.


This is the first draft of my article, to improve my article I need to add in more information from the interviews and add a conclusion to the article.

LO3: Research

Research:


UTC Website-
The UTC opened in september 2013, had full capacity by 2014.

Alex Reynolds is the current Principle of the UTC, as promoted in 2016

Described a as "highly professional and careers-focused ethos" "students mention the atmosphere as purposeful and focused but also friendly and vibrant"

"employer led education"

"learn and relish the opportuity to concentrate on their studies along side others with similar interests"

"all students complete a technical qualification in one of two industry specialisms (either CDM or Engineering)

　
Ofsted-
Given a rating of "good"

"business-like culture" "the college successfully promotes a strong work ethic, good relationships and good behaviour"

"students develop industry skills on highly effective study programmes, which increases their chances of securing employment"

LO3: Planning content and justification of research

Source: UTC webpage

News Values: This has unambiguity as it includes detailed information, statistics and quotes.
Reference: UTCsheffield (2017) About, [Online], Available: http://www.utcsheffield.org.uk/about/   Accessed 03/04/2017
Summary: This is the UTC webpage with information about employment partnerships, school information and what they do. On this website they go on in detail about the opening on the UTC and the aspirations of the school, this also includes the Ofsted report of ‘good’ given in 2016.  This webpage talks about the different opportunities open to the students through employer events and meetings.                                                                                                                                      Justification: This source is good to use because it includes a lot of statistics and quotes which I can include I my article, this will increase the unambiguity of my article. This source is reliable as it come straight from the UTC website.

Source: Article from YorkshireLife

News Values: This has unambiguity as it includes detailed information, statistics and quotes.
Reference: Yorkshirelife (2014) ‘UTC Sheffield celebrates first birthday’, Yorkshirelife,[online] available:http://www.yorkshirelife.co.uk/education/utc_sheffield_celebrates_first_birthday_1_3792074  Accessed 03/04/2017
Summary: This is an article from the Star, this talks about different things the school has to offer. This article is used to advertise the first birthday of the UTC. This article includes statements of the students at UTC which I can use in my article. In this article it touches on the progress made at the school through its first year, this is interesting to compare this article to statements and statistics I find of recent progress.
Justification: The information in this article is important as it includes lots of statements from students and the head principle about the progress of the school, this is interesting because it relates to my article directly although I am doing mine much later.

Source: A Ofsted report from 2016

News Values: This has unambiguity as it has detailed information of the school and ratings of the school
Reference: Ofsted (2016) school inspection report’ [online] , Available: https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/inspection-reports/find-inspection-report/provider/ELS/139695   Accessed 05/04/2017
Summary: This is the Ofsted report from 2016, this was the first report they receive. This Ofsted report goes into detail about the quality of the school and the structure of the school. This includes a section on how the school can improve, this would be interesting to see if they have acted on the improvements given. This is a good source because it goes into detail about different aspects of the school which I can include.
Justification: This includes a lot of statistics which I can include in my article. I can use this information in my interview with Mr Reynolds to see how the school have improved since the report was done. This gives a lot of statistics which increases the unambiguity.

Planning my article: