The Hull Hub Issue 22

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And above all, watch with glittering eyes the whole world around you because the greatest secrets are always
hidden in the most unlikely places. Those who don’t believe in magic will never find it.
- Roald Dahl
Giacom gives Hull primary school children
once-in-lifetime London experience
Leading Cloud services provider Giacom
has given primary school children
from Hull an unforgettable experience
in London.
Giacom is a Gold sponsor of Hull and
East Yorkshire (HEY) Children’s University,
which aims to build the confidence,
self-esteem and aspirations
of youngsters living in areas of high
deprivation by providing them with a
diverse range of experiences outside
the classroom.
Under the partnership, Giacom and
the charity teamed up to take a group
of 20 children from Paisley Primary
School, in west Hull, on a once-in-alifetime
trip to the capital.
Most of the children had not been to
London before and, for some of them,
it was their first time on a train or
leaving Hull.
They were taken on a tour of some of
London’s most famous landmarks and
attractions during the daytrip, including
Buckingham Palace, 10 Downing
Street, Trafalgar Square and the Natural
History Museum.
Wearing their “Giacom Cloud Explorer”
hats, the children took in the
sights during a river cruise down the
Thames and were treated to dinner.
Giacom, which is based at Hull’s Priory
Park, also paid for each of the children
to buy a souvenir of their trip.
Sophie Lockwood, Campaign Manager
at Giacom, was one of three volunteers
from the company who joined
four members of staff from the school
and three representatives from HEY
Children’s University on the trip.
She said: “We had such a wonderful
day. There was so much for the children
to take in and it was amazing to
point things out to them and see their
reactions. We absolutely loved spending
the day with them.
“The Royal Standard was flying at
Buckingham Palace, so we were able
to tell the children the King was there.
Then, when we went to Downing
Street, we saw Rishi Sunak coming
out in his car to go to Prime Minister’s
Questions.
“The children really loved all the exhibitions
at the Natural History Museum
and they were just blown away by the
whole experience.
“At the end of the day, we were all exhausted
– but totally exhilarated as
well.”
Rose James, Director of Development
at HEY Children’s University, said:
“For most of these children, it was
their first time on a train and for some
it was the first time they’d ever left
Hull.
“Giacom’s support allowed us to provide
the children with this incredible
experience. Without this, some of
them might have never had the opportunity
to visit London.
“They’ve made memories to cherish
for a lifetime.”
Giacom is an industry-leading provider
of Cloud services to IT companies.
The London trip was the latest
support provided by the company to
HEY Children’s University under its
12-month partnership.
Members of the Giacom team will be
delivering Christmas presents to other
primary school children in Hull
during the festive period, as another
element of the company’s work with
HEY Children’s University.
As the recent winner of Business in
the Community award at the Hull Live
Business Awards 2022, Giacom has
also been using its position as a sponsor
of Hull City to create memorable
experiences for children and their
families.
Training kit sponsor Giacom launched
the Giacom Goals competition last
season to give aspiring young players
the chance to showcase their talents.
Giacom invited players aged 16 or under
to send in a video of their best goal.
Prizes up for grabs included Hull City
match tickets and merchandise, with
the overall winner Eden Innes, 10, and
her team Hall Road Rangers U10 Girls
being invited to train with Tigers leftback
Brandon Fleming and goalkeeper
Matt Ingram.
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Ron Dearing UTC to increase student numbers after
planning approval for expansion
Hull’s pioneering Ron Dearing University
Technical College (UTC) has been given
the go-ahead to expand and increase
its capacity.
The Ofsted “Outstanding”-rated school
will be able to offer an additional 200
student places after Hull City Council
approved its expansion plans.
The first phase of the work to reconfigure
the UTC’s existing building in Kingston
Square, including two new science
labs and a Sixth Form Independent
Study Centre, is expected to be complete
by August, enabling the employer-led
school to welcome a further 80 students
from September.
A new hi-tech learning centre will also
be created in the former Central Fire
Station, next to the school, which will
be home to an exhibition centre, a Renewables
Innovation Lab, a Sixth Form
Centre and a state-of-the-art Centre for
Creativity known as “STEAM Studios”,
representing the school’s specialisms in
Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts
and Mathematics.
Opening in May 2023, STEAM Studios will
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comprise of three art and design studios,
a ceramics studio, a Mac computer suite,
recording studio, film-making facilities
and exhibition and performance spaces.
This facility will enable an additional
120 students to attend Ron Dearing UTC
from September next year.
It comes after the Department for Education’s
Post-16 Capacity Fund awarded
the school substantial grant funding to
grow from 600 to 800 students in response
to the huge demand for student
places.
Head of History, Clare Atkin, Awarded Chartered
Teacher of History
Chartered Teacher of History (CTHist)
status is designed to ensure that teachers
who choose to remain within the
classroom have their contributions and
expertise recognised and to provide an
assurance for senior leaders that history
staff are committed to their continued
development. This accreditation confers
a distinction on its holder in recognition
of a high level of expertise in both historical
knowledge and understanding and
age-appropriate pedagogy, as well as a
commitment to continued development
in these areas.
Head of History, Clare Atkin, has recently
been awarded this prestigious status.
She said ‘’ I have always been a member
of the Historical Association and decided
that this was an excellent opportunity to
motivate myself into getting further professional
training and consolidate some
of the things that I already love doing in
the classroom and the broader History
community. The pandemic forced me to
review my pedagogical knowledge, learn
how to teach online, and opened-up
more of a field for online History training
which I took advantage of. The Tranby
History department also trained a PGCE
student in 2021 and I thoroughly enjoyed
mentoring an early career teacher with
the support of the University of York. I
started the application process in October
2021. I had to compile a portfolio of
evidence to support my application including
a CPD log, teaching materials,
letters of commendation and references.
In January 2022, the Historical Association
panel reviewed the evidence, and I
was accepted. The challenge now is to
hold on to it for three years!’’
Headmistreess, Alex Wilson said “Our
teachers and department heads are
subject experts of the highest calibre; it
is wholly right that our Head of History
is recognised and credited as a national
leader in her field. We are immensely
proud of her.”
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