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Partnership impact
UCL Grand Challenges are a vehicle for the Connected Curriculum in year 10 and 11 especially. The Grand Challenges programme enables students to think critically and and problem solve. Grand Challenges themes provide a lens for students to learn about and address issues facing people and the planet.
The Connected Curriculum prioritises opportunities to ‘engage with excellence'. Secondary-school students hear from and work with academics and students at UCL. These experiences encourage curiosity by requiring students to develop their own research questions.
The Connected Curriculum is driven by important questions and big ideas. The UCL Grand Challenges programme helps link these with the GCSE and A-level curriculum. The academy's ‘Big Questions’ scheme helps teachers and students make connections across subjects.
UCL Academy students learn how to apply knowledge and skills to real world situations. Workplace learning opportunities benefit students without a family history of university education especially.
UCL Academy's links with UCL Grand Challenges enrich and improve the education of students. These links also enable staff to develop and improve their own practice.
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UCL Grand Challenges is committed to developing educational opportunities that enable students to tackle the world's most pressing societal issues. Find out more about eGrand Challenge Education Initiatives.