Cambridge Academy for Science and Technology (formerly UTC Cambridge) is a

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opened in 2014. It is located on the Biomedical Campus, which encompasses

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, next to the Long Road Sixth Form College in

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. The school is a member of the United Learning Cambridge Cluster (formerly the Park side Federation and the Cambridge Academic Partnership) along with

Parkside Community College Parkside Community College is a secondary academy school with 600 places for children aged 11–16, situated in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire. It is part of the United Learning Cambridge Cluster, along with Parkside Sixth, Coleridge Community Colle ...

, Coleridge Community College,

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, and Park side Sixth. The formal ceremony to celebrate the change of name and to mark the school becoming a member of the Parkside Federation took place at the school premises on 19 September 2017. In September 2019, the Cambridge Academic Partnership joined the

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group of schools as a unit. Its sponsors include

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, Cambridge University Health Partners and the Sanger Institute. Students at Cambridge Academy for Science and Technology engage in Challenge Projects (held by regional employers such as

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and

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) between 10 and 20 hours per week for six to eight weeks. Challenge Projects are cross curricular in nature and engender innovation and enterprise while upskilling students in the latest scientific and computer technology. Students generate a portfolio of evidence of their developing professional, technical and employ ability skills that leads to evaluation by external moderators of the Baker Award.

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Also known as CAST Secondary schools in Cambridgeshire Educational institutions established in 2014 2014 establishments in England University Technical Colleges Schools in Cambridge United Learning schools {{Cambridgeshire-school-stub