The UCL Academy
Daniel Yamoah-Asare is an experienced educator currently serving as an Engineering Teacher at The UCL Academy since September 2023. Previously, Daniel held roles at Ark Academy (Wembley Park) from July 2016 to April 2024, including Head of Year and Design and Technology Teacher. Daniel's earlier experience includes working as a Technical Officer for the London Borough of Islington, where responsibilities encompassed managing technical systems and leading team administration. In addition, Daniel contributed to student engagement and development as the Community Action Recruitment and Development Officer at the University of Exeter Students' Guild. Early in the career, Daniel volunteered as a teacher with KICKSTART GHANA. Education credentials include a PGCE in Design & Technology from Goldsmiths, University of London, and a Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Exeter.
The UCL Academy
The UCL Academy is an 11-18 Academy, sponsored by UCL and opened in Swiss Cottage in Camden in September 2012. UCL is an institution which was founded to ensure equality of access to education. It is therefore important to us that the UCL Academy supports students of all backgrounds and all abilities. The UCL Academy is not a selective Academy. The UCL Academy opened in 2012 with 180 students in Year 7 (we call this Foundation Level) and 125 Year 12 (we call this Level 3). We now have over 1100 students and nearly 200 staff. . We want the UCL Academy to fire the imaginations of its students and to support them to develop in ways which stand them in good stead for their future lives and responsibilities as individuals, employees and citizens. The UCL Academy has four key priorities: • High academic and personal standards for students and a commitment to developing individual potential; • Specialism in science, technology, visual arts, engineering and Maths (STEAM); • Languages at the heart of the curriculum; • A mission to provide ‘education for global citizenship’. The UCL Academy is an exciting, stimulating place to learn, with a curriculum which focuses on problem-solving, skills development and ‘real world’ issues and ideas. Students have the opportunity to undertake extensive project work, and to participate in community activities as well as internships and international exchanges.