Welcome to a new school year at UTS!

Excitement was in the air this morning as students and staff came together for our first whole school assembly. Rousing applause accompanied our new F1, M3 and senior students as they filed into Withrow Auditorium, a long standing tradition that formally welcomes them into the UTS family. Our new Co-Captains (collectively known as “Navy”) and our incoming House Captains brought delight and positivity as they highlighted the year ahead. And what better way to build school spirit than to have Ms. Wan, Ms. Jenkin and Mr. Nachshen, all proud alumni of UTS, lead us in the school cheer!

Our goal this year is to build community, ignite school spirit and ensure a thoughtful approach to how we work with and support one another.  Our new timetable, improved processes, mobile-device free school day and a continued focus on deep learning, both inside and outside the classroom, will support our focus on school improvement. A huge thank you to our entire community for completing the UTS Core Agreements and Contact Confirmation before school started today. It might sound like a small thing, but it’s not! This efficiency allowed our front office and IT staff to focus solely on the needs of our students today – a true gift that benefitted all!

I look forward to sharing more with our families about the exciting changes ahead at UTS. We will be sharing our new Strategic Plan with families on Curriculum Night, and I am excited to talk more about our focus on academic excellence, building an inclusive community and providing each student with the opportunities to develop into lifelong learners with integrity and purpose.