71 per cent fewer students are sitting GCSE design and technology than in 2010 41 per cent fewer young people are taking the subject at A-level The number of young women studying IT up to A-level has declined by a third The number of students taking design and technology at GCSE and A-level has fallen […]
Students leaving University Technical Colleges with top A-level and vocational results this summer are opting to enrol on apprenticeship courses with small businesses and multinational corporations rather than university-based courses, a leading education charity has found. The Baker Dearing Educational Trust, which supports around 50 technical education-focused University Technical Colleges, has also highlighted the successes […]
MPs from across the divide this week joined University Technical College leaders to celebrate ten years of the technical school programme, with calls for the Conservative prime ministerial candidates to stem the loss of technical and creative subjects in schools. Wednesday’s celebration at the RIBA building in London, organised by UTC support body the Baker […]
Baker Dearing is pleased to announce a further grant from Garfield Weston Foundation which has been a supporter since 2013 with previous grants significantly helping to expand the UTC programme. In September 2021, the Trustees of Garfield Weston Foundation agreed a grant of £250,000 to support Baker Dearing’s core costs over the next two years. […]
The number of students on roll at UTCs across the country has increased by 10% this September compared with last year. Today, just over 17,500 young people have chosen this increasingly relevant careers-focused education at the 48 UTCs in England. This improvement follows a strong rise last year in students on roll across the UTC […]
Eight MPs from across every corner of England have formed an independent policy group to support Lord Baker in promoting UTCs and school-age technical education in our schools. Co-chaired by Lord Baker, founder and chair of Baker Dearing Educational Trust, and Robert Halfon MP, chair of the Commons Education Committee, the all-party group also includes […]
Today we hosted a virtual seminar for the UTC family entitled ‘Maximising the benefits of the ‘U’ in UTCs’. Since the programme’s inception over 10 years ago, universities have played a fundamental role in their support for UTCs through marketing, mentoring, providing work experience, project-based learning etc. as well as helping to raise the credibility […]
Open letter from Lord Baker to Dame Glenys Stacey, Acting Chief Regulator and CEO – Ofqual 16 November 2020 Dear Dame Glenys, Grade awards for technical and vocational qualifications in summer 2021 On behalf of University Technical Colleges (UTCs), I am writing to ask Ofqual to reconsider the requirement for students to complete all course […]
