Following Robert Halfon MP’s announcement that he is stepping down as Skills Minister and will not contest the next General Election, Baker Dearing Educational Trust Chairman Lord Baker has released the following statement. “I would like to pay tribute to Robert Halfon, who has been a continuous and tremendous supporter of technical education including University […]
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UTC teams see roaring success at F1 in Schools national final
University Technical College students saw some roaring successes at the F1 in Schools Secondary National Final in Rotherham earlier this month. Unity Racing from Scarborough UTC placed second in the overall competition, beaten only by Leaf1 from Simon Langton Grammer School in Canterbury. Unity team member Billy said after the first day of the two-day […]
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak visits SGS Berkeley Green UTC
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak MP toured workshops and took in student projects on a visit to SGS Berkeley Green UTC in Gloucestershire yesterday. Joining the visit was Stroud MP Siobhan Baillie and former education secretary Lord Baker, who now chairs the Baker Dearing Educational Trust which supports England’s 44 University Technical Colleges (UTCs). Sunak and […]
School leader coach Kath Curry: “In education, a structured development pathway is notably absent, hindering leaders’ potential.”
Kath Curry provides leadership and performance development for headteachers and senior leadership teams and has worked with multiple leaders across the UTC programme. Is the education sector paying enough attention to school leadership? In the 2023 Wellbeing Index Report, an alarming 89% of education senior leaders confessed to stress, soaring to a staggering 95% for headteachers. […]
Lord Baker: “The next Education Secretary will have to overcome opposition to reform.”
Today headteachers and principals must be prepared to react to or instigate dramatic change in their school. This includes changes to regulations, with Ofsted and the Department for Education currently reforming inspections in response to the tragic death of Ruth Perry. School leaders must also keep up with changing demands from employers, who expect young […]
Baker Dearing comments on destination data being removed from ILR
Following a decision by the Education and Skills Funding Agency to remove the requirement for post-16 education settings to provide student destination data as part of the Individualised Student Record, Baker Dearing Educational Trust Chief Executive Simon Connell has called for the decision to be removed… Simon told the education news publication FE Week: […]
New report into University Technical Colleges published
New independent research has revealed a student’s attendance can improve by up to seven per cent at a University Technical College. Education think tank ImpactEd has completed an evaluation of the 44-strong University Technical College (UTC) programme on its curriculum, student destinations, employer engagement, and employability skills. The report also covers attendance, about which one […]
UTC hosts business breakfast for Rochester MP and local employers
Rochester and Strood MP Kelly Tolhurst and Kent business leaders talked technical education and apprenticeships at a Gillingham school business breakfast earlier this month. Waterfront UTC hosted organisations including aerospace company BAE Systems and construction firm Willmott Dixon to discuss how to bridge the gap between educators and employers. Developing apprenticeship opportunities was high up […]