UTCs hold open events, taster days and free workshops for new and prospective students and their families throughout the year. UTC open events are the perfect opportunity for you to find out more about your local UTC. Below are the UTC event listings for June. Every Monday Greater Peterborough UTC #DropinMondays, 5:00pm-7:00pm West Midlands Construction UTC, […]
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Snap happy UTC students commissioned for luxury home development
Home builder Shanly Homes launched a photography competition for students at The Watford UTC to uncover new talent and commission unique pieces for Elder Place property development in Bushey. Inspired by the development’s leafy surroundings, students were given a brief of ‘flowers in bloom’ and three weeks to submit images that captured Spring. Two winners […]
UTC students build bridges with help from business
Students at UTC Swindon have been putting their civil engineering skills to the test with a bridge-building project set by a national construction firm. The Year 10 students worked in teams, supported by staff from HOCHTIEF (UK) Construction, to build a bridge which could support as much weight as possible. The aim of the project […]
Professor Lord Winston officially opens UTC Sheffield Olympic Legacy Park
Leading scientist Professor Lord Winston officially opened Sheffield’s second University Technical College on 23 May. During the visit Lord Winston toured the new facilities at Olympic Legacy Park, saw students demonstrating technical tasks, took part in a student-led question and answer session and unveiled a commemorative plaque. Computing students showcased their robotics and Raspberry Pi […]
UTC Sheffield computing students win national robotics challenge
UTC Sheffield computing students have shown that their level technical skills are top of the class by winning a national robotics competition. Two teams of Year 10 and Year 12 students attended a national Vex Robotics UTC Championships at Silverstone UTC in Northamptonshire this month on May 10th. The UTC Sheffield Year 12 students were […]
Record number of applications to the country’s 48 employer-led UTCs
With elections and Brexit looming, concerns over job prospects have led to a record number of applications this term to Britain’s 48 UTCs. England’s first employer-led schools today announce that Year 10 applications are running at more than double the rate of last year during March to May (500 to over 1000) and are launching […]
UTC Sheffield launches public consultation to lower student recruitment age
UTC Sheffield has launched a public consultation on proposals to recruit younger students from the age of 13 starting in September 2018. Students currently join the UTC at the age of 14 in Year 10 or at the age of 16 in Year 12, and complete technical as well as academic qualifications including GCSEs and […]
London Design and Engineering UTC students discuss robotics on BBC Radio 2
Students from London Design and Engineering UTC (LDE UTC) spoke to Jeremy Vine on 10 May 2017 during his popular Radio 2 lunch time show. Theo Vasiloiu, 15, and Kearney Sullivan, 16, joined Lord Baker and also brought their robot (Michael) into the studio. During the interview they discussed robots, automation and future jobs. The […]