UTC Leeds has officially opened its doors as it welcomed civic and business leaders from Leeds and Lord Baker, Chairman, Baker Dearing Educational Trust, the charity which promotes and sustains UTCs, for a tour of the new state of the art school on Friday 21 October. The VIPs, including Leeds City Council Leader, Councillor Judith […]
Education charity Edge Foundation has launched the Edge Grant Fund for educational and not-for-profit organisations’ projects, which support Edge’s aims. The grant will award £1million in funding on a biennial basis. Announcing the award, Edge’s Chief Executive, Alice Barnard, said: For over a decade Edge has campaigned to raise the status of technical and professional […]
UTC Oxfordshire welcomed a very special guest as Secretary of State for Education, Justine Greening, visited the Didcot campus on 17 October to meet its staff and students. During a tour of the UTC’s science and engineering facilities, the Education Secretary talked to students about why they chose to join the UTC and their experiences […]
Students from UTCs across the country received the Duke of York Award for Technical Education from HRH The Duke of York at a ceremony held at St James’s Palace on 11 Oct 2016. The Award recognises the success of UTC students who have studied highly technical subjects including engineering, health sciences, advanced manufacturing and computer […]
Berkeley Green UTC has appointed Rhian Priest as its principal designate. Rhian already has a wealth of experience in managing a successful UTC as she is also principal of Bristol Technology and Engineering Academy (BTEA). She will put her immense expertise to good use managing both UTCs. Rhian joined the BTEA in 2013 as its […]
Lord Baker, founder of the UTC programme and Chairman for the Edge Foundation, explains in his latest paper 14-19 Education: A new Baccalaureate, how a new broader curriculum of academic and creative subjects will help students reach their full potential and lead to greater employment opportunities. Lord Baker said: Our workforce needs a new set of […]
Medway UTC students visited the construction of new homes in Ebbsfleet Garden City, Kent, Britain’s first garden city for 100 years, to learn about construction management. The visit forms part of a module in the BTEC in the Built Environment and they were invited by Redrow Homes, a Flintshire based residential developer, who are constructing […]
On 19th May 2014 Sir Charles Kao UTC alongside Harlow College welcomed the Prime Minister to the Harlow campus. Mr Cameron took a tour of the UTC and met Harlow College apprentices. The Principal of Sir Charles Kao UTC, Michael McKeaveney, was accompanied by the UTC’s employer sponsors when welcoming the Prime Minister and Robert […]
