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 […]
UTCs are going the extra mile to help students find job opportunities University Technical Colleges and the British Chambers of Commerce have teamed up to help place young people into employment through the government’s Kickstart scheme. UTCs prioritise destinations for their students, working closely with employers to make sure that school leavers have the skills […]
Selected from thousands of nominations, Principal Cherry Tingle and teacher Kerryann Wilson from Energy Coast UTC are two of just 76 education award winners in the Pearson National Teaching Awards. Energy Coast UTC was also recognised as one of the finest schools in the country. On Wednesday 16 September, they will be honoured for their […]
Key contacts across the UTC programme came together on Thursday 16th July in a virtual event to mark the end of term, in place of what would have been our Annual Conference in London. It was an opportunity to celebrate all that’s happened across the programme in the last few months in challenging circumstances. In […]
