To celebrate those young people today receiving Level 3 results, whether they are for A Levels, T Levels, BTECs, or other qualifications, Chief Executive of the Baker Dearing Educational Trust Kate Ambrosi has released the following statement:
“On behalf of Baker Dearing, I would like to congratulate those young people receiving their results today.
“Thousands of students across our 44-strong University Technical College programme will today be receiving theirs, before they progress to ambitious destinations such as degree apprenticeships, technical university courses, and employment.
“Including UTC Portsmouth’s Miraaj Choudhury who is progressing to a degree apprenticeship with the UTC’s founding partner QinetiQ after his engineering T Level. Also Ben Brailey-Garrett from Doncaster UTC, who has secured a place on Amazon’s highly competitive Level 4 RME Mechatronics apprenticeship.
“Following the success of UTCs in progressing students to apprenticeships, Baker Dearing will in 2026-27 be piloting new apprenticeship provision with the generous support of The ERA Foundation, Ofsted ‘outstanding’ training provider The JCB Academy and involving several UTCs.
“Due to their own efforts, as well as the high-quality technical education and employer connections their UTC has provided them with, very few UTC leavers will progress to no destination. Half of all UTCs had no NEETs in 2025 and a quarter have had no NEETs ever.
“We are excited by the government’s announcement of new technical education routes for 14-year-olds. If this provision is of a high enough quality and properly involves employers, it should lead to similar destinations data to that of the UTC programme.
“We are already delivering high-quality, employer-led technical education to more schools through our UTC Sleeve initiative, which implants a UTC-esque pathway within the school, to help students across the area.
“This is in parallel to our work designing an award for the Greater Manchester Baccalaureate, the PM’s own initiative which improves lines of sight between the classroom and workplace.
“We look forward to working closely with the government and devolved authorities to help more young people thrive in life and work through a UTC education.”
Kate also made a statement on Level 2 results day on Thursday 20 August, to celebrate young peoples’ achievement and highlight how technical education from 14 prepares students for the workplace and decisions about their future:
“Congratulations to all those receiving results today. We look forward to welcoming many of you to the University Technical College programme for Year 12.
“Thousands of UTC Year 11s are today receiving their results and will be progressing to A Levels, T Levels, and other Level 3 courses at their UTC. Many will be starting apprenticeships with employer partners. We wish them all well.
“They will be prepared for more rigorous next steps such as T Levels, the gold-standard technical qualifications, because they started developing practical and employability skills at age 14. This means they are familiar with workplace expectations, equipment, and theories. They also have the understanding of pathways and employment to make informed choices at 16, 18, and beyond.
“All of this will put them at the front of the queue for valuable opportunities when they finish their education, such as degree apprenticeships, competition for which has quadrupled over the past three years.
“Analysis has shown students who have spent more than two years at their UTC achieve better outcomes than those who are there for just two years. In particular, they achieve lower NEET rates and higher apprenticeship starts.
“Students like Archie Cullum, who last week received his Level 3 results and will be progressing to an offshore wind turbine technician apprenticeship with Siemens Gamesa after completing four years with University Technical College Norfolk (UTCN).”
Pictured: Students at Ron Dearing UTC in Hull celebrate an exceptional set of A-level and technical results. Credit: Hull News & Pictures.
