The Conservative education system is levelling down, not levelling up
When I became education secretary in 1986, I soon discovered that every school had been given the number of students...
OUR VIEWS
With an ethos of ‘learning by doing’, UTC bridge the gap between the world of education and the world of work
Published in House Magazine, 24th January 2022
What is needed to improve the odds of T Levels’ success
Simon Connell, CEO, Baker Dearing Educational Trust, argues while T Levels have moved from their original intent, there still needs...
University Technical Colleges (UTCs) and future development
As we emerge from the pandemic and look to the need for economic regeneration the importance of careers in STEM...
Making the Baker Clause work
Statement from Lord Kenneth Baker, Education Secretary 1987-89 "In 2017 the Government accepted my amendment to the Technical and Further...
UTCs are transformational
UTCs are transformational. A much higher percentage of UTC students, from disadvantaged backgrounds, go on to university when compared with...
UTCs provide a fresh start for many young people in a supportive, smaller school environment
Changing schools when you’re 14: UTCs provide a fresh start for many young people in a supportive, smaller school environment....
Baker Dearing response – a Plan for Jobs 2020
A number of measures have been announced today to help young people leaving education as part of the government’s Plan...
What our supporters say...
I worked in manufacturing before becoming a MP, and I know how important it is to have the right skills. When you talk to UTC students, you get a true sense of the passion and enthusiasm they have for the skills they are learning here. It is truly inspiring, and we need to be doing more of this.
University Technical Colleges impress me because they are not just training the next generation of STEM professionals and developing a much-needed skills pipeline to the careers of the future, they are also offering their students the opportunity to make the important connection between what they learn in the classroom and how it relates to the real world.
Given the importance of science and engineering to our economy, and the potential skills shortage in these areas, the idea of a school like this is obvious and yet it takes someone to actually do it. That is the genius of the place, that someone has got the concept up-and-running and that they are delivering the curriculum in partnership with organisations such as the Science and Technology Facilities Council.
Over half of the roles in the Royal Navy are engineering. That’s why it’s great that UTCs provide an exciting environment for students to learn all aspects of engineering. We are privileged to be supporting young engineers. We need to encourage this area of expertise. If we do not get this right, we sink and we are not protecting the country. Engineering is our future and young people are our future.
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