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Level 3 students who built skills at their UTC achieve excellent results

UTC students across the country have received top marks in their Level 3 exams and will be progressing onto life changing education and employment destinations. Last Thursday saw hundreds of thousands of students receiving results for A Levels, T Levels, and vocational and technical qualifications. UTC students who received results will now progress onto apprenticeships, […]

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Energy Coast UTC has become the latest UTC to be awarded an ‘Outstanding’ Ofsted report.

Cherry Tingle, Principal of Energy Coast UTC described the achievement as exceptional, with the outstanding classification spanning every single area of inspection. A delighted Ms Tingle, who took over the helm in September 2016, said it was a very significant judgement and that everyone involved with UTC was over the moon with the highest possible […]

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Education system leaving young people unprepared for modern world – CBI

Character and broader skills need greater emphasis in education Two reports published this summer from the British Chamber of Commerce and CBI share a common thread; the current education system is not preparing young people with the skills employers need. The British Chamber of Commerce revealed that 1 in 5 businesses say it takes up […]

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Scarborough UTC team win place at World F1 in Schools Finals in Abu Dhabi after UK Finals triumph

Scarborough UTC entered the F1 in schools contest the year first competing in the regional finals in December where they won the awards for best engineered car, sponsorship & marketing and team identity along with second overall. They progressed onto the national finals in March at Airbus UK, where the team, Avidity Racing, won three […]

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Project-Based Learning and employer engagement in University Technical Colleges offer lessons for schools

The Evaluation of University Technical Colleges report, produced by the National Foundation for Educational Research (NFER), evaluated PBL and employer engagement in two phases. In this second phase of its research, three leading University Technical Colleges (UTCs) in Liverpool, Reading and Aston were examined in depth to explore the benefits of embedding these concepts in […]

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Technicians and engineers trained by industry get royal recognition

More than 140 students from University Technical Colleges (UTCs) across the country have qualified for Gold Duke of York Awards for Technical Education. HRH The Duke of York presented awards to students at a ceremony at St James’s Palace on Wednesday 30th January. Founded in 2012, The Duke of York Awards recognise the success of […]

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UTC Open Events October 2018

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  Every Monday Greater Peterborough UTC #DropinMondays, 5:00pm-7:00pm   West Midlands UTC Meet the Principal   Monday 1st October Aston University Engineering Academy Year 9 and 10 Open Evening 5:30pm – 8pm   Tuesday 2nd October  UTC Sheffield Olympic Legacy Park Showcase Event 5:30pm – 7:15pm    Wednesday 3rd October  UTC Norfolk School Tour 9:30am […]

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