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UTC students travel further for specialist technical education

Teenagers attending University Technical Colleges are willing to get up earlier and travel further for the state of the art facilities and the chance to study technical subjects.According to a survey...

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Open events in September

UTCs hold open events, taster days and free workshops for new and prospective students and their families throughout the year. UTC open events are the perfect opportunity for you to find out more about...

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Five new UTCs opening September 2017

Five new University Technical Colleges (UTCs) opening in Hampshire, London, Gloucestershire and Hull this September offer hundreds of places to young people who want a high-quality technical education...

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New research reveals schools are failing to teach cutting edge technology in...

New research released of 11 to 17-year-olds, commissioned by the Baker Dearing Educational Trust, the charity which promotes and supports University Technical Colleges (UTCs), reveals that over a third...

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Ron Dearing UTC showcase the school's cutting edge facilities

Employer sponsors of Ron Dearing UTC were the first to see the impressive new school and its high-tech facilities and equipment, just a week before the doors opened to the UTC’s first students.Ron...

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RAF education initiative takes off at Lincoln UTC

Lincoln UTC was chosen as the venue for the launch of the RAF’s Vigilant 1440, a new interactive, educational exercise.Designed to highlight the service’s need for engineers, Vigilant 1440 is inspired...

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UTC Norfolk student lays foundations for a career in construction

UTC Norfolk student Lucie Gresham-Hill has told of her excitement ahead of starting a two-year scholarship sponsored by the region’s leading construction company, R G Carter. The 16-year-old from...

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Tribute to Lord Dearing unveiled at school that bears his name

Former Education Secretary Lord Kenneth Baker met students and teaching staff at newly-opened Ron Dearing UTC on 22 September before unveiling a special Lord Mayors’ Centenary Plaque to commemorate...

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Open events in October

UTCs hold open events, taster days and free workshops for new and prospective students and their families throughout the year. UTC open events are the perfect opportunity for you to find out more about...

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Ada Lovelace inspires a new generation of technical girls at UTCs

Young women at UTCs are celebrating Ada Lovelace Day on 10 October 2017 to mark the continual importance to inspire women to pursue careers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM)....

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Students zoom past competition to win fastest car award in world finals

The Academy Racing team from WMG Academy for Young Engineers in Coventry are celebrating after the car they designed was named the fastest in a worldwide competition.Abi Hirons, Callum Kennedy, Eddie...

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UTC students experience life as a Royal Navy Engineer

The Royal Navy welcomed over 80 UTC students and staff at their annual UTC Residential Visit Weeks held in early October. In a packed four day programme, students spent time at HMS Collingwood and HMS...

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Open events in November and December

UTCs hold open events, taster days and free workshops for new and prospective students and their families throughout the year. UTC open events are the perfect opportunity for you to find out more about...

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Student destinations flying high for 2017

More than 1900 18 year olds left UTCs this summer and have secured a range of impressive destinations. In all 97% of students have stayed in education, begun an apprenticeship, or started a job. Of the...

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Technical talent gets royal recognition at The Duke of York Awards ceremony

Over 200 students from 10 UTCs across the country achieved the gold level Duke of York Award for Technical Education. The awards were presented by HRH The Duke of York at St James’s Palace on 6...

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Students at UTC Leeds countdown to space rocket project launch

UTC Leeds students are counting down to the launch of a rocket-inspired educational event supported by world leading space scientists.Rockets Week will be held at UTC Leeds on Sayner Road, Hunslet,...

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Team UTC Sheffield win three medals at WorldSkills UK National Finals

UTC Sheffield engineering students are celebrating after winning three medals in a prestigious skills competition that attracted entries from across the UK.Around 500 young people from colleges,...

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Helen Whately MP impressed with Medway UTC as it 'prepares students for...

On Friday 24 November, Medway UTC, GL Assessment and the Baker Dearing Educational Trust welcomed Helen Whately, MP for Faversham and Mid Kent, for a tour of the UTC, to discuss the role of technical...

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Lord Baker impressed with London's newest UTC

Lord Baker, the inspiration and driving force behind University Technical Colleges visited London’s newest, the Sir Simon Milton Westminster UTC,in November and was impressed by what he saw. He toured...

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Teams announced for Royal Navy Junior Leaders’ Field Gun Competition 2018

Following the latest meeting of the Junior Leaders’ Field Gun (JLFG) Executive Committee, the Royal Navy UTC Outreach Team is delighted to announce that students from 11 UTCs have been selected to run...

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