University technical college
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A university technical college (UTC) is a type of secondary school in England that is led by a sponsor university.[1] The university supports the curriculum development of the UTC, provides professional development opportunities for teachers, and guides suitably qualified students to foundation degrees and full degrees. The sponsor university appoints the majority of the UTC's governors and key members of staff.[2] The first UTCs were established in 2010.
Contents
1 Description
2 Criticism
3 List of UTCs
3.1 Pending UTCs
3.2 Planned closures
3.3 Closed UTCs
3.4 Converted away from UTC model
4 See also
5 References
6 External links
Description
UTCs were introduced in 2010 by the coalition government under the free schools programme.[3] They are funded by the taxpayer, non-selective, free to attend and not controlled by a local authority. While this is also true of most academies and free schools, UTCs are collectively distinctive in a number of ways. UTCs all have a university as a lead sponsor. Further education colleges, charitable organisations and the private sector may co-sponsor a UTC, however they must be led by a university.[2] Like studio schools, University Technical Colleges enroll students aged 14–19,[1] whereas free schools and academies can choose the age range of their pupils. Existing schools cannot convert to become a UTC; all UTCs have to be newly founded schools with no direct transfer intake of pupils.[2]
However, the most distinctive element of UTCs is that they offer technically oriented courses of study, combining National Curriculum requirements with technical and vocational elements. UTCs must specialise in subjects that require technical and modern equipment, but they also all teach business skills and the use of information and communications technology (ICT).[4] UTCs are also supposed to offer clear routes into higher education or further learning in work.[1]
The university technical college programme as a whole is sponsored by the Baker Dearing Educational Trust,[5] established by Lord Baker. Baker Dearing's promotion of UTCs is supported by the Edge Foundation, the Gatsby Charitable Foundation and the Garfield Weston Foundation.[6] Many large companies have pledged to co-sponsor UTCs including Arup, British Airways, Ford, Jaguar Land Rover and Sony.[7]
In 2017, 48 colleges were open.[8]
Criticism
The establishment of university technical colleges has been criticised by some teaching unions, who claim they will cause further fragmentation of local provision of education for 16- to 19-year-olds. Others have argued that because they offer similar programmes of study, UTCs will divert funds away from further education colleges.[7]
The age intake range of UTCs have also been criticised, with unions arguing that 14 is too early an age for most children to receive such a specialised education. It has also been suggested that the technical and vocational aspects of UTCs will create a two-tier education system, with UTCs being less well regarded than more academically orientated schools.[7]
By February 2017, eight UTCs had closed or converted to other school types owing to low pupil numbers.[9][10]Michael Gove, who as Education minister was a driving force behind the UTC policy, wrote in 2017 that it "had not worked", owing to lack of academic rigour.[11]
Ofsted has been critical of UTCs: with the publication of the report on the Medway UTC, in May 2018, five of the 26 inspected had been placed in special measures.[12][13]George Osborne told a hearing of the Education Select Committee on 2 May 2018 that the model of seeking to move children at the age of 14 has not worked.[14]
In June and July 2018, three further UTC's were rated as "inadequate" by Ofsted – Derby Manufacturing UTC,[15] UTC@Harbourside[16] and Health Futures UTC.[17] UTC@Harbourside announced that it would close at the end of the academic year 2018–2019,[18] which would make it the ninth UTC to close.
List of UTCs
| Name | Location | Opened |
|---|---|---|
Aston University Engineering Academy | Birmingham | 2012 |
BMAT STEM Academy | Harlow, Essex | 2014 |
Bolton UTC | Bolton, Greater Manchester | 2015 |
Bristol Technology and Engineering Academy | Stoke Gifford, South Gloucestershire | 2013 |
Buckinghamshire University Technical College | Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire | 2013 |
Cambridge Academy for Science and Technology | Cambridge | 2014 |
Crewe Engineering and Design UTC | Crewe, Cheshire | 2016 |
Derby Manufacturing UTC | Derby | 2015 |
Elstree University Technical College | Borehamwood, Hertfordshire | 2013 |
Elutec | Dagenham, London Borough of Barking and Dagenham | 2014 |
Energy Coast UTC | Workington, Cumbria | 2014 |
Engineering UTC Northern Lincolnshire | Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire | 2015 |
Global Academy | Hayes, London Borough of Hillingdon | 2016 |
Greater Peterborough UTC | Peterborough, Cambridgeshire | 2016 |
Health Futures UTC | West Bromwich, Sandwell, West Midlands | 2015 [19] |
Heathrow Aviation Engineering UTC | Northwood, London Borough of Hillingdon | 2014 |
JCB Academy | Rocester, Staffordshire | 2010 |
Leigh UTC | Dartford, Kent | 2014 |
Lincoln UTC | Lincoln | 2014 |
Liverpool Life Sciences UTC | Liverpool | 2013 |
London Design and Engineering UTC | Royal Docks, London Borough of Newham | 2016[20] |
Mulberry UTC | Bow, London Borough of Tower Hamlets | 2017 |
| North East Futures UTC | Newcastle upon Tyne | 2018[21] |
Ron Dearing UTC | Hull | 2017 |
Scarborough University Technical College | Scarborough, North Yorkshire | 2016 |
SGS Berkeley Green UTC | Berkeley, South Gloucestershire | 2017[22] |
Silverstone University Technical College | Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire | 2013 |
Sir Simon Milton Westminster UTC | City of Westminster, London | 2017 |
South Bank Engineering UTC | Brixton, London Borough of Lambeth | 2016 |
South Devon UTC | Newton Abbot, Devon | 2015 |
South Wiltshire UTC | Salisbury, Wiltshire | 2015[23] |
The Watford UTC | Watford, Hertfordshire | 2014 |
University Technical College Norfolk | Norwich | 2014 |
University Technical College Wigan | Wigan, Greater Manchester | 2013 |
University Technical College Leeds | Hunslet, Leeds | 2016 |
UTC Oxfordshire | Didcot, Oxfordshire | 2015[24] |
UTC Plymouth | Plymouth, Devon | 2013 |
UTC Portsmouth | Portsmouth | 2017[25][26] |
UTC Reading | Reading, Berkshire | 2013 |
UTC Sheffield | Sheffield, South Yorkshire | 2013 |
UTC Sheffield Olympic Legacy Park | Sheffield, South Yorkshire | 2016 |
UTC South Durham | Newton Aycliffe, County Durham | 2016[27] |
UTC Swindon | Swindon | 2014 |
UTC Warrington | Warrington, Cheshire | 2016[28] |
UTC@Harbourside | Newhaven, East Sussex | 2015[29] |
UTC@MediaCityUK | Salford, Greater Manchester | 2015[30] |
Waterfront UTC | Chatham, Kent | 2015 (as Medway UTC)[31] |
West Midlands Construction UTC | Wolverhampton | 2015 |
WMG Academy for Young Engineers, Coventry | Coventry | 2014 |
WMG Academy for Young Engineers, Solihull | Solihull | 2016 |
Pending UTCs
- Burton and South Derbyshire UTC: project on hold as of September 2016[32]
- Doncaster UTC: opening September 2020[33]
Planned closures
UTC@Harbourside (Newhaven, East Sussex) will close in July 2019.[34]
Closed UTCs
| Name | Location | Opened | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|
Black Country UTC | Walsall, West Midlands | 2011 | 2015[35] |
Daventry University Technical College | Daventry, Northamptonshire | 2013 | 2017[36] |
Greater Manchester University Technical College | Oldham, Greater Manchester | 2014 | 2017 [37] |
Hackney University Technical College | London Borough of Hackney | 2012 | 2015[38] |
UTC Lancashire | Burnley, Lancashire | 2013 | 2017[38] |
Royal Greenwich UTC | Royal Borough of Greenwich | 2013 | 2016[39] |
Tottenham University Technical College | London Borough of Haringey | 2014 | 2017[40] |
UTC Central Bedfordshire | Houghton Regis, Bedfordshire | 2012 | 2016[41] |
Converted away from UTC model
| Name | Location | Opened | Closed | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Nottingham University Academy of Science and Technology | Nottingham | 2014 | 2018[42] | Converted to 11–18 academy |
See also
- Academy (English school)
- City Technology College
- Free school (England)
- Studio school
References
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