World Class School

We are delighted to announce that UTC Reading has successfully been re-accredited as a World Class School for the second time, following initial accreditation in 2017.

In comparison to the national inspection regime, World Class Schools Quality Mark (WCSQM) assesses students and not the school, and World Class Schools have to re-accredit every two years to retain their status. Schools that have achieved re-accreditation have been supporting their students to develop into World Class young people year on year, over a sustained period.

Throughout the process, the unique award assesses whether students are World Class, against a skills and competency framework unique to the organisation, because it measures young people’s readiness for the world of work and life in the 21st century.

The re-accreditation process is challenging. Students have to work collaboratively with a partner World Class school to prove to their partner students how their own school has supported them to retain their World Class credentials. The assessment framework is composed of skills and competencies that students need to be World Class citizens in a dynamic global economy.

Through working in partnership, students develop their networking skills and become part of a World Class student alumni association which provides them with supportive, professional and potentially enduring relationships.

At WCSQM we want to give World Class students at non-selective state schools what they deserve – World Class opportunities. We want our students to get the chance to partner and network with students from other World Class schools, so they become, collectively, a force to be reckoned with.

Miranda Perry, Director at WCSQM

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Georgina Craven

Executive Director of SEND (SENCo)

Georgina is an experienced SEND leader with over thirteen years specializing in supporting neurodiverse learners and leading SEND provision. Beginning her career as an LSA, she progressed through roles including Senior LSA, Teacher of Biology, Director of SEND, and now Executive Director of SEND. A qualified teacher with a Marine Zoology degree from Newcastle University, Georgina also holds a Master’s in SEND, specialising in SEMH and Autism, alongside the National Award for SEN Coordination and accreditation as an Access Arrangements Assessor. She has contributed to SEND practice at both school and local authority level, including sitting on EHCP panels and leading school‑wide implementation of SEND technology systems. As a Therapeutic Thinking trainer, she champions inclusive, neuroaffirming practice rooted in the social model of disability and strongly believes in celebrating the strengths that neurodiversity brings to education and the wider world.