Careers & Futures
Careers & Futures take centre stage at UTC Reading.
Through our vision of transforming lives through learning, our students will be well prepared for the world of work and their future. We have designed a bespoke programme of learning focused on careers and futures for each year group that provides our students with a range of opportunities to engage with employers and specialist trainers to enhance their skills, knowledge and attributes in preparation for adulthood.
Below you will find information relating to our careers and futures programme at UTC Reading including key contacts, useful documentation for parents, students, employers and teachers. Please don’t hesitate to contact us if you would like further information.
Stephanie Bolter is the Head of Employer Engagement at ALET and the UTC Reading Careers Lead
Stephanie is the Head of Employer Engagement at ALET and is the designated Careers Leader at UTC Reading. Stephanie was previously part of the Senior Leadership Team at UTC Reading and was the Assistant Principal responsible for Sixth Form and Careers, Futures and Employer Engagement. Stephanie continues to lead the careers team to deliver all elements of the UTC Reading Careers & Futures Programme.
Stephanie successfully passed her Level 6 qualification in Careers Leadership in 2019 and has recently undertaken the Enhanced Careers Leader Training with the Careers Development Institute in March 2024. Stephanie has led UTC Reading to achieve the Quality in Careers Standard on three occasions, and most recently achieving the Gold Award in 2023, showing sustained excellence in CEIAG.
Stephanie has been at UTC Reading since September 2016 and has a passion for diversity in STEM, partnering with WISE to encourage more females to take up a career in Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths, as well as the Arts (STEAM). A firm believer in learning through creativity, Stephanie’s background is within teaching subjects such as Product Design and Architecture.
If you would like to get involved with the UTC Reading Careers Programme, please contact Stephanie by emailing stephanie.bolter@alet.org.uk or Michelle Wardle, Events and Projects Coordinator on michelle.wardle@utcreading.org.uk
Gold Quality in Careers Standard
UTC Reading has been awarded the national Quality in Careers Standard – Gold level in recognition of the high and continuous standard of its careers education, information, advice and guidance (CEIAG) provision.
We previously held the Quality Award Standard twice before, but this third time of winning means we get the Gold level.
Careers Programme
We have developed a comprehensive careers programme at UTC Reading that you can read through in the document below. This shows you the overall programme for the UTC and for each year group.
UTC Reading Careers Programme
CDI Framework for Careers, Employability and Enterprise Education
Gatsby Good Career Guidance Report
CEIAG Policy 2024
CEIAG Provider Access Policy 2024
GCSE study skills masterclass for parents
To help in the run-up to GCSE exam season for our Year 11 students, we asked Maximise Your Potential, a company specialising in study skills, to run a webinar to help parents support their children in the run up to and through the exams.
We know that not everyone could attend so wanted to share the headlines, key resources and main tips from Jeremy’s session. We have run sessions with Jeremy many times in some of our schools and feedback from the students has always been very positive, so we hope you find this useful.
You can find the guide here
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