Our Aims:

• Provide education that empowers life-long learning
• “Transform Lives Through Learning” by empowering students with transferable employability skills to prepare them for the world of work and beyond.
• To become responsible Computer Scientists, Engineers and Citizens that meet and develop sustainable needs of the world today, tomorrow and the future.
• To develop the skills needed to be successful by developing our attributes of being Resilient, Professional, Aware, Enterprising and Confident.
• To engage with meaningful employer encounters that support and stimulates students interest in the specialisms that we offer.

UTC Reading Curriculum Intent

Our curriculum is designed to transform the lives of our students by inspiring the next generation of STEM specialists to be independent, creative problem solvers, leaders and innovators. Our curriculum empowers students with the knowledge and ability to solve problems by applying their practical, mathematical and creative skills to a variety of real-life problems alongside employers both inside and outside the classroom. This enables students to develop a suite of work-related skills so that they are successful in their future destinations, whatever they choose this to be.

We place a real emphasis on quality first teaching practices, embedding Rosenshine’s Principles of instruction in the delivery of the curriculum, alongside employer engagement in the curriculum, which is underpinned by our learning philosophy. We want our students to develop a love of learning, to question why they are doing what they do, to really understand the subject matter to enable them to gain a much deeper understanding and knowledge of the processes involved.

Our curriculum is broad, balanced and academically challenging and supports students’ progress through promoting knowledge-rich learning, reading and literacy. The curriculum is sustainable, progressive and responsive to the needs of our students and enables them to develop high quality verbal, written, visual and digital communication skills.

We enrich students’ cultural capital and foster a strong sense of a values driven community, teaching them to engage respectfully and empathetically with diverse perspectives and emotional intelligence. Our curriculum emphasizes personal responsibility, kindness, and respect, essential values for personal and professional success.

Students leave UTC Reading with the experience, skills, knowledge and attributes ready for work and life in the modern world.