Parent Information
COMMUNICATIONS WITH PARENTS AND CARERS
We have two main ways of communicating with parents: a system called Ed:Gen and our weekly Headteacher’s End of Week Update updates. We will occasionally send additional emails during the week if urgent or necessary but try to keep these to a minimum.
Parent portal from Ed:Gen
We use this to share information with parents about their child’s progress for example rewards they have received in school as well as our formal reports. You can also find their timetable and contact information for teachers.
Click here to set up or access your account: utcreading.parents.edgen.cloud
There are some useful hints, tips and troubleshooting in the parent guide here, but if you need any extra help, please email the school office here.
Letters to parents and carers
Jennie Thomson our Headteacher writes a weekly update which contains everything you need to know about what is happening for your child in UTC Reading. We know it can be hard to keep up with school emails so we try only to send emails outside this weekly update if necessary. Here you will find links to our end of week newsletters, and various other communications relevant to our whole school community
Resources for parents
Supporting your child’s learning
Knowing how best to help and support your child with their learning can be really confusing, so we have put together a guide to support you better.
Click here to read the guide.
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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Parent update Friday 11 July 2025
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FINANCIAL SUPPORT AT UTC READING
No student should be disadvantaged by continuing with their education Post 16.
Here at UTC Reading there are two types of bursaries available a discretionary and a vulnerable.
The 16-19 Bursary Fund has been set up by the government to support young people who face financial barriers to continuing in Post-16 education or training. It is available through the UTC and if you think you might need some financial support to complete your course and you think you might be eligible, please apply as soon as possible.
For information on our Pupil Premium Funding, please click here and scroll to the policies/procedures section of the page.
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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.
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