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From cadet to career: Faris secures Thames Water apprenticeship

Standout student Faris Kadeb has secured a competitive Level 4 Project Engineering Apprenticeship with Thames Water, beating more than 40,000 applicants! The apprenticeship combines elements of engineering and project management, and involves four days on-site and one...

UTC Reading achieves Gold Careers Standard

UTC Reading is delighted to have once again achieved the national Gold Quality in Careers Standard using the Career Mark approach provided by Complete Careers. This recognises the quality and breadth of the school’s careers provision. The assessor was impressed by...

Getting to grips with data racks

Excellent teamwork was demonstrated yesterday when groups of Year 10 students worked brilliantly together to connect a data rack. CNet Instructor Andy Reeves spent a day working with the students as part of ALET’s Digital Futures Programme. The students got hands on,...

Student wins prestigious Arkwright Scholarship

Year 11 student Kande Sill has been awarded the prestigious Arkwright Scholarship, which supports students pursuing careers in STEM. The scholarship, which Kande was notified of in mid-March, provides mentoring, industry sponsorship, and opportunities for professional...

ALET UTCs on show at Data Centre World

A group of students from all four of ALET’s UTCs following our pioneering Digital Futures Programme have enjoyed two days fact finding and forging industry connections. The 40+ students have been networking and finding out about career opportunities at Data Centre...

UTC Reading celebrates ‘Good’ Ofsted rating

UTC Reading is celebrating a momentous milestone as it has been officially rated ‘Good’ in all categories by Ofsted following its latest inspection on 4 and 5 February 2025. The Good rating is testament to the dedication, resilience and unwavering commitment of staff,...

‘I am learning constantly’ says apprentice

Former student Alice Greibig is one of many of our graduates who have gone on to follow an apprenticeship. We spoke to her as part of National Apprenticeship Week (Feb 10-14) about her experiences so far. What apprenticeship are you are doing? Manufacturing...

Mayo the best sandwich win!

Year 13s were given a tasty task to design a new Pret a Manger sandwich in a session that encouraged them to work together on a typical practical task they may encounter as part of a group assessment when applying for an apprenticeship, job or uni place. Ashton...

STEM challenge winners off to Kenya

Ten STEM-minded students have earned themselves the trip of a lifetime after completing a challenge to improve the lives of children in a Kenyan primary school. The students from UTC Reading will travel out to Karare, Kenya, in the summer to see for themselves their...