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Important Update: school closure

(Updated 23/01/2024) UTC READING - OPEN AS NORMAL - Wednesday 24th January The local water supply issues appear to have been fixed so we are opening as normal on Wednesday 24th January for all year groups and staff. Thank you for your support during the closure over...

Project day supports child victims of crime

UTC Reading rounded off the term with a fantastic project day led by a local charity, with the support of 25 employers. On Tuesday 5 December, students ‘dropped down’ from their normal lessons to take part in the project set by local charity Safe!, which provides...

A hive of digital activity to monitor bee behaviour

A hive of digital activity has been observed in the computer suite of UTC Reading as students put their IT skills to the test in the art of… beekeeping! Challenged by technology consultancy Huduma to come up with a variety of digital solutions to make monitoring...

Student awarded prestigious engineering scholarship

A former UTC Reading student, Charlotte Austen, has been awarded a sought-after Arkwright Engineering scholarship – the first student from UTC Reading to do so! 16-year-old Charlotte, who specialised in engineering, went up against thousands of students to be in with...

Ulysses Trust award given to UTCR for cadet sailing challenge

UTC Reading was recognised for going the extra nautical mile for its students with a big win at the recent Royal County of Berkshire Awards. The school was awarded Best Cadet Experience Award from the The Ulysses Trust in recognition of its CCF (Combined Cadet Force)...

Early starts and enthusiasm earn student praise

An ambitious Year 12 student has been praised for taking time out of her summer holiday to complete a course in Economics and Finance, earning herself an unexpected letter of recommendation. Riddhima Mathur, who is studying a Level 3 extended BTEC in Engineering,...

World of Work day puts Year 10s to the test

A World of Work day tested Year 10s and fine-tuned their employability skills yesterday when they were set a series of challenges: To create a Thames Water network that would supply customers quickly and on budget. To complete a professional qualifications 'test fest'...

Students take UTC to Parliament

Two of our female students said they felt 'welcomed, heard and empowered' when they visited the Houses of Parliament in July, alongside students from other UTCs to represent the Baker Dearing founding board. On the day they represented female and non-binary students....

Chemistry’s a scream!

A rather macabre experiment involving sweets and babies and screaming could be heard causing a ruckus in the chemistry lab last week… But fear not, no real babies were harmed – it was just Jelly Babies who met their noisy, sticky end, much to the enjoyment of Year 10...