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Digital Futures Programme coming to UTC Reading
ALET’s award-winning education Digital Futures Programme, designed to give students a head start into digital careers, is rolling out to all three of the Trust’s University Technical Colleges – UTC Reading, UTC Swindon and UTC Oxfordshire – following its...
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....
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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