An initiative of and promoted by the Baker Dearing Educational Trust

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Contents Letter from Lord Baker 3 University Technical Colleges 4 Specialisation and the UTC 9 Routes to success 10 The curriculum model 15 Benefits to universities 17 Amongst the first group of UTC leavers in 2012 there were no “NEETs”. Every student leaving the UTC supported by JCB continued in education or went into employment or training, mostly at companies with whom they had already been working throughout their time at the UTC. This is our aim for all UTCs. Lord Baker This is an idea whose time has come. It allows national employment and educational priorities to be delivered according to local need. Lord Dearing CB, 1930-2009 Co-founder of the Baker Dearing Educational Trust
Letter from Lord Baker In 2007 I rang up Ron Dearing whom I had first met in the 1980s when he was Chairman of the Post Office and I was the responsible Minister. Ron was the best Chairman the Post Office ever had and when he left I was only too glad that he accepted my offer to chair the body responsible for the qualifications of polytechnics. This started what was to be a 20 year involvement with Education working with both Governments. He came to have a profound influence on policy. We both agreed that what was missing from the English school system were good technical schools. We had them in the 1950s but they were closed – a huge mistake. Our University Technical Colleges are different in three crucially important ways: • they are 14-18 not 11-18 schools; • each is backed by a university and industry sponsors; • employers are involved in designing and delivering the curriculum. We want to forge a partnership between practical and technical education and universities, FE colleges and employers. In 2007 we won the support of the Education Minister Lord Adonis and so Ron and I set about visiting universities and local authorities to sell the UTC idea. We were a great partnership and I wanted to ensure that our work would continue after Ron sadly passed away in 2009. UTCs are open or in development across the country, from north to south and east to west. Vicechancellors and university staff have welcomed the opportunity to engage with youngsters at 14, 15 and 16. The active involvement of employers is key. More than 400 companies are supporting UTCs and this is the first time in our country that employers are actually shaping the curriculum.
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