📢 Derby North MP Catherine Atkinson has this morning spoken up for UTC Derby Pride Park during a parliamentary debate on productivity and economic growth in the East Midlands. The UTC's MP Baggy Shanker also spoke on supporting job creation. A huge thanks to both! #thinkUTC

🎊 We are excited to be celebrating National Apprenticeship Week 2026, which this year is running between 9-15 February! #NAW2026

Throughout the week, we will be using our LinkedIn to share our NAW celebrations while also sharing individual UTCs' own achievements with apprenticeships. #thinkUTC

Health tech challenge: UTC students present healthcare solutions - Baker Dearing Teams of UTC students presented solutions to modern healthcare problems at the 2026 UTC Health Tech Challenge on Thursday 5 February.

🩺Teams of UTC students presented solutions to modern healthcare problems - with projects including an AI-powered wheelchair - at the 2026 UTC Health Tech Challenge on Thursday. #thinkUTC bakerdearing.org/resources/ne...

Ofsted: UTCs celebrate 'exceptional' results under new model - Baker Dearing Two of our UTCs have been awarded the new top grade of 'exceptional' in Ofsted reports published this week.

🥳 Congratulations to UTC Portsmouth and London Design and Engineering UTC for being awarded 'exceptional' grades in at least one area in new Ofsted reports published this week!

Find out more about the results and read the full reports through the link #thinkUTC

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📢 Baker Dearing's Life President Lord Baker today highlighted the success of UTCs in progressing young people to apprenticeships during a House of Lords debate on the decline in graduate jobs. See his full exchange with DWP minister Baroness Sherlock below #thinkUTC

It’s beginning to look a lot like holiday job season We need young people to gain experience that makes the world of work intelligible and builds skills and confidence

🆕 The success of the University Technical College movement, as attested to by last year's Policy Exchange report, was highlighted by Baroness Cavendish in the Financial Times newspaper over the festive break. #thinkUTC

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🗣️ Doncaster UTC's MP Sally Jameson yesterday spoke during Work and Pensions Questions in the House of Commons to ask about the town's proposed new UTC. See the full clip below.

👏 Thanks to Jameson for her support of UTCs and to minister Andrew Western MP for responding. #thinkUTC

Lord Baker thanked the minister for attending Aston University Engineering Academy last year and Mulberry UTC last month, during #thinkUTC week.

Smart technology project for health and engineering UTC students - Baker Dearing Baker Dearing is working with Derby UTC and industry association CEDIA to deepen students’ understanding of smart technology.

👏 A huge thank you to UTC Derby Pride Park, CEDIA and Automated Spaces for their support in making this opportunity possible. #thinkUTC

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💡 Baker Dearing has been supporting a partnership between UTC Derby Pride Park and industry association CEDIA to deepen students’ understanding of smart technologies. 🧵 #thinkUTC

It’s #thinkUTC week. Anyone who has met this man will be amazed at his energy, passion & persuasive ability to make a difference.

This week I’m pressing flesh, engaging employers & showcasing school to stakeholders about the benefits @bakerdearing.bsky.social bring to business.

Baker Dearing on V Levels and the future success of T Levels Baker Dearing Educational Trust CEO on the Department for Education's new V Levels and how T Levels can continue to be successful.

🆕 Baker Dearing CEO Kate Ambrosi has written for education and industry insight platform The Blueprint on the government's new #VLevel qualifications and how #TLevels success can be furthered, with sufficient Whitehall support. #thinkUTC

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Future engineers reach for the stars in South Devon’s moon base challenge South Devon UTC students have designed a futuristic moon base as part of a national challenge backed by the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory

🌑 The impressive efforts of South Devon UTC's students in the Dstl Callisto moon base project, which put them closer to achieving the Baker Award for Technical Education, have been recognised by their local newspaper #BakerAward #thinkUTC www.devonlive.com/news/devon-n...

🥳 It's #TLevelsWeek so all week Baker Dearing will be celebrating University Technical Colleges as centres of T Level excellence.

This means student case studies, news from the 30 UTCs that are delivering these gold standard technical qualifications, and highlights from our work so far. #thinkUTC

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🆕 The Rest Is Money's Steph McGovern has praised "fantastic" University Technical Colleges for "meeting the needs of local businesses."

Fmr BoE Chief Economist Andy Haldane said the work done by the Baker Dearing Educational Trust has been "fantastic." #thinkUTC

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Joining the dots to help young people find their future Greater cohesion between industry, education and government to address the skills gap is badly needed, says Yvonne Mason.

📰 Baker Dearing Trustee Yvonne Gilchrist-Mason OBE, DL has told the East Anglian Daily Times why careers information and engagement between employers and schools must improve to tackle the number of young people out of work, education, and training. #thinkUTC

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Education charity responds to government reshuffle - Baker Dearing Baker Dearing has responded after new education ministers were appointed in Prime Minister Keir Starmer's government reshuffle.

🆕 Baker Dearing has commented on the government #reshuffle that saw the appointment of several new education ministers and Baroness Smith’s reappointment as Minister of Skills across the Department for Education and the Department for Work and Pensions. #thinkUTC

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🆕 Baker Dearing CEO Kate Ambrosi has written for @feweek.bsky.social on how #TLevels "are now firmly ensconced in the education landscape as the gold-standard technical education pathway." #thinkUTC

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📰 UTCs have received positive coverage in the Indian media, demonstrating how the model can be implemented internationally to create a skilled workforce and bring down youth unemployment. #thinkUTC

Find the article through the link below.

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What does modern work experience involve and could T Levels use the Growth and Skills Levy? In this edition..

🆕 For this edition of The Blueprint, we looked at modern work experience and how the success of UTCs in connecting students with employers could be replicated on a national scale.

Read the full edition through the link below #thinkUTC
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👏 It has been an excellent year. We look forward to continuing to work with all UTCs and stakeholders in 2025-26! #thinkUTC

#thinkUTC week to celebrate school-age technical education #thinkUTC week, a national campaign running from 18th to 22nd November, has been announced by the Baker Dearing Educational Trust.

🤳 In November, we ran the first #thinkUTC week where UTCs and supporters contributed videos to our 'think UTC, think...' series saying whether a UTC made them think of amazing destinations, inclusive education, top-quality technical provision, or something else. bakerdearing.org/resources/ne...

Skills minister delivers keynote at UTC Summer Conference - Baker Dearing Skills Minister Baroness Jacqui Smith today addressed an audience of UTC leaders at Baker Dearing's summer conference.

🆕 Baroness Smith told the conference audience of UTC principals, chairs, and multi academy trust CEOs: “What makes UTCs special is your enduring partnership with local employers." #thinkUTC

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👏 Labour MP @samrushworthmp.bsky.social praised UTC South Durham and its "thriving" students during a Commons debate last week on the attainment and engagement of boys in education.

Watch the full clip below #thinkUTC

Amazon leaders appointed as school governors in new partnership with Baker Dearing Educational Trust Nine Amazon leaders will become secondary school governors as part of a new strategic partnership with the Baking Dearing Educational Trust.

🗞️ The Manufacturer has reported the news nine Amazon leaders have been appointed as governors at UTCs across England, as part of a new strategic partnership between the company and Baker Dearing. #thinkUTC

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👏 Baker Dearing is pleased to welcome a sweep of new trustees from industry, politics, and education.

This includes Purminder Gandhu, a broadcast technology consultancy founder formerly of the BBC, and businesswoman and UTC founding partner Yvonne Mason #thinkUTC bakerdearing.org/work-with-us...

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🆕 Baker Dearing is thrilled to welcome a number of exciting new trustees.

This includes the former Great Grimsby MP Lia Nici and Paul Birt, former Head of People and Organisation with Siemens Smart Infrastructure in UK&I. #thinkUTC bakerdearing.org/work-with-us...

🆕 Baker Dearing has this week appointed several new trustees from across industry, politics, and education.

Two such appointments are Sky's Group Head of Youth and Social Impact Nishy Lall and Oswin Baker, CEO of Rockpool Research Associates. #thinkUTC bakerdearing.org/work-with-us...

📽️ Students today found out which of them had won awards at the UTC Creative and Digital Media Showcase, while they also learned about the sectors in which they wish to work #thinkUTC

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🎤 Former Skills Minister and Baker Dearing International chair Robert Halfon today addressed the Greater Manchester Festival of Technical Education, as it was announced Baker Dearing will be working to implement our UTC Sleeve initiative in the city. #thinkUTC