BAKER DEARING EDUCATIONAL TRUST – WRITTEN EVIDENCE (YUN0059) Youth Unemployment Committee inquiry

This presentation contains the submission by the Baker Dearing Educational Trust, on behalf of University Technical Colleges (UTCs), to The House of Lords Committee on Youth Unemployment.

As secondary education institutions, UTCs are best placed to provide evidence related to the following questions posed by the Committee as part of its assessment:

• What lessons can be learned from alternative models of education and assessment? What are the challenges with, and obstacles to, the adoption of such models?

• What more needs to be done to ensure parity of esteem between vocational and academic study in the jobs market and society? How can funding play a role in this?

• What is the role of business and universities in creating a thriving jobs market for young people? How should they be involved in developing skills and training programmes at further and higher education level?

This submission provides an overview of the UTC programme, an explanation of a UTC education and the role of employers and universities, the characteristics of UTC students, and a detailed analysis of student leaver outcomes. Contents

1. Introduction to UTCs Page 4 2. UTC Difference Page 9 3. UTC Student Characteristics Page 18 4. UTC Student Leaver Destinations Page 24

“UTCs do an amazing job right around the country… They can be truly transformative to young peoples’ life chances.” Gavin Williamson, Secretary of State for Education, April 2021. 1. Introduction to UTCs

“I would like the Government to do more to support university technical colleges. They have some superb outcomes and our ambition should be to have a UTC in every town across the country.”

- Robert Halfon MP, Chair, Education Select Committee, May 2021. Introduction: UTCs and Baker Dearing

• National family of 48 state-funded schools offering a distinctively different educational choice. First UTC opened in 2010, majority from 2013 onwards.

• UTCs provide a strong grounding in core subjects (English, Maths and Science) plus one or more technical specialisms linked to local industry partners and a university.

• Employers very active: governing body representation, provision of real-life curriculum projects, mentoring of students, delivering work experience, assisting with recruitment etc.

• Over 400 employers (large and small) and universities support UTCs today.

• Typically for students aged 13 to 18, UTCs provide young people with technical qualifications, employability skills, personal values, and profession behaviours relevant for the future jobs’ market.

• UTCs are judged by destination outcomes not examinations. Impressive student leaver track record of high apprenticeship starts, STEM courses at university, and low NEETs. • UTC Programme founded, and supported, by the Baker Dearing Educational Trust. North West

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University Technical 6 Colleges® UTC Student Recruitment

Students on roll grew 12% across all 48 UTCs in UTC Programme - Total Students September 2020 helped by: 16,000 15,861 12% • Effective online schooling during 15,000 lockdown. 4% 14,202 • Virtual marketing 14,000 13,651 events and UTC tours. 11% • Sharing of ‘best 13,000 practice’, 12,304 methodologies and 12,000 materials facilitated 20% by Baker Dearing. • Relevance of offer – 11,000 profile of STEM raised 10,232 during pandemic. 10,000 • Impact of strong Ofsted 16/17 17/18 18/19 19/20 20/21 outcomes the previous year.

The new UTC in Doncaster opened with 290 students – a record start for any UTC. Proof of Concept: UTC Student Experiences

Catherine beat 8,000 applicants to be awarded a place Studying at UTC Sheffield has put Tom on the prestigious Jaguar Land Rover Degree on course for an international electrical Apprenticeship Scheme. engineering career, with his university Katherine now earns a salary, has her tuition fees fees paid for by an employer (BP). paid by the company and is able to combine work During his time at the UTC, Tom and study. Enjoyed the opportunity to develop Catherine said: “WMG Academy gave me the Industry-related skills: “The emphasis on confidence to be able to push myself. It’s different technical as well as academic from other schools and sixth forms because you gain qualifications has helped me to develop so much experience of the outside world. a problem-solving mindset. It’s boosted my confidence and understanding of “The industry work experience placements allowed how to apply theory to solving practical challenges. The staff are very me to get better grades and to improve my CV.” knowledgeable.”

Ahmed joined Liverpool Life Sciences UTC on Grace came to Energy Coast UTC as the brink of exclusion from his previous school. a school refuser with very He was a bright student from Toxteth but poor results. Both of her lacked any idea about what he wanted to parents were unemployed. In fact there achieve. He worked with the UTC team and was little history of employment in any started to be able to understand what his future part of her family. Grace could be: to build a picture of the type of career has just finished Sixth he wanted, which provided him with the Form studying double A motivation needed. He no longer saw level Engineering and Business school rules for school’s sake, but recognised Studies. She achieved a distinction in they were necessary for him to achieve his Engineering, was offered not only goals. This young man, once on the brink of a place at Newcastle University to exclusion, found out he had achieved AAA in a study Mechanical Engineering, but also level biology, chemistry and maths exams in two degree apprenticeships. August 2019. 2. UTC Differences UTCs: Six Differences to Mainstream Schools UTC Difference: Blend of Technical and Academic Study This is what employers want

Pre-16 Curriculum Mix Post-16 Curriculum Mix

Technical, Academic , 40% 40%

Academic, Technical, 60% 60%

At pre-16, students study core academic days per week subjects (maths, English, science etc.) for three days per week, and technical subjects (engineering, computing etc.) including project- based learning for 2 At post-16, students typically study a blend of technical and academic subjects, for example one A Level and a Diploma in a technical subject. This is what employers want. UTC Difference: Routes to University and Apprenticeship Courses of study meet the requirements of both employers and higher education institutions

% of Post-16 Students Choosing Different UTC Routes to Apprenticeship and Higher Education 2% 43% 100%

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60% 22%

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40% 18%

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20% 15%

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0% 3 A Levels 2 A Levels + C r i Extended e t f icate 1 A Level + Extended Diploma Only Diploma Diploma UTC Difference: Specialism Focus UTC specialisms aligned to acute skills shortages

No. of % Going to % Starting an % Y11 staying for UTC Specialism % Boys % Girls UTCs* University Apprenticeship UTC 6th Form Construction 6 78% 22% 44% 17% 44% Creative Media 5 39% 61% 51% 6% 49% Digital 16 74% 26% 47% 15% 46% Engineering 34 82% 18% 51% 14% 45% Health 8 47% 53% 79% 4% 36% Science 10 75% 25% 63% 10% 47% UTC Programme 48 74% 26% 55% 13% 44%

* Double counting as most UTCs offer more than one specialism UTC Difference: Sponsors control Governing Body Employer and university representatives form a majority of governors UTC Difference: Employability Skills ‘Talent pipeline’ UTC Difference: Sponsor Engagement Activities 6 Point Plan

1. Clear policy and plan.

2. Representation on the governing body.

3. Engagement in the curriculum.

4. Dedicated engagement lead.

5. Planning and implementation of activities.

6. Marketing and recruitment. UTC Difference: Focus on Destinations

“Today’s employer is looking for tomorrow’s innovation: UTCs provide an excellent opportunity for students to be prepared for that challenge so that they can join employers such as Siemens as skilled technicians or as university graduates with a more informed understanding of business and industry.”

The Royal Navy estimates a total salary saving of more than £100,000 over 4 years made possible by accelerating the training of a UTC leaver from 6 years down to 2.

“As an employer it is easy to spot the apprentices that have come from the UTC. They find the transition from school to work much easier as they are used to the longer working day. Many of them have covered curriculum that would be done in the initial stages of their apprenticeships which translates to accelerated development of skills and potential cost savings.”

3. UTC Student Characteristics Student Characteristics: Gender Over 70% boys

Year 11 Year 13

Girls Girls 28% 26%

Boys Boys 72% 74% Student Characteristics: Disadvantage Slightly below national averages

Year 11 % Disadvantaged Students Year 13 % Disadvantaged Students 30% 20% 18% 28% 27% 18%

26% 16% 15%

24% 23% 14%

22% 12%

20% 10% UTC National UTC National Student Characteristics: Ethnicity Higher BAME % at Post-16

Year 11 Ethnicity (Where Given) Year 13 Ethnicity (Where Given) 90% 90% 76% 77% 77% 80% 80% 70% 70% 63% 60% 60% 50% 50% 40% 40% 35% 30% 23% 22% 30% 22% 20% 20% 10% 10% 0% 0% White BAME White BAME

UTC National UTC National Student Characteristics: SEND Much higher % at Pre-16

Y11 % SEND Students Y13 % SEND Students 22% 14% 20% 13% 20% 13%

18% 12% 11% 16% 11%

14% 10%

12% 11% 9%

10% 8% UTC National UTC National Student Characteristics: Absence and Challenge* High % of Pre-16 students arrive with a disrupted education

Absolute Numbers Percentages Year 10 Year 11 Total Year 10 Year 11 Total Question Boys Girls Boys Girls Boys Girls Boys Girls Total students in survey 1,801 612 1,171 353 3,937 Excluded from previous schools? 117 19 117 15 268 6.5% 3.1% 10.0% 4.2% 6.8% Home school educated? 63 32 32 14 141 3.5% 5.2% 2.7% 4.0% 3.6% Long fixed term exclusions? 130 10 83 17 240 7.2% 1.6% 7.1% 4.8% 6.1% 'Unofficially' excluded from previous school? 81 24 98 12 215 4.5% 3.9% 8.4% 3.4% 5.5% Given in year transfer forms by previous school? 52 8 62 16 138 2.9% 1.3% 5.3% 4.5% 3.5% Given a UTC application form by previous school? 67 16 66 8 157 3.7% 2.6% 5.6% 2.3% 4.0% Have been on dual roll? 23 5 26 7 61 1.3% 0.8% 2.2% 2.0% 1.5% Given UTC information at previous school but not to their whole cohort? 110 26 105 9 250 6.1% 4.2% 9.0% 2.5% 6.4% Have come from Alternative Provision? 31 4 19 2 56 1.7% 0.7% 1.6% 0.6% 1.4% Have come through the Fair Access Protocol? 26 5 15 5 51 1.4% 0.8% 1.3% 1.4% 1.3% Are on managed moves? 19 5 15 4 43 1.1% 0.8% 1.3% 1.1% 1.1% Total Falling into one or more categories 719 154 638 109 1,620 39.9% 25.2% 54.5% 30.9% 41.1%

* Submission to Timpson Review (2018). Sample set of 3,937 responses – source Baker Dearing Educational Trust. 4. UTC Student Leaver Outcomes Year 13 Destinations: Headline Higher percentage to university and apprenticeship

UTC Level 3 Leavers National 2020 2019 Higher Education (University) 55% 45% 50% Apprenticeship 13% 22% 7% Employment 12% 13% 22% Other Education Destination (FE College, UTC) 7% 5% 10% Other Destination (Gap Year/Moved Abroad) 7% 5% 0% NEET 3% 8% Activity Not Captured 3% 11% 5% Total 100% 100% 100% Year 13 Destinations: Leaver Outcomes by UTC (part 1)

Level 3 Destinations - School and College Leavers at 18 years old UTC Destinations - Autumn 2020 National Level 3 Destinations (latest 2018) UTC (A) vs Total* % Total* % local (B) No University Technical College Parliamentary Constituency University Apprentice Job Education University Apprentice Job Education into Work & or Work (A) or Work (B) Education 1 Ron Dearing UTC Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle 33% 31% 35% 100% 34% 10% 29% 80% 20% 2 elutec Dagenham and Rainham 84% 16% 0% 100% 43% 7% 24% 82% 18% 3 Aston University Engineering Academy Birmingham, Ladywood 69% 6% 6% 100% 47% 6% 19% 82% 18% 4 South Bank Engineering UTC Streatham 61% 3% 2% 100% 57% 3% 14% 84% 16% 5 Bolton UTC Bolton South East 84% 6% 3% 100% 49% 8% 20% 84% 16% 6 London Design and Engineering UTC East Ham 45% 9% 7% 98% 53% 3% 12% 82% 16% 7 UTC Portsmouth Portsmouth North 57% 22% 20% 100% 35% 15% 30% 85% 15% 8 UTC Plymouth Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport 50% 44% 6% 100% 39% 12% 24% 86% 14% 9 Liverpool Life Sciences UTC Liverpool, Riverside 88% 3% 0% 100% 51% 6% 18% 87% 13% 10 Engineering UTC North. Lincolnshire Scunthorpe 44% 33% 11% 100% 45% 10% 23% 87% 13% 11 North East Futures UTC Newcastle upon Tyne Central 74% 16% 5% 100% 47% 9% 22% 87% 13% 12 The Global Academy Hayes and Harlington 52% 21% 22% 100% 64% 4% 9% 88% 12% 13 University Technical College Leeds Leeds Central 47% 28% 17% 100% 43% 10% 23% 88% 12% 14 Greater Peterborough UTC Peterborough 54% 21% 8% 100% 48% 6% 28% 89% 11% 15 Crewe Engineering and Design UTC Crewe and Nantwich 40% 3% 17% 100% 45% 11% 27% 89% 11% 16 Scarborough UTC Scarborough and Whitby 18% 41% 32% 100% 51% 6% 25% 89% 11% 17 The Leigh UTC Dartford 64% 6% 21% 100% 46% 8% 27% 89% 11% 18 The Elstree UTC Hertsmere 52% 2% 18% 100% 58% 4% 21% 89% 11% 19 Utc Sheffield City Centre Sheffield Central 56% 5% 10% 95% 51% 11% 17% 84% 11% 20 Mulberry UTC Bethnal Green and Bow 88% 1% 3% 100% 70% 5% 8% 90% 10% 21 UTC Heathrow Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner 57% 28% 0% 100% 63% 7% 15% 90% 10% 22 The JCB Academy Burton 56% 12% 10% 100% 47% 13% 25% 91% 9% 23 South Devon UTC Newton Abbot 50% 0% 31% 100% 43% 11% 25% 91% 9% 24 The Watford UTC Watford 43% 9% 11% 100% 55% 3% 24% 91% 9% Year 13 Destinations: Leaver Outcomes by UTC (part 2)

Level 3 Destinations - School and College Leavers at 18 years old UTC Destinations - Autumn 2020 National Level 3 Destinations (latest 2018) UTC (A) vs Total* % Total* % local (B) No University Technical College Parliamentary Constituency University Apprentice Job Education University Apprentice Job Education into Work & or Work (A) or Work (B) Education 25 Bristol Technology and Eng. Academy Filton and Bradley Stoke 43% 14% 18% 95% 31% 10% 32% 90% 5% 26 UTC Swindon South Swindon 41% 6% 41% 94% 36% 9% 36% 89% 5% 27 Lincoln UTC Lincoln 74% 9% 4% 91% 47% 9% 27% 87% 4% 28 Health Futures UTC West Bromwich East 83% 0% 0% 88% 45% 5% 18% 84% 4% 29 Waterfront UTC Rochester and Strood 32% 37% 16% 89% 41% 9% 30% 86% 3% 30 Silverstone UTC South Northamptonshire 52% 9% 25% 93% 52% 8% 27% 90% 3% 31 SGS Berkeley Green UTC Stroud 20% 28% 26% 91% 53% 4% 25% 90% 1% 32 UTC Oxfordshire Wantage 54% 12% 12% 93% 46% 11% 28% 92% 1% 33 Cambridge Academy for Sci. & Tech. South Cambridgeshire 63% 9% 6% 91% 45% 6% 35% 90% 1% 34 Sir Simon Milton Westminster UTC Cities of London and Westminster 67% 7% 4% 88% 64% 2% 11% 88% 0% 35 UTC Warrington Warrington South 32% 16% 22% 89% 51% 9% 25% 92% -3% 36 WMG Academy (Solihull) Meriden 47% 13% 4% 86% 51% 9% 24% 89% -3% 37 Buckinghamshire UTC Aylesbury 16% 19% 42% 84% 50% 5% 27% 89% -5% 38 WMG Academy (Coventry) Coventry South 45% 18% 8% 82% 49% 10% 17% 88% -6% 39 Energy Coast UTC Workington 21% 35% 24% 85% 37% 23% 21% 92% -7% 40 UTC Reading Reading East 54% 6% 15% 84% 62% 9% 14% 91% -7% 41 Derby Manufacturing UTC Derby South 64% 4% 4% 80% 41% 15% 27% 89% -9% 42 West Midlands UTC Wolverhampton North East 49% 6% 14% 74% 53% 9% 19% 86% -12% 43 University Technical College Norfolk Norwich South 39% 17% 0% 73% 39% 7% 32% 87% -14% 44 UTC Sheffield Olympic Legacy Park Sheffield South East** 72% 6% 16% 100% N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 45 UTC South Durham Sedgefield** 46% 33% 8% 96% N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A National 55% 13% 12% 94% 49% 7% 24% 88% 6% * Includes other sustained education or employment destinations e.g. further education. ** Parliamentary Constituency data unavailable. Year 13 Destinations: University Degree Subject Higher in Science, particularly Engineering & Construction-related

English Universities UTCs HESA Degree Course Classification Girls Boys Total Girls Boys Total Medicine & dentistry 2% 2% 2% 1% 1% 1% Subjects allied to medicine 15% 4% 10% 17% 3% 8% Biological sciences 12% 9% 11% 15% 5% 8% Veterinary science 0% 0% 0% 1% 0% 0% Agriculture & related subjects 1% 0% 1% 0% 0% 0% Physical sciences 3% 5% 4% 5% 5% 5% Mathematical sciences 1% 3% 2% 1% 1% 1% Computer science 1% 10% 5% 3% 13% 10% Engineering & technology 2% 11% 6% 13% 38% 30% Architecture, building & planning 1% 3% 2% 5% 12% 10% Total Science Subjects 39% 47% 42% 62% 78% 72%

Social studies 12% 9% 11% 2% 0% 1% Law 6% 4% 5% 3% 1% 2% Business & administrative studies 15% 22% 18% 9% 7% 8% Mass communications & documentatio 3% 3% 3% 4% 2% 2% Languages 5% 2% 4% 1% 0% 0% Historical & philosophical studies 3% 4% 3% 3% 1% 2% Creative arts & design 12% 9% 11% 9% 4% 5% Education 5% 1% 3% 3% 0% 1% Combined 0% 0% 0% 5% 7% 6% Total Non-Science Subjects 61% 53% 58% 38% 22% 28% Year 13 Destinations: % Apprenticeship Starts by Level UTCs beat national averages for quantity and quality

% Apprenticeship Starts (Level 3 leavers) % of Total Apprenticeship Starts at Higher or Degree Level 30% 28% 70% 27% 26% 63% 25% 60% 57% 22% 54% 50% 20% 40% 37% 15% 13% 30%

10% 8% 7% 20% 16% 14% 6% 12% 5% 10%

0% 0% 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 Schools FE Schools 2017 2018 2019 2020 Schools FE Schools University Technical Colleges and Colleges University Technical Colleges and Colleges Colleges Colleges National National Year 13 Destinations: % Apprenticeship Starts by Industry Majority of apprenticeship starts in areas of UTC specialisms

Apprenticeships - Destination Sector Business & Accountancy Other/Not Known 3% 16% Computing , Digital Media 15%

Health & Science 5%

Engineering & Construction 6 1 % Year 13 Destinations: Disadvantage Very strong destinations for disadvantaged students

Disadvantage Non-Disadvantage Level 3 Leavers UTCs National UTCs National Higher Education (University) 60% 46% 54% 50% Apprenticeship 9% 6% 13% 7% Employment 11% 22% 12% 24% Other Education Destination (FE College, UTC) 8% 11% 7% 8% Other Destination (Gap Year/Moved Abroad) 7% 0% 7% 0% NEET 1% 12% 3% 7% Activity Not Captured 3% 4% 3% 4% Total 100% 100% 100% 100% Year 13 Destinations: Disadvantage outcomes by UTC*

% Disadvantaged % Education or UTC vs local into % Disadv to % Disadv to % Disadv to No. University Technical College Parliamentary Constituency Students Employment Employment & University Apprenticeship Employment UTC LA UTC LA Education UTC LA UTC LA UTC LA 1 Buckinghamshire UTC Aylesbury 23% 9% 100% 77% 23% 0% 37% 29% 5% 43% 27% 2 Ron Dearing UTC Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle 20% 23% 100% 79% 21% 31% 43% 19% 7% 50% 20% 3 Engineering UTC North. Lincolnshire Scunthorpe 44% 16% 100% 81% 19% 25% 37% 25% 8% 25% 28% 4 Lincoln UTC Lincoln 4% 13% 100% 81% 19% 100% 36% 0% 7% 0% 31% 5 elutec Dagenham and Rainham 11% 35% 100% 82% 18% 100% 50% 0% 7% 0% 18% 6 South Bank Engineering UTC Streatham 22% 41% 100% 82% 18% 54% 53% 8% 4% 0% 14% 7 UTC South Durham Sedgefield 4% 22% 100% 82% 18% 100% 36% 0% 9% 0% 23% 8 Aston University Engineering Academy Birmingham, Ladywood 36% 34% 100% 83% 17% 67% 52% 7% 4% 7% 15% 9 Liverpool Life Sciences UTC Liverpool, Riverside 32% 31% 100% 83% 17% 91% 45% 3% 7% 0% 19% 10 Crewe Engineering and Design UTC Crewe and Nantwich 20% 11% 100% 83% 17% 50% 34% 17% 8% 0% 33% 11 UTC Sheffield Olympic Legacy Park Sheffield South East 2% 20% 100% 83% 17% 100% 49% 0% 5% 0% 20% 12 North East Futures UTC Newcastle upon Tyne Central 16% 24% 100% 84% 16% 67% 43% 33% 9% 0% 21% 13 The Global Academy Hayes and Harlington 19% 23% 100% 84% 16% 36% 55% 36% 5% 27% 17% 14 The Leigh UTC Dartford 12% 15% 100% 84% 16% 75% 40% 0% 6% 25% 26% 15 The JCB Academy Burton 5% 13% 100% 84% 16% 60% 42% 0% 7% 20% 27% 16 Silverstone UTC South Northamptonshire 3% 8% 100% 84% 16% 33% 52% 0% 5% 67% 28% 17 University Technical College Norfolk Norwich South 8% 17% 100% 85% 15% 60% 32% 20% 6% 0% 37% 18 UTC Plymouth Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport 13% 18% 100% 86% 14% 100% 36% 0% 10% 0% 27% 19 Mulberry UTC Bethnal Green and Bow 65% 61% 100% 89% 11% 90% 65% 0% 5% 2% 11% 20 UTC Reading Reading East 8% 13% 100% 89% 11% 56% 38% 11% 5% 33% 29% 21 London Design and Engineering UTC East Ham 24% 51% 96% 85% 11% 29% 64% 8% 3% 13% 10% 22 South Devon UTC Newton Abbot 6% 12% 100% 90% 10% 100% 32% 0% 6% 0% 34% 23 SGS Berkeley Green UTC Stroud 11% 6% 100% 91% 9% 20% 44% 20% 6% 20% 35% 24 UTC Oxfordshire Wantage 5% 8% 100% 93% 7% 33% 26% 33% 10% 0% 37% 25 Utc Sheffield City Centre Sheffield Central 15% 20% 89% 83% 6% 22% 49% 0% 5% 11% 20% 26 WMG Academy (Coventry) Coventry South 11% 24% 88% 84% 4% 63% 45% 13% 7% 13% 18% 27 WMG Academy (Solihull) Meriden 9% 22% 86% 83% 3% 71% 46% 0% 5% 14% 24% 28 Sir Simon Milton Westminster UTC Cities of London and Westminster 43% 47% 87% 88% -1% 73% 65% 3% 3% 3% 10% 29 Energy Coast UTC Workington 12% 7% 75% 86% -11% 25% 37% 50% 5% 0% 30% 30 Derby Manufacturing UTC Derby South 16% 19% 75% 88% -13% 50% 45% 25% 10% 0% 27% 31 UTC Warrington Warrington South 14% 16% 60% 84% -24% 0% 38% 20% 6% 40% 31% 32 The Watford UTC Watford 9% 15% 67% 91% -24% 33% 43% 33% 2% 0% 33%

* where data available, small cohorts redacted. UTC data: 2020 leavers, DfE 2018 (latest available) National 15% 18% 95% 84% 11% 60% 46% 9% 6% 11% 22%

* where data available, small cohorts redacted. UTC data: 2020 leavers, DfE 2018 (latest available) Year 13 Destinations: Disadvantaged Groups Higher percentages into university for all groups (Level 3 leavers)

Disadvantaged boys Disadvantaged girls

52% 51% 80% 77%

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U T C Year 11 Destinations: Headlines 44% Students staying at their UTC

Y11 Destination Number UTCs 2020 National Apprenticeship 181 6% 4% FE College 957 33% 37% UTC / Own School 6th Form 1278 44% 38% Sixth Form College 356 12% 11% Employment 35 1% 3% Gap Year/Travelling 1 0% 0% Moved Abroad 3 0% 0% Other 41 1% 0% NEET 17 1% 5% Not Known 49 2% 1% Total 2918 100% 100% Year 11 Destinations: Apprenticeship Level 47% of Apprenticeship starts at L3+ vs 25% nationally

Apprenticeship Level: Year 11 Leavers

Level 1 or not given 20%

Level 3+ 47%

Level 2 33% Conclusion

• Since 2010, over 40,000 students have benefited from a UTC education.

• As economies adjust to the ‘new normal’ following the Covid-19 crisis, UTCs have become even more relevant in building the skills and capabilities this country needs.

• The combination of an academic and technical curriculum; the involvement of employers and a university to shape the curriculum and develop employability skills; and a clear focus on the right destination for each student (as well as examination outcomes) sets UTCs apart from mainstream schools.

• UTCs now show an enviable five-year track record in their student leaver destinations (irrespective of their background): low NEETs, very high university starts in STEM subjects, and superior apprenticeship starts (especially at higher and degree levels) when compared with all other education providers.

20th May 2021