Medway University Technical College
Medway University Technical College
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| Established | 2015 |
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| Type | University Technical College |
| Principal | Dr Karon Buck |
| Location |
Southside Three Road Chatham ME4 4FQ Kent 51°23′50″N 0°32′55″E / 51.3973°N 0.5487°ECoordinates: 51°23′50″N 0°32′55″E / 51.3973°N 0.5487°E |
| DfE URN | 142081 Tables |
| Students | 600 (eventual) |
| Ages | 14–19 |
Medway UTC is a University Technical College in Chatham, Kent, England, which opened in September 2015 on a site between Pier Road and South Side Three Road.
Medway UTC was set up as a university technical college, so legally is a trust. It has seven trustees and a board of governors consisting of the trustees and five other governors appointed by the sponsors.
The UTC's sponsors include the University of Greenwich, MidKent College and BAE Systems. Students who successfully complete their education are guaranteed an interview and conditional offer at the University.
Other sponsors are Delphi Diesel Systems, BAM, Bouygues Construction, ECITB (Engineering Construction Industry Training Board), Royal School of Military Engineering, Kreston Reeves, Gainwell Futures and Medway Council.
Entry is at 14 for Key Stage 4 and at 16 for Key Stage 5.
The prospectus states that students study a broad and balanced curriculum in a building that has been designed and equipped to allow specialist study in Engineering, Construction & Design. The school operates an extended day, finishing at 5.30, which includes supervised study time.
At Key Stage 4, students study English, Maths and Science (Combined or Biology, Physics, Chemistry). Students select from the following options: Design & Technology – Resistant Materials, Design & Technology – Systems and Control, Computing, a Modern Foreign Language, Geography, History, Art & Design or Business Studies. These subjects are supplemented by a BTEC first diploma in Engineering, or Construction and the Built Environment.
Students aged 16–19 can study complimentary A Levels and specialise in Engineering or Construction.
This UTC is in a £12 million purpose built building, in the Chatham Waters development in the former Chatham Dockyard. Full planning consent was granted by Medway Council in July 2014, and Bowmer and Kirkland, the lead contractor started on site in September 2014, and the building was complete in September 2015. The conceit is that disaffected teenagers require a different type of school, one that is focused on a future career. The building is to be designed to look less like a school, and more like the world of work, and create a business-like environment. "The building is fully equipped with state of the art facilities to enable and enhance the ‘learning by doing’ approach, delivering the ‘engineering’ and ‘construction’ focus. The building which lacks basics such as interactive whiteboards, is fully ICT enabled to permit students to mirror industry practice, as well as enhancing their own learning.
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