A University Technical College (UTC)  is new type of school for 14 to 19 years.  Sponsored by local employers it will provide specialist scientific and healthcare education with traditional GCSES, BTECs and A-Levels.  Life Sciences in the Liverpool City Region is a growing sector with specific skills requirements.  The UTC will help young people to develop sector specifics skills and qualifications that will help them to secure a career in this sector.

How is a UTC different?

• The school day typically runs from 8:30am to 5pm
• There are 40 weeks in a school year
• This adds a whole extra year of instruction for every two years a student is in the UTC
• Extra-curricular activities are compulsory
• There is a broad general curriculum, and the core subjects of English, Maths and Science are taught through highly demanding technical projects
• Pre 16 students will spend 60% of their time on academic subjects and 40% on technical ones.
• Post 16 the percentage is reversed with 40% academic teaching, 60% technical
• The curriculum content is determined and shaped through the partnership of employers and universities
• Experience of work is a central element of the curriculum

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