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UTC Derby Pride Park proud to be a part of the National Digital Skills for Health Project
UTC Derby Pride Park is proud to be a part of the National Digital Skills for Health Project which was officially launched in Sheffield in October 2021 and was attended, both in person and virtually, by staff from UTC Derby Pride Park. The Digital Skills for Health Project focuses on ensuring that students and staff […]
E4E Derby City Raising Aspirations Awards
The third annual E4E Derby City Aspirations Awards 2021 took place on December 2021 and was open to all Derby City Schools for Year groups 7-13. E4E work with local schools and business partners to build on celebrations of their successes enjoyed over the past two years. UTC Derby Pride Park were proud to have […]
UTC Derby Pride Park Open Morning
It was fantastic to be able to open our doors to prospective students and parents for our Open Morning. The event was attended by over 200 visitors, and we were also able to welcome many of our employer partners to support the event. Throughout the morning, students and parents were able to visit the different […]
Y13 Engineering students visit the University of Derby
Early in September The University of Derby hosted our Year 13 Engineering students for an introduction into Electronics to support their BTEC Course. Students attended the University during the morning and attended a lecture given by Dr. Uchenna Diala who is part of the College of Science and Engineering. The main aspects of the session […]
UTC Systems Control in Engineering – Network Rail Careers Visit
We were extremely happy to welcome Craig Melvin – Resourcing Business Partner at Network Rail to the UTC to talk to our Key Stage 4 Systems Control Students about various career opportunities at Network Rail. This is the beginning of further sessions that Network Rail and the UTC hope to develop in the future. The […]
Y9 Engineering students visit University of Derby for their first Employer Led Project
The University of Derby welcomed UTC Derby Pride Park Year 9 Engineering students to their campus on Markeaton Street to launch the students first Employer Led Project. Engineering students received an introduction to what Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering entails at the University of Derby alongside some information linked to Automotive Careers presented by Fei Shao, […]
UTC Derby Pride Park welcome our Year 9 students -Induction Day
It was fantastic to welcome our Year 9 students to UTC Derby Pride Park for their Induction day. During the day students met with their tutors, had a welcome presentation from our Associate Principal – Mr Lee Kirkwood and Executive Principal – Mr Nick Crew before spending the rest of the day in their Specialist […]
UTC Derby Pride Park welcomes our Y12 students – Induction Day
It was fantastic to welcome our Year 12 students to UTC Derby Pride Park on their Induction day. During the day students met their tutors, had a welcome presentation from our Associate Principal – Mr Lee Kirkwood and Executive Principal – Mr Nick Crew before spending the rest of the day in their Specialist Areas. […]
Health and Life Sciences students participate in practical workshop creating fake wounds
As a specialist science and technology centre, the UTC helps students to develop the kind of technical and scientific skills which the healthcare sector increasingly needs. Our Year 9 Health and Life Sciences students were recently involved in a practical workshop in one of their lessons at the UTC. They worked in the Health Suite […]
UTC students involved in the Midlands Maker Challenge visit the New Museum of Making
Engineering student, Henry Waring, and Health and Life Sciences student, Olivia Nikiel, recently visited the Museum of Making in Derby, with Miss Warburton, Curriculum Director of Engineering. The reason for the visit was to help the students involved in the Midlands Maker Challenge – an exciting programme for young people to learn more about the […]
UTC Derby students work with employers in Construction virtual work experience
Our Year 9 and Year 10 students recently took part in an exciting virtual work experience project ‘Design a home for everyone’. They worked alongside top employers in industry, including Class Of Your Own Limited and SCAPE. During this experience, students developed their independence and teamwork skills. Tasks included researching and designing an inclusive, modern […]
Royal Shakespeare Company brings the joy of theatre to the UTC
Year 9 and 10 students at the UTC enjoyed the fantastic opportunity to watch a pre-recorded production by the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) of Macbeth, one of their set texts for English Language, as part of the RSC Schools’ Broadcast Week, running 17th-21st May. The students were able to hear from the Head of Props […]