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UTC Sheffield City Centre students’ joy at GCSE and technical results after rollercoaster year
UTC Sheffield City Centre students are celebrating after receiving their GCSE and technical qualification grades this week, following a second rollercoaster academic year. The technical school for 13 to 19-year-olds, on Matilda Street, offers two specialisms: engineering and advanced manufacturing and creative and digital media. At the UTC, which is backed by employers and is […]
Students successfully raise £200 for Sheffield Community Centre, St Wilfrid’s
We recently held our final non-business wear day of the academic year, where our students raised money for St Wilfrid’s Centre. The organisation is a community that supports vulnerable adults, by providing them with opportunities to improve their quality of life. Some of our Post-16 students previously helped one of their clients earlier in the […]
Our experience of the UTC – parent views from Lauranne and Gregg
Gregg and Lauranne, parents of Creative & Digital Media student, Ruby, talk about their experience of UTC Sheffield City Centre so far. Students join the UTC in Year 9 and also in Year 12. Ruby joined in September 2020 in Year 9. How did you find out about the UTC? One of our friends had […]
My experience of the UTC – a parent’s perspective with Faye
Faye is parent of Year 9 student Josephine who made the big decision to leave her previous school mid-year and join UTC Sheffield City Centre in January of this year, right at the start of third lockdown. Faye describes her experiences as a parent so far and her views on how Josephine is getting on… […]
Sheffield’s University Technical Colleges commended by Royalty as UK Business Heroes
Sheffield’s two University Technical Colleges have been commended by Royalty for their role in supporting the local community during the coronavirus pandemic. UTC Sheffield City Centre, Matilda Street, and UTC Sheffield Olympic Legacy Park, Old Hall Road, are among 19 organisations in the city that have been recognised in the UK Business Heroes awards. The […]
UTC Sheffield City Centre’s virtual open event for Year 12 applicants
Young people interested in careers in engineering and creative and digital media are invited to find out more at a UTC Sheffield City Centre virtual open event this month. A technical school for 13 to 19-year-olds, on Matilda Street, the UTC is Ofsted graded ‘good’ and offers students the opportunity to complete high level technical […]
Photography students relish hands-on workshops opportunities
The Creative and Digital Media curriculum at UTC Sheffield City Centre involves project-based working, using specialist equipment. This specialism provides students with a wide range of digital skills, from vision and design to marketing and communication. Y11 GCSE Photography students recently spent an afternoon of fun in the sun, exploring how shutter speed and aperture […]
UTC Sheffield students to benefit from £1.1 million engineering skills boost in national first
Teenagers at UTC Sheffield are set to be the first in the country to develop a new range of in demand high-level digital engineering skills, thanks to a £1.1 million funding boost. UTC Sheffield City Centre, on Matilda Street, has been successful with a skills capital bid to Sheffield City Region for the installation of […]
Creative and Digital Media Student excels in Technical Qualifications and looks forward to Journalism University Degree
UTC Sheffield City Centre student, Ellie Fish, is enthusiastic to pursue her Degree, after receiving excellent exam results. Why did you join the UTC? I moved here in Year 10 in 2016 as I wanted to study a creative subject and saw that the UTC offered this specialism. The course content stood out to me […]
Creative and Digital Media Student enthusiastic to continue studies at the UTC
UTC Sheffield City Centre student, Kirsten Naylor, is hopeful for her sixth form experience here in CDM and Photography. Why did you join the UTC? On the induction day before starting the UTC, we had to make a mini film and edit it using Adobe software, which gave us a taster of what the Creative […]
UTC Student looks forward to Materials Engineering Degree Apprenticeship after successful results
UTC Sheffield City Centre Engineering Student, Joseph Westnedge, excelled in his A-Level and Technical results and is excited for the next chapter in his studies. Why did you join the UTC? I joined in 2016 in Year 10 because the Engineering specialism looked exciting and I wanted to take on a challenge. I was keen […]
Engineering Student inspired to continue studies at the UTC in Engineering and Product Design
UTC Sheffield City Centre Student, Erin Hedges, loved studying her Engineering specialism and is keen to continue her studies in this subject. Why did you decide to move to the UTC? I wanted to study Engineering and the UTC looked like a good place for me to be able to work closely with organisations in […]