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Engineering student, Solomon Maragh, selected to represent Jamaica in Canoe Slalom Championships
UTC Sheffield City Centre Engineering student, Solomon Maragh, has been selected to represent Jamaica in the ICF Pan-American Canoe Slalom Championships, as their first Canoe Slalom athlete, in Rio de Janeiro in April 2020. The competition is one of the most spectacular water sports, which demands skill, stamina and courage. The aim is to run […]
Future Engineers take part in skills day at AMRC Training Centre
A group of Sheffield students have been shown what it takes to become an engineer in a manufacturing camp run by the University of Sheffield AMRC Training Centre. Thirty teenagers, who are each studying engineering at UTC Sheffield City Centre, took part in the week-long course which introduced them to life as an apprentice engineer […]
Team UTC Sheffield on the road to Shanghai skills ‘Olympics’
A UTC Sheffield team has got through to the next stage of a global competition after being selected for the WorldSkills Squad UK. Brad Ellison, Paul Hayter, and Kamil Zmich, are among 137 apprentices and students from across the country who have been chosen for the team after winning competitions at WorldSkills UK. All three […]
WorldSkills medals win for Team UTC Sheffield
UTC Sheffield has brought home two medals from the prestigious WorldSkills UK. WorldSkills UK showcases technical education to inspire more young people to choose vocational careers. Held at Birmingham NEC from November 21st to 23rd, the event attracted 500 competitors from colleges, universities and industry and involved 70 different skills categories. This year, four alumni […]
UTC Sheffield City Centre students achieve strong GCSE and technical results
UTC Sheffield City Centre celebrate high technical and academic results
UTC Sheffield City Centre students are celebrating a strong set of technical and A Level results, achieving very high pass rates in both types of qualifications. The UTC – which is Ofsted graded ‘good’ – is a technical school for 13 to 19-year-olds based on Matilda Street in Sheffield. Students complete academic as well as […]
UTC students become producers at Sheffield Hallam University film school
Four Year 12 students from UTC Sheffield have taken part in a three-day film school hosted at Sheffield Hallam University. The UTC students, who are all studying Creative & Digital Media (CDM), joined 15 other students from six schools across South Yorkshire to put their media skills to the test. Over the three days, the […]
UTC students take part in national STEM competition to celebrate International Women in Engineering Day
Twelve Year 10 students from UTC Sheffield attended an engineering competition hosted by Amey ahead of International Women in Engineering Day. Amey are a leading supplier of consulting and infrastructure support services both in the UK and internationally. Their many different areas include engineering, facilities management, utilities, transport, environmental services, defence and justice. The event […]
UTC students engage in engineering extravaganza: Get up to Speed with STEM
UTC Sheffield City Centre Year 9 students joined over 2000 young people from South Yorkshire for the inspiring Get up to Speed STEM careers event at Magna Science Adventure Centre. The annual occasion, which is now in its ninth year, saw over 90 exhibitors, attractions and activities, including an interactive stand hosted by the UTC, […]
Creative and Digital Media students visit Hallam FM
Year 10 Creative and Digital Media students have enjoyed a fantastic opportunity to visit leading Sheffield based radio station, Hallam FM. The 32 students, who visited Hallam FM on Friday 1st March, were split up into six groups where they put their creativity to the test. They were given briefs for various companies such as […]
Trendsetters: Meet Young Sheffield Engineer Hannah Frost
Twenty-year-old Hannah Frost is a graduate of UTC Sheffield and now works as an apprentice technician at global engineering company Arup. Hannah started at Arup in August 2017, straight after leaving the UTC, and is now progressing towards a degree apprenticeship. We met Hannah in Arup’s smart Sheffield office overlooking the city. What is your […]
Industry Partner Events a Success for City UTC
South Yorkshire teenagers gathered at two UTC open events to learn about the latest opportunities in engineering. During November and December our UTC Sheffield City Centre campus held two collaborative events with two of our industry partners, aiming to help prospective students understand some of the exciting opportunities available within engineering. The first event was […]