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UTC Derby Pride Park Y12 Prospectus
UTC Derby
Pride Park
Y12 Prospectus
2021/2022
UTC Derby Pride Park Y12 Prospectus
Do you want
    more than just
    qualifications?
    We offer Post 16 students with a passion
    for science and technology personalised
    learning in a professional environment with
    proven pathways into sought-after university
    courses, employment and apprenticeships.

                 University Technical Colleges (UTCs) are government-
                 funded science and technology academies
                 developed with employers and universities to
                 focus on the skills the UK needs for the future.

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Introduction
From Lee Kirkwood, Associate Principal
Welcome to UTC Derby Pride Park! We are a purpose-built
13-19 specialist academy located on Pride Park in Derby, a
focal point for business and industry. Our innovative, careers-focused school is home
to our Engineering specialism and Derbyshire’s Health and Life Sciences Academy.

Students in Year 12 and Year 13    Our unique combination              very best preparation for high
can study different combinations   of technical and academic           quality careers, working with top
of A Levels and technical          curriculum is complemented by       employers, including Alstom,
qualifcations for exciting         a rich personal development         Rolls-Royce, and Toyota, as well
pathways in:                       programme and extensive             as NHS Foundation Trusts, Joined
                                   employer engagement to help         Up Care Derbyshire and Derby
• Engineering                      each student develop to their       City Council. The University of
• Health & Life Sciences           full potential. Our success is      Derby and our employer partners
                                   measured in the great results and   are represented on the governing
                                   destinations that our students      body and work closely with the
                                   achieve.                            UTC and the students to develop
                                                                       their employability skills and
                                   All of our Year 11 graduates        provide work placements.
                                   progress on to further studies,
                                   apprenticeships or employment,      For students who want more than
                                   with most choosing to stay on at    just qualifcations, we provide an
                                   the UTC for Post 16 studies. Our    all-round education focused on
                                   Year 13 graduates have secured      future progression. I look forward
                                   competitive university places,      to meeting you at one of our
                                   as well as sought-after higher      events – whether virtual or at the
                                   or degree apprenticeships and       UTC – and to sharing with you
                                   employment.                         the great opportunities that UTC
                                                                       Derby Pride Park provides at Key
                                   We bring education and              Stage 5.
                                   business together in a way
                                   that gives our students the

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Joining a Leading
                                               UTC Academy Trust
                                               UTC Derby Pride Park is now part of The Sheffeld
                                               UTC Academy Trust, which is at the forefront of UTC
                                               developments across England.
                                               The Sheffeld UTC Academy Trust already runs two UTCs graded Ofsted ‘Good’. The
                                               frst was opened in 2013, one of the frst UTCs to open in the country, offering two
                                               technical specialisms, Engineering and Advanced Manufacturing and Creative Digital
                                               Media. Given the strong recruitment and positive progress of students at this frst UTC,
                                               a second UTC was opened in Sheffeld in September 2016 offering three additional
                                               technical specialisms, Health Sciences, Sport Science and Computing to develop young
                                               people for jobs in the growing health tech sector. Both Sheffeld UTCs offer Year 9 and
                                               Year 12 places and recruitment has been strong.

    Welcome from Nick Crew, Executive Principal
    A big vision lies at the heart of The Sheffeld UTC Academy Trust to develop the next
    generation of Britain’s engineers, designers, technicians and scientists, who together will
    help to solve the global challenges that lie ahead of us and revive a strong economy.

    These highly skilled young people will be the innovators and enterprising employees of
    tomorrow, helping to create new industries and providing much-needed talent for existing
    businesses and public services in this region and beyond.

                       Further information about The Sheffeld UTC Academy
                     Trust can be found on the website at utcsheffield.org.uk
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Top Reasons
   for choosing UTC Derby Pride Park

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       Breadth and                               Extensive personal
       depth of employer                         development
       engagement                                programme focused
                                                 on professional skills

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       State-of-the-art

                                         5
       facilities                                Expert teaching
                                                 in specialist classes

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       A pipeline for

                                         6
       competitive                               Professional, mature
       apprenticeships                           learning environment
       and study courses

“Working so closely with companies such as
Rolls-Royce, Toyota and Alstom has allowed us       Our higher education partners
to develop relationships and work with people       We are extremely proud to work with two
in industry which has really prepared us for        outstanding university partners, our key sponsor
life after the UTC. The employer experiences        Sheffeld Hallam University, and our regional
have changed the way I see work. It’s no            partner the University of Derby. We beneft from the
longer something I have to do, but something I      technical knowledge of their academic experts and
want to do in my area.” Year 13 graduate            access to their facilities for UTC students.

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Employer-Led
                                                                         Learning
                                                                         Working with employers and universities is
                                                                         at the heart of everything we do at the UTC,
                                                                         providing students with real-life problem-solving
                                                                         challenges, mentoring and work experience.

    Curriculum                                                             Placements
    You will participate in projects related to the world of work that     Work experience at the UTC is all about matching your interests
    have been designed by our employer and university partners             with specifc employer and project opportunities, so that you
    in collaboration with our expert teaching staff, as well as            gain a real insight into what it is like to work in the sector.
    beneftting from master classes and feedback on your work

                                                                           Trips and Tours
    from top professionals.

    Mentoring                                                              You will visit a wide range of employer premises, including high
                                                                           profle companies and organisations, as well as participate in
    The chance to meet regularly with employers relevant to your           national competitions and events.
    interests and career aspirations is a key part of how the UTC
    will build your confdence and skills.

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Industry
Standard
Facilities
Preparing students for                                 State-of-the-art facilities
the workplace                                          include:
                                                       ˜ Engineering workshop that has the latest
Our Engineering facilities were designed with Rolls-
                                                         in CAD machines, together with milling
Royce and Toyota to ensure that the machinery in our
workshops is of equivalent standard to the equipment     machines, lathes and welding bays.
they use with their apprentices.                       ˜ High-spec prototyping facilities with eight
                                                         3D printers, routers and laser cutters for
We have now introduced a new Healthcare suite,
                                                         producing things designed by the students,
developed in discussion with our partners at the
University of Derby, the NHS and Joined Up Care
                                                         linked to manufacture, design and product
Derbyshire.                                              prototyping.
                                                       ˜ Computer Aided Design (CAD) suite with 21
                                                         specialist PCs.
                                                       ˜ Five Science laboratories with a large
                                                         preparation room for practical teaching
                                                       ˜ Specialist laboratory rooms supporting
                                                         Biology, Chemistry and Physics.
                                                       ˜ Healthcare suite with a hospital ward set
                                                         up complete with scrub suits, computerised
                                                         mannequin, observation machines and
                                                         simulation equipment.
                                                       ˜ Opportunities to visit and use University of
                                                         Derby and NHS training facilities relating to
                                                         Life Science and Health Science specialist
                                                         areas.

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Destinations,
    Destinations,
    Destinations
    The culture of the UTC is all
    about destinations – we
    focus on where students are
    going, not just on grades.

      Sample of ourYear13 destinations:                                        100%
      • Adult Nursing at De    • Engineering at        • Mechanical            of our Year 13
        Montfort University      University of Derby     Engineering at
      • Aerospace              • Machine                 Sheffeld Hallam       students go
        Technology at            Engineering             University
        Coventry University      Apprenticeship        • Mechanical            on to a positive
      • Chemistry at
        University of
                                 with Rolls-Royce
                               • Marketing at
                                                         Engineering at
                                                         University of Derby   destination
        Liverpool
      • Chemistry with
                                 Nottingham
                                 Trent University
                                                       • Mechatronics at De
                                                         Montfort University
                                                                               including
        Drug Discovery at
        University of Bath
                               • Mathematics at
                                 Coventry University
                                                       • Motorsport
                                                         Engineering at
                                                                               university,
      • Civil Engineering at
        Coventry University
                               • Mechanical
                                 Engineering at De
                                                         University of Derby
                                                       • Space Engineering
                                                                               higher and
      • Computer Games           Montfort University     Programme at          degree
        Programming at                                   the National
        University of Derby                              Space Academy         apprenticeships
                                                                               or employment.

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Kieran Vickers                                  Caitlin Ault
Distinction Merit Merit in Engineering
                                                A* in English, A in Chemistry and C in
technical qualifcations
                                                Physics at A Level
Destination: Aerospace Technology
                                                Destination: Chemistry at University of
University of Coventry
                                                Liverpool
“I moved to the UTC because it was more
specialised in terms of Engineering and         “I was quite shy at my previous school,
offered a more practical course. Even           but when I came to the UTC I experienced
though my old school offered Engineering,       a sense of community and the smaller
they didn’t have the same level of facilities   classes meant I grew in confdence.”
or links with top employers like the UTC..”

                                                Ewan Carson
Mollie-Beth Harrison                            A in Chemistry, B in Physics and C in Maths
                                                at A Level
Biology, Chemistry and Physics at A Level
                                                Destination: Chemistry with Drug Discovery
Destination: Adult Nursing at De Montfort
                                                at University of Bath
University
                                                “I’ve developed soft skills alongside
“The UTC is a happy, friendly environment.
                                                my studies such as my confdence and
The opportunities to see industry and
                                                teamwork through working on industry
talk to different people are really good
                                                projects and in groups with my peers
and not something I’d have experienced
                                                on challenging projects. These skills will
at my previous school. It means you can
                                                help me when I go to university and have
think about what you want to do and hear
                                                prepared me for life beyond the UTC.”
about other people’s roles within industry
frst-hand.”

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UTC Derby Pride Park Y12 Prospectus
Student
                                           Experience
                                           We offer a mature, professional environment
                                           where you will be treated as an adult. In
                                           Post 16, you have the option to wear your
                                           own personal business dress, rather than
                                           the standard business dress that younger
                                           students wear.
                                           You will enjoy the freedoms of being in Post 16, with more
     “I enjoyed taking part in the Field
                                           emphasis on developing your independent learning capabilities
     Gun competition with the Navy         ready for university or the workplace.
     and have had opportunities to link
     my studies with top employers.        It’s not all study – we also offer a wide range of enrichment
     One unit I studied linked with        activities to help you build your personal skills and give you
                                           material for your CV ready for UCAS and job or apprenticeship
     Toyota and they briefed us with       applications.
     designing a system that would
     enable the 16 valves to be ftted      Each year we review the programme of activities to ensure that
     that could be used within a           it offers a selection of options our current student base will
                                           enjoy as well as gain from. Sample activities include:
     production system. That is an
     experience I wouldn’t have had at     • Art                          •   Film club
     my old school.” Year 13 graduate      • Board games                  •   Newsletter
                                           • CANSAT                       •   Royal Navy Challenge
                                           • Chess                        •   Royal Navy Junior
                                           • Drama (Production                Leaders Field Gun
                                             of Inspector Calls)              (which we won 2019)
                                           • F1 in schools

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Chesterfield
                                                                                                    39 minutes
                                                                                                    28 minutes

                                                                                                  Long Eaton

Transport Links                                                                                     20 minutes
                                                                                                    22 minutes

                                                                                                  Nottingham
Our high-tech building is located on Pride Park on the edge of                                      35 minutes
Derby city centre, just moments away from the main railway                                          36 minutes
                                                                                                    56 minutes
station. Fittingly as a centre of excellence for engineering, we
stand in the place that was once home to the city’s thriving railway                                Ripley
manufacturing industry.                                                                             21 minutes
Pride Park hosts Derby College, Derby Arena and the Pride Park Stadium, home ground of Derby        53 minutes
County FC, as well as a host of businesses.                                                         Stoke
The UTC is well served with transport links, with easy access by bus, rail and road. This means     50 minutes
that it is easy for students to attend from across the region.                                      59 minutes

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Core
     Curriculum
     Studying in Year 12 and Year 13 at UTC Derby Pride Park is focused and
     personal. You will join others who are passionate about their subjects and
     learn with expert teachers in specialist classes.
     The emphasis is very much on developing all-round professionalism so you will spend time outside the
     classroom working with employers and engaging in our nationally recognised personal development
     curriculum, Global Cultural Learning.

     Our network of employer partners will ensure that you leave the UTC well connected with an exceptional
     awareness of how to succeed in your chosen feld.

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Flexible routes
We offer a variety of study options dependent on your interests and ambitions.
The BTEC qualifcations for our two specialist pathways in Engineering and Health & Life Sciences come
in different sizes – Extended Certifcate, Foundation Diploma, Diploma and Extended Diploma. All Level 3
BTEC awards gain UCAS points providing a strong base for progression to university. You can combine BTEC
qualifcations with A Levels in different ways to achieve your preferred route – university or apprenticeships
– or you can keep your options open for both.

   Route 1                       Technical Certifcate /                                                A Level choices
   Core Technical and            Extended Certifcate          + 2 or 3 A Levels                        to complement
   A level pathway               (= 0.5/1 A Level)                                                     your pathway
                                                                                                       in Engineering
   Route 2                       Foundation Diploma                                                    or Health & Life
                                                              + 2 or 3 A Levels
   Combined                      (= 1.5 A Levels)                                                      Sciences include:

                                                              + Core Maths + an
                                                                                                       ˜ English Language
   Route 3                       Diploma
                                                              Extended Project                         ˜ Maths
   Technical                     (= 2 A Levels)
                                                              Qualifcation (EPQ)                       ˜ Further Maths
                                                                                                         (potentially)
   Route 4                                                    + Extended
                                                                                                       ˜ Biology
                                 Extended Certifcate                                                   ˜ Chemistry
   Applied Science               Applied Science
                                                              Certifcate
   specialist pathway                                         + 1 or 2 A Levels                        ˜ Physics
                                                                                                       ˜ Level 3 Core Maths
                                                                                                       ˜ Level 3 Extended
   Route 5                       Extended Diploma             + Applied Science
                                                                                                         Project (potentially)
   Vocational                    (= 3 A Levels)               or 1 A Level

Ask us about our one-year technical foundation course. Build your skills,
broaden your experience, and progress onto a Level 3 qualification.

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Specialising in
     Engineering
                      If you like to get to the bottom of how things work, solve
                      problems, invent and make, Engineering is for you. You could
                      be helping to design and construct visionary buildings,
                      developing the latest green technology to save the planet,
                      or inventing new medical devices to improve healthcare.
                      Engineering is a combination of science and maths used to solve real-life problems.
                      There are lots of different types of engineers who work in all sorts of places -
                      offces, laboratories, hospitals, hi-tech manufacturing, to name a few.

                      The Engineering specialism at UTC Derby Pride Park will provide you with the
                      knowledge and skills to work across this diverse and growing sector. You will learn
                      in state-of-the-art facilities, high-spec prototyping workshops and sophisticated
                      machine suites – working on challenges set by employers that will stretch you and
                      build your industry skills.

     Find out more:
     utcderby.org.uk/engineering
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Employer-led projects
You might be working with Rolls-Royce to develop your
practical skills, or with Toyota investigating different
manufacturing methods.

Or perhaps you will work with the Royal Navy in their
Junior Field Gun competition, or learn how to develop a
product to meet a specifcation with Alstom.

     Derby and its surrounding area has
     a global reputation for transport
     equipment manufacturing. This
     strength is built on over175 years of
     innovation and manufacturing expertise.
     The sector covers the production
     of aerospace, automotive and rail
     transport vehicles and employs over
     20,000 people.
     The Institute for Innovation in
     Sustainable Engineering is based at                   At KS5, you will study Level 3
     the University of Derby to support                    BTEC in Engineering alongside
     advanced manufacturing businesses                     courses including A Levels
     and engineering companies in the region.
                                                           See full curriculum details
                                                           on pages 12 and 13.

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These are some of
                                                  the employers you
                                                  will be working with:

     Our students go on to some
     of the best universities
     in the country.
     Past students have gone to destinations
     such as University of Leeds, University of
     Nottingham, University of York – as well
     as highly sought-after apprenticeships
     with companies like Alstom, Rolls-Royce
     and SNC Lavalin.

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Amandip
                                  engineering because you can           the opportunity to try out several
                                  go from designing something to        departments which has been a
                                  creating it and seeing your end       great insight into the company.”

Phagura                           product. It’s very rewarding. At
                                  the UTC we covered processes
                                  like milling, welding and turning,
                                                                        Amandip and other staff from
                                                                        Rolls-Royce are currently working
Engineering                       and I was able to put that on         with the Year 11 students at
                                                                        the UTC on an employer project.
                                  my applications for higher
Alumnus                           education.”                           The students are designing and
                                                                        developing a piston system for an
Amandip joined the UTC            After completing his A Levels,        engine.
                                  Amandip was accepted
in Year 12 to study an            onto an Engineering Higher            “At the UTC I had access to
Extended Diploma in               Apprenticeship with Rolls-Royce       industry standard facilities, and
                                                                        we focused on real-life projects
Engineering.                      and continues to work with them.
                                                                        and manufacturing. Being
“I’m originally from Derby so     “I work at Rolls-Royce, specifcally   equipped with this knowledge
I have seen the impact that       within the service department,        gave me a better understanding
engineering has had on the city   and I’m really enjoying my time       of how things are produced in
and that’s always influenced me.   there. I currently work in the        industry and helped me get to
Having a focus on engineering     MEM (Management of Engine             where I am today. It is great
isn’t the norm in other schools   Maintenance) team which means         to be able to see the students
so I moved to the UTC to study    I help to develop initiatives to      developing their skills and now
in Year 12 because it does        save money on maintenance.            I am the one helping them and
something different. I enjoy      The apprenticeship has given me       working with them.”

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Are you curious about how the living
                                                                                   world works? How humans, animals
                                                                                   and plants are made up and how
                                                                                   they function? Do you want to solve
                                                                                   problems, be involved in caring and
                                                                                   help make a difference? You could enjoy
                                                                                   studying at Derbyshire’s Health and
                                                                                   Life Sciences Academy at UTC Derby.

     The Derbyshire Health & Life Sciences Academy will provide you with the knowledge and skills
     to work across numerous areas of health and social care as well as the bioscience sector which
     develops biological solutions to help improve life for humans, animals and the environment.
     Our tutors have a mixture of experience in areas including nursing, apprenticeship recruitment for the NHS and voluntary health
     roles, alongside teaching. They also have an interest in fnding and supporting alternative routes into healthcare careers.

     As a specialist science and technology centre, we help students to develop the kind of technical and scientifc
     skills which the healthcare sector increasingly needs alongside personal skills such as caring, communication
     and teamwork. We are proud of the close links we have with the University of Derby, the NHS and Joined
     Up Care Derbyshire, which lets us prepare our students for employment and university study.

     Our Health Suite enables students to take part in simulation activities and for students to work and practice on medical
     grade equipment that they would come across in many health sector roles. Students learn about life saving intervention,
     initial patient care and bedside manner. The Health Suite allows for students to roleplay scenarios in a care setting.

     Find out more:
     utcderby.org.uk/academy
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Jobs in the Health
                                                         & Life Sciences
                                                         sector include:
                                                         ˜   Nurse
                                                         ˜   Speech Therapist
                                                         ˜   Social Worker
                                                         ˜   Clinical Researcher
                                                         ˜   Paramedic
                                                         ˜   Physiotherapist
At KS5, Year 12 students study Level 3 BTEC in Applied   ˜   Biotechnologist
Science alongside their A Level choices. We will be      ˜   Midwife
offering students voluntary work/work experience
within the field alongside their studies, whether
                                                         ˜   Psychologist
virtually or in person.                                  ˜   Dietician
See full curriculum details on pages 12 and 13.

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Working with Employers
     The Derbyshire Health & Life Sciences Academy at
     the UTC has been developed with the NHS, Joined Up
     Care Derbyshire and the University of Derby and will be
     supported by a wide range of professionals working in the
     field as the Academy develops.
     Derby and the surrounding area is part of the third largest centre of expertise for
     medical technologies in the UK. Together with Nottingham, the area is home to
     over 200 medical technology frms including some of the largest Health & Life
     Sciences businesses such as Walgreens Boots Alliance and Pennine Healthcare.

     You could be part of this growing sector!

     As well as these large businesses, the area also features two of the biggest
     business support centres for bioscience businesses, MediCity Nottingham and
     BioCity Nottingham. BioCity Nottingham site was expanded in 2017 with the
     opening of the £30million BioCity Discovery building. It is estimated this new
     building will create up to 700 Life Sciences jobs over the next 30 years.

     “I decided I wanted to go into the NHS and help
     people. This pandemic has enforced that I want to do
     something more meaningful with my life and help
     people, and I’ve always really enjoyed Biology.”
     Year 13 graduate now studying Adult Nursing

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Employer-led
projects
We work on exciting projects alongside our
employer partners. Currently our Health
and Life Sciences students are working
virtually with the University of Derby student
volunteers who act as patients or care users
for our students to roleplay and develop their
communication practices.

We are also working with the University of
Derby to ensure in the future every student is
linked to a student mentor at the University
who is studying a related course.

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Pathways
     We want to ensure that you are equipped for a fulfilling and rewarding career, whether you
     progress onto an apprenticeship, into university, or directly into employment.

     At every stage, you will have access to independent advice      This is combined with work experience in both Year 12 and
     and guidance as well as tutor and mentor support to help you    Year 13, extensive opportunities to meet with employers
     choose the right option for you.                                and work on industry projects, to assist students in making
                                                                     informed decisions. As a result, we have a track record of
     Our dedicated careers advisers work with students to ensure     100% of students progressing successfully onto further
     they make the most appropriate choices for their post-18        studies, apprenticeships and employment.
     pathway. The UTC places great emphasis on professional
     Careers Education, Information, Advice and Guidance (CEIAG)
     for all students.

                                        University
                                      Foundation degree
                                    Undergraduate degree
                                                                     Well paid job
                                       Master’s degree
        UTC Derby                                                   in Engineering,
        Pride Park                                                      Health &
           KS5                            College                     Social Care,                   Those work
         Years 12 & 13                  Higher National
           A Levels &
                                                                      Biosciences                    placements that the
                                    Certifcates & Diplomas
           Technical                                                   or another                    staff at UTC worked
                                     Foundation Degrees
        Qualifcations in                                              science and                    hard to secure for me
        STEM specialist                                                                              really allowed me to
           pathways                                                   technology                     network and make
                                   Higher & Degree                  related sector                   connections that I still
                                   Apprenticeships
                                                                                                     have today.”
                                   Entry with A Levels and/
                                  or Technical Qualifcations                                         Abdul, now at the National
                                                                                                     Space Academy

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Apply Today
We offer a range of taster events
and talks for both parents/
carers and potential students.
Please come along and meet
with our Associate Principal,
Lee Kirkwood, and find out more
about UTC Derby Pride Park.
Full details of these events
are available on our website:
www.utcderby.org.uk/events

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UTC Derby Pride Park is part of
     The Shefeld UTC Academy Trust

     The Trust has a clear vision to prepare
     our students for high quality careers in
     major growth areas of the UK and global
     economies – Engineering & Advanced
     Manufacturing, Creative & Digital
     Industries, Computing, Health and Sport
     Sciences and Health & Life Sciences. We
     provide a rounded education to develop
     the professional, personal and technical
     skills that employers want.

     All of our students achieve a set of
     qualifcations endorsed by both our
     university and employer partners, enabling
     them to progress to top universities as well

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