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UTC Derby Pride Parks students celebrate GCSE technical and academic results
UTC Derby Pride Park students are celebrating their GCSE and technical results. Students who study with us complete technical qualifications in engineering or health and life sciences as well as… Read more
Students at UTC Derby Pride Park celebrate technical and A Level success
Our are celebrating a strong set of technical and academic results. At our technical school on Locomotive Way, Pride Park, students complete technical qualifications in engineering or health and life… Read more
Students are celebrating our best ever GCSE and technical results
UTC Derby Pride Park students are celebrating the best ever GCSE and technical results. Students have completed technical qualifications in engineering or health and life sciences as well as GCSEs… Read more
Students at UTC celebrate technical and A Level success
Students at UTC are celebrating a strong set of technical and academic results. Students have completed technical qualifications in engineering or health and life sciences as well as A Levels.… Read more
Students win Royal Navy Engineering Challenge
Young engineers at UTC Derby Pride Park have won a national skills competition. The Royal Navy Engineering Challenge 2022 aims to inspire young people to engage further with science, technology,… Read more
UTC Derby Pride Park is crowned a winner in the Derbyshire Business Awards
UTC Derby Pride Park has been crowned a winner in the Derbyshire Business Awards. The technical school won the Education and Business Partnership Award category, which recognises schools, colleges and… Read more
Health & Life Sciences Students Practice Resuscitation Techniques at the University of Derby
At the start of term our Year 9 Health & Life Sciences students visited the School of Nursing and Midwifery at the University of Derby. During the day the students… Read more
UTC Derby Pride Park students celebrate best ever GCSE results
UTC Derby Pride Park students are celebrating the technical school’s best ever GCSE results. At the UTC for 13 to 19-year-olds on Locomotive Way, students complete GCSEs and technical qualifications… Read more
UTC Derby Pride Park’s Class of 2022 celebrate technical and academic success
UTC Derby Pride Park students are celebrating moving onto top universities and employers after receiving their academic and technical results. At the technical school for 13 to 19-year-olds on Locomotive… Read more
New Principal appointed at UTC Derby Pride Park
A new Principal has been appointed at UTC Derby Pride Park. Lee Kirkwood initially joined the University Technical College (UTC) on Locomotive Way, Pride Park, as Vice Principal in 2019.… Read more
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,… Read more
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… Read more
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… Read more
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… Read more
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… Read more
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… Read more
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… Read more
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… Read more
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… Read more
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… Read more
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… Read more
UTC Derby community takes part in National Storytelling Week
As part of National Storytelling Week in February we set a challenge for people across our community, including students, parents and governors, to share their short stories with us for an… Read more
Engineering students take part in virtual energy challenge
Year 9 Engineering students studying Systems Control have been working virtually with Derby Museums on a project to design an energy saving device for use in the home as part… Read more
Engineers and Healthcare professionals of the future invited to UTC Derby Pride Park Showcase Event
UTC Derby Pride Park is running a virtual showcase event this month for young people interested in careers in engineering, healthcare, medicine and science. Young people, and their parents and… Read more