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AldridgeUTC@MediaCityUK is a
University Technical College A university technical college (UTC) is a type of specialist secondary school in England that is led by a sponsor university and has close ties to local business and industry. These university and industry partners support the curriculum developm ...
for students aged 14–18 (Key Stage 4 and 5) at
MediaCityUK MediaCityUK is a mixed-use property development on the banks of the Manchester Ship Canal in Salford, Greater Manchester, England. The project was developed by Peel Media; its principal tenants are media organisations and the Quayside MediaCi ...
Salford Quays, England. The college specialise in creative and digital courses. The UTC opened in September 2015 by BBC Director-General Tony Hall and BBC Presenter Chelsee Jade Healey and Lisa Riley and Founding Principal Ms Anne Casey. The UTC joined the
Aldridge Foundation The Aldridge Foundation is a British educational charity which focusses on creating social change and community regeneration opportunities through enterprise and entrepreneurship, to help young people to reach their potential and improve their co ...
Multi Academy Trust in September 2018.


Sponsors

The three key sponsors of the UTC are The Aldridge Foundation,
The Lowry The Lowry is a theatre and gallery complex at Salford Quays, Salford, Greater Manchester, England. It is named after the early 20th-century painter L. S. Lowry, known for his paintings of industrial scenes in North West England. The complex ope ...
and the
University of Salford , caption = Coat of ArmsUniversity of Salford , mottoeng = "Let us seek higher things" , established = 1850 - Pendleton Mechanics Institute 1896 – Royal Technical Institute, Salford 1967 – gained ...
.


Admissions

Applications to join this September are open now on the website. Places are limited in both Year 10 and Year 12. UTC@MediaCityUK opened with a total of 310 student places starting in Years 10 and 12. Due to being a state funded school there are no admission fees or entry examination. Their catchment area varies from Salford (Zone A) all the way to Tameside (Zone C).


Curriculum

Students choose one of three pathway specialisms at Key Stage 4: Pathway 1) TV and Film Production, Pathway 2) Interactive Media and Gaming or Pathway 3) Digital Design. All students in Key Stage 4 study GCSE English Language & Literature, GCSE Maths and GCSE Combined or Triple Science. Extra options are available from either GCSE Photography, GCSE Graphics, GCSE History, GCSE Computer Science, BTEC Media Studies or BTEC Digital Information Technology. At Key Stage 5 students choose one of three pathway specialisms: Pathway 1) TV and Film Production, Pathway 2) Interactive Media and Gaming or Pathway 3) Digital Design. The pathway can be taken as a Triple or Double and paired with an A-Level in either Photography, Graphics, Media Studies or History. The UTC specialises in digital and creative content, with employer partners playing a key role in the curriculum of the UTC by setting real life work experience projects. Through the projects, students study toward Level 2 and 3 qualifications.


Governing Body

The governors are: * Chair: Brent Thomas (Interim) * Chenayi Mutambasere * Colin Grand * John McCarthy * Nigel Howe * Julia Fawcett OBE * Jane Wood-Greaves - Staff Governor * Nicky Hill - Staff Governor * Vivien Chasey - Parent Governor * Eloise Edwards - Parent Governor * Rhyse Cathcart - parent governor


Standards

A 2018 Ofsted inspection found that the UTC "requires improvement". Since joining the Multi Academy Trust there has not been an Ofsted Inspection.Ofsted https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/23/142010


References

{{DEFAULTSORT:UTC at MediaCityUK University Technical Colleges Secondary schools in Salford Educational institutions established in 2015 2015 establishments in England