UTC Heathrow (formerly Heathrow Aviation Engineering UTC) 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 ...

located in Northwood, in the

London Borough of Hillingdon The London Borough of Hillingdon () is the largest and westernmost borough in West London, England. It was formed from the districts of Hayes and Harlington, Ruislip-Northwood, Uxbridge, and Yiewsley and West Drayton in the ceremonial county ...

, England. It opened in September 2014 and is located next door to Northwood School.

History

It opened in 2014 and failed to submit adequate accounts. It was served with a notice to improve by the Education Funding Agency in August 2016, due to an "apparent loss of financial control". The school, trading under the former name, Heathrow Aviation Engineering UTC, was inspected by Ofsted in February 2017 and was judged to require improvement in every category.

Building

The 4,500sqm building cost £10 million. It has been designed with sustainable features such as solar panels, and

carbon emissions Greenhouse gas emissions from human activities strengthen the greenhouse effect, contributing to climate change. Most is carbon dioxide from burning fossil fuels: coal, oil, and natural gas. The largest emitters include coal in China and larg ...

are 25 per cent lower than required by building regulation. Special engineering workshops are provided for the aviation specialism.

Sponsors and partners

The UTC partner university is

Brunel University Brunel University London is a public research university located in the Uxbridge area of London, England. It was founded in 1966 and named after the Victorian engineer and pioneer of the Industrial Revolution, Isambard Kingdom Brunel. In June 1 ...

and the founding sponsors included

Heathrow Airport Heathrow Airport (), called ''London Airport'' until 1966 and now known as London Heathrow , is a major international airport in London, England. It is the largest of the six international airports in the London airport system (the others be ...

Fujitsu is a Japanese multinational information and communications technology equipment and services corporation, established in 1935 and headquartered in Tokyo. Fujitsu is the world's sixth-largest IT services provider by annual revenue, and the la ...

Peter Brett Associates Peter may refer to: People * List of people named Peter, a list of people and fictional characters with the given name * Peter (given name) ** Saint Peter (died 60s), apostle of Jesus, leader of the early Christian Church * Peter (surname), a sur ...

Royal Aeronautical Society The Royal Aeronautical Society, also known as the RAeS, is a British multi-disciplinary professional institution dedicated to the global aerospace community. Founded in 1866, it is the oldest aeronautical society in the world. Members, Fellows ...

, Aviation Skills Partnership and John Guest. The school is also part of the Activate Learning Education Trust.

Academics

The school offers these

GCSE The General Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSE) is an academic qualification in a particular subject, taken in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland. State schools in Scotland use the Scottish Qualifications Certificate instead. Private sc ...

s: Maths, English Language and Literature, three Sciences, Computer Science and Design Technology with a level 2 Cambridge IT, or EAL Cert Eng. Post 16, the following

A level The A-Level (Advanced Level) is a subject-based qualification conferred as part of the General Certificate of Education, as well as a school leaving qualification offered by the educational bodies in the United Kingdom and the educational aut ...

s are offered: Maths, Physics or Computer Science, offered in combination with an Engineering Extended Diploma, and IT Extended Diploma.

References

{{University technical colleges University Technical Colleges in London Secondary schools in the London Borough of Hillingdon Educational institutions established in 2014 2014 establishments in England Brunel University London