UTC Sheffield City Centre (known as UTC Sheffield from 2013 to 2016) 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 ...

(UTC) that opened in

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, England in September 2013. The site for the UTC was purchased by

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, with capital funding of £9.9 million awarded by the

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for new buildings. The sponsors of the UTC include

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and

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Description

UTC Sheffield opened in September 2013. The University Technical College (UTC) is funded by the Department for Education and co-sponsored by Sheffield Hallam University, The Sheffield College and Sheffield Chamber of Commerce and Industry. It is governed by the Sheffield UTC Academy Trust. It differs from a secondary school as it offers technical qualifications either in creative and digital media or advanced engineering and manufacturing, alongside GCSEs and A Levels. Pupils study their technical subject for a substantial proportion of the week. The college day is longer than in most secondary schools. There is a higher proportion of boys than girls. The proportion of disadvantaged students supported by

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funding, and pupils from minority ethnic backgrounds is average while the proportion of pupils who have

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or disability is well above average. In 2015, the UTC met the government's floor standards, which are the minimum expectations for pupils’ attainment and progress at GCSE. This article contains quotations from this source, which is available under th
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Admissions

UTC Sheffield City Centre had an initial intake of students aged 14 and 16 (academic years 10 and 12) in 2013, but has expanded to accommodate students aged 13 to 19. The primary catchment area of the UTC is the

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. Where the number of applications for admission to the UTC is greater than the number of places, a proportion of places are awarded to students from each district within the city region.

Curriculum

UTC Sheffield City Centre specialises in advanced engineering and manufacturing and creative and digital media. Pupils aged 14 to 16 study for a diploma in one of the specialised areas – either engineering and manufacturing, or creative and digital media. Pupils also study a core range of

GCSEs 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 ...

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students also choose between the two specialisms and take a diploma with at least two

A Levels 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 ...

. The choice of specialism determines the A Levels on offer to the student.

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