Working With Industry

Working with industry

We work with a network of local industry partners to design a learning programme which covers not only the core curriculum of English, Maths, and Sciences, but also sought-after technical qualifications taught by specialist staff with industry standard equipment.

Our Partners

The UTC programme has a strong emphasis on employer engagement, including real-life project-based learning, which engages students and develops their personal attributes. On leaving our UTC, students have already established connections with local employers, have applied practical skills through project-based learning and are used to working in a professional environment.

This makes them highly employable and sets them up for a broad choice of pathways at 18 – whether that’s going to university, higher and degree apprenticeships, or directly into a career. The impressive track record of student destinations after leaving UTCs is testament to the quality of this distinctive educational experience.

HOW OUR EMPLOYERS SUPPORT US

Work placements – these can range from a single one-week placement for an individual student, to placements for teams of students that work on a project for an extended period. This also provides the employer with the opportunity to identify potential recruits.
Challenges – these can be run for a single day, to a whole term. The employer is tasked with writing a brief relevant to the skills and abilities of the student cohort. The employer works with a teacher to define the project scope, before producing a brief that enables the students to work in teams to create a solution to the challenge.

Curriculum projects – very similar to the challenge concept, the curriculum project is linked to the learning pathway of a class (or classes) of students.
Mentoring – employer representatives can support our structured mentoring programme aiding students in development in better understanding the working world, and what they need to do to prepare for a career.
Employability skills – running employability skills workshops and programmes. This can take the form of CV workshops, interview techniques, mock assessments, and team working exercises.

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UTC Heathrow
Potter Street
Northwood
HA6 1QG

Telephone:  01923 602 130
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Key contacts

General Enquiries: Info@heathrow-utc.org

Admissions: admissions@heathrow-utc.org

Student Absence: attendance@heathrow-utc.org

Headteacher: Jasmit Kallah (Jasmit.kallah@heathrow-utc.org)

Deputy Head: Ian Wilkins (Ian.Wilkins@heathrow-utc.org)

Assistant Head & DSL (Michelle.Reeves@heathrow-utc.org)

Pastoral Support Manager & DDSL: Sarah Carey (Sarah.Carey@heathrow-utc.org)

SENDCO: Anita Nayyar (Anita.nayyar@heathrow-utc.org)

FIND US

We are within walking distance from Northwood Hills Tube station on the Metropolitan line, and the area is well served by local buses on Pinner Road and Joel Street.

Please note, as part of our Green Travel Plan, we do not allow our older students to bring cars to the UTC.

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