UTC Reading

Earlier this week, lucky year 12 students had the chance to visit Data Centre World at the Excel Centre. Part of the Tech Show, this event gives our students the chance to explore careers in the digital infrastructure industry.

Supported by mentors from the industry, they spent the day working on careers and curriculum tasks, getting 1:1 coaching and making connections in this fast growing industry. Some left with opportunities for work experience or ideas for apprenticeships, but all left with polished employability skills.

We're really proud of how they represented their school, and to see so many of them buzzing with excitement for their future careers.

Only a few days to go until one of our highlight trips of the year: a day of discovery, one to one coaching and a lot of fun at the biggest event in the digital infrastructure industry calendar, hosted at the Excel Centre in London.

Students have applied to attend, completed a tricky training course and will spend the day exploring career opportunities, finding real-world applications of their academic learning and benefiting from coaching from industry experts.

We can't wait!

We're all about Transforming Lives Through Learning in our school, and are really proud of our new programme, helping Reading students left without a sixth form place to continue their education.

Our 'Step into Sixth Form' students resit core GCSE's, plus a bespoke “wrap-around” package that captures the best of a UTC education; careers education, personal and professional development, and extensive employer engagement.

We're grateful for our partnership with Reading Council on this programme, and for the support and encouragement of Matt Rodda.

Read the full story here:

UTC Reading gives second chance to students left without Sixth Form places with ‘pioneering’ new programme UTC READING has announced that it has cut the number of people not in education, employment, or training (NEETs) by

A few late application places are still available to join us in September 2026. Book your place to meet us, explore our STEM-focused school and discover computer science and engineering excellence

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/utc-reading-meet-the-headteacher-multiple-dates-tickets-1980094647393?aff=oddtdtcreator

***APPLICATIONS CLOSING SOON***

Our STEM-focused school and sixth form is filling up fast for September 26, so get your applications in to us before it's too late.

If your child is in year 9 or year 11, loves STEM and wants a school with great academic outcomes and tons of genuinely high quality employer interactions, apply online here: https://www.utcreading.co.uk/key-information/apply-now/

Or contact us at [email protected] to book a visit

It was all about Location Location Location today at UTC Reading...and power, people, materials, servers and everything else you need to 'Build a Data Centre' in our first Challenge Day of the year.

Working in teams, our Year 10 and Year 12 students developed brilliant ideas which considered how to protect their building from earthquake and erupting volcanoes, where to site it to make the most of natural resources, and how to protect their data centre from cyber and physical attack.

Winners will be announced at the end of term after some tough judging decisions by our data centre industry mentors. Well done all for a great fun, challenging day.

It's week and we're celebrating what makes UTC Reading special:

☑️ excellence in engineering and digital
☑️ project-based learning
☑️ regular, impactful interaction with employers
☑️ tech-focused education and excellent careers support

Our final open event of 2025 is Tuesday 9th December: book your ticket here https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1484003547559?aff=oddtdtcreator and come and discover how we're school, but different.