Apply for Year 9/10 (Key Stage 4)
UTC Warrington offers some of the very best facilities for science and technology in Warrington and the wider region. Students in Years 12 and 13 with a passion for Science, Technology, Engineering or Maths (STEM) can study T Levels in one of our for four exciting specialist routes:
- Design and Development for Engineering and Manufacturing
- Engineering, Manufacturing, Processing and Control with Fitting and Assembly Technologies
- Design, Surveying and Planning for Construction
- Digital Support & Security
- Laboratory Science
- Engineering T Level Foundation Year
- Engineering Pre Apprenticeship Programme
You will join others who are passionate about their subjects and learn with specialist teachers in small groups that allow for personal, one-to-one support. The emphasis is very much on developing all-round professionalism, so 40% of your time will be outside the classroom working with employers and university partners. Our unique combination of technical and academic curriculum is complemented by a personal development programme which will bring out the best in you and enhance your softer employability skills.
If this sounds like the right place to continue your studies and secure an excellent career in STEM, please complete our application form.
Once we’ve received your application, we will arrange for you to come into the UTC to meet with a member of the teaching team to discuss your study options and the GCSE grades you’ll need to achieve.
FUTURE READY
You will leave the UTC well connected, with an exceptional awareness of how to progress and succeed in your chosen field, alongside skills and qualifications that will ensure you secure a high quality higher or degree apprenticeship or a place on a leading university degree course.
🟢 100% of our Year 13 students go on to university, higher and degree apprenticeships or employment.
🟢 93% of UTCW leavers in 2020 secured higher or degree apprenticeships, employment or further education compared to the national average of 86%.
OUR PARTNERSHIPS
We collaborate with our employer partners to understand the knowledge and skills they require for their future workforce, and with our university partner to identify what higher education providers are seeking. This insight informs our selection of academic, technical, and professional qualifications, enabling us to offer our students the best possible opportunities.
PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT
Through our personal development programme, all students have the opportunity to grow both personally and professionally. Using the Skills Builder programme, our students cultivate the skills and confidence needed for progression to further and higher education, apprenticeships, or employment.
What will I study?
Vocational
You can opt to take purely vocational qualifications in one of our four specialist areas:
- Construction
- Design, Surveying and Planning for Construction
- Digital
- Digital Support Services and Digital Infrastructure
- Engineering
- Design and Development for Engineering and Manufacturing
- Engineering, Manufacturing, Processing and Control
- T Level Foundation Year
- T Level Pre Apprenticeship Programme
- Science
- Laboratory Science
- Healthcare Science
With T Level qualifications, you can earn UCAS points – giving you the option to head off to University or take your skills into the workplace.
Click here to find out which universities accept T Levels.
Find out more information about T Levels here.
If you have any questions about our curriculum please contact info@utcw.co.uk and a member of the team will be in touch.
Enrichment
Through our enrichment programme, all students have the chance to develop themselves both personally and professionally. Our activities, which form an integral part of the UTC experience, demand leadership, initiative and resilience. They teach our students how to work in a team and approach any challenge with self-confidence.
Each year we review the programme to ensure that it offers a selection of options our current student base will enjoy as well as gain from. Sample activities include:
- Duke of Edinburgh Award
- Combined Cadet Force (CCF)
- Sports Coaching
- Royal Navy Engineering Challenge
- Green Kart Racing
- Programming and Coding
- Young Enterprise
- The Baker Technical Award
- STEM Ambassadors
- Reading and Book Club
- Boxing
- Table Tennis
- Engineering Skills
Employability Programme
Employer engagement is an essential part of life at UTC Warrington. The experience our students gain when working with our employer partners is invaluable both in their studies and in the future when they apply for a place at university, for an apprenticeship or for a job.
Employer engagement activities include:
- Trips and visits
- Employer-led projects
- Business mentoring days when groups of employers visit the UTC
- Master classes and workshops
- Briefings on apprenticeship opportunities
- Work placements
Employer partners work alongside teachers to set students real life projects. Technical projects are designed to deepen and enrich learning from across the curriculum whilst building crucial professional skills and characteristics.
If you have any questions about our curriculum please contact info@utcw.co.uk and a member of the team will be in touch.
