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Established
  
2015

Chair of the Governing Body
  
Geoff Muirhead CBE

Phone
  
+44 161 661 3947

Principal
  
Sharon Gardner

DfE number
  
355/4001

Founded
  
2015

Type
  
University Technical College

Location
  
100–102 Broadway Salford M50 2UW

Address
  
100–102 Broadway, Salford M50 2UW, UK

Hours
  
Open today · 8AM–5PMThursday8AM–5PMFriday8AM–4PMSaturdayClosedSundayClosedMonday8AM–5PMTuesday8AM–5PMWednesday8AM–5PMSuggest an edit

Similar
  
MediaCit, Salford City College, The Man Media, The Manchest College

Profiles

UTC@MediaCityUK is a University Technical College for students aged 14–18 (Key Stage 4 and 5) at MediaCityUK in Salford, England, which opened in September 2015.

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Sponsors

The three key sponsors of the UTC are The Aldridge Foundation, The Lowry and the University of Salford.

Admissions

UTC@MediaCityUK opened with a total of 310 student places starting in Years 10 and 12. Due to being a state funded school there are no admission fees or entry examination. There catchment area varies from Salford (Zone A) all the way to Tameside (Zone C).

Curriculum

Students choose one of three study specialisms at Key Stage 4: Radio, TV and Film; Interactive Media and Gaming or Visual Arts, Graphics and Design. At Key Stage 5 students choose from four study specialisms: TV and Film, Graphics and Design, Radio and Audio and Interactive Media and Gaming.

The UTC specialises in digital and creative content, with employer partners playing a key role in the curriculum of the UTC by setting real life work experience projects. Through the projects, students study toward Level 2 and 3 qualifications. The curriculum also includes core GCSEs and A Levels in subjects such as Maths, English and Creative Writing.

Governing Body

  • Chair: Geoff Muirhead CBE
  • Honor Wilson-Fletcher MBE – Chief Executive Aldridge Foundation
  • Professor Helen Marshall – Vice Chancellor, University of Salford
  • Julia Fawcett OBE – Chief Executive, The Lowry
  • Ian Bent – Head of Radio Production for the BBC in the North
  • Jon Corner -CEO – The Landing, MediaCityUK
  • Graham Cowley – Executive Director of Capita Local Government, Health and Property Division
  • Philip Duffy – Managing Director, Duff Phelps
  • Iris Lanny – Programme Manager UK & Ireland, Oracle Education Initiatives
  • Kevin Massey – Educational Consultant
  • Colette McKune – Group Deputy Chief Executive of ForViva Group
  • Elizabeth Vega – CEO Informed Solutions
  • Stephen Wild – Managing Director, MediaCityUK
  • Employer partners

    Current employer partners published on the UTC website are:

  • ITV
  • Cisco
  • UKFAST
  • Unity
  • Dock10
  • Oracle
  • Deluxe
  • Panasonic
  • Adobe
  • BBC
  • References

    UTC@MediaCityUK Wikipedia