Headteacher Melanie Radford Chair Anne Constantine Capacity 400 (capacity 670) Staff 40 | Deputy Headteacher Danielle Pacey Phone +44 1223 724300 Founded 8 September 2014 Gender Mixed-sex education | |
Established 8 September 2014 (2014-09-08) Type University technical college Location Robinson Way
Cambridge
Cambridgeshire
CB2 0SZ
England Address Robinson Way, Cambridge CB2 0SZ, UK Similar University of Cambridge, Long Road Sixth Form College, Hills Road Sixth Form College, Cambridge Regional College, Parkside Community College Profiles | ||
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UTC Cambridge is a University Technical College located on the Bio-Medical Campus which encompasses Addenbrooke's Hospital, next to the Long Road Sixth Form College in Cambridge, which opened in 2014.
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Its sponsors include Cambridge Regional College, Cambridge University Health Partners and the Sanger Institute.
UTC Cambridge students engage in Challenge Projects (held by regional employers such as AstraZeneca and Zeiss) between 10 and 20 hours per week for six to eight weeks. Challenge Projects are cross curricular in nature and engender innovation and enterprise while upskilling students in the latest scientific and computer technology.
Students generate a portfolio of evidence of their developing professional, technical and employability skills that leads to evaluation by external moderators of the Duke of York Award.