Now's your chance to join this high performing UTC
18.10.2023 - 15:17
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Located in the heart of MediaCityUK, just a stone’s throw from the BBC and ITV, you will find a place where something truly special is happening. A place of unique talent, creativity and cutting-edge technological equipment and expertise; a 14-18 college that offers the skills and knowledge their students need to thrive in the media industry.
Students can choose pathways in Film and TV, Games Design or Digital Design supported by courses in Film Studies, Computer Science, Digital Information Technology, Photography, and Graphics.
This exciting education is all provided in a positive, safe and nurturing environment - at AldridgeUTC@MediaCity.
In September 2024, the UTC will also be opening its doors for the first time to Year 9, offering an enhanced specialised curriculum that provides a foundation education for 13-14-year-olds to fully prepare students for beginning their GCSE and BTEC courses in their creative and academic subjects.
With a ‘good’ Ofsted rating, the UTC also boasts impressive results that are improving year-on-year, making it the best-performing UTC in the country [PLEASE PROVIDE EVIDENCE]. Level 3 BTEC in Creative Subjects had a 100% pass rate in 2023 with nearly a third of students achieving the equivalent of A-A*.
These outstanding results are achieved through a student-focused approach, proactive and reactive to student performance and need. Students who study at AldridgeUTC@MediaCity class the college as ‘amazing’, parents say they ‘feel part of a community’ and staff are proud to make such a difference to the young people they work with.
Film and TV students build up their level of skill from Year 10 to Year 13, working on live industry briefs and accessing a wealth of practical technical