Baker Dearing Educational Trust

baker dearing educational trust was founded in 2009 by lord baker and the late lord dearing and sits at the centre of the university technical colleges (utc) network. the organisation supports utc applicant groups, provides services to utcs once they are open and promotes the utc brand. utcs are secondary schools for 14-19 year olds in the uk. they deliver an innovative, high-quality education that combines technical, practical and academic learning. in doing so, they offer students more than the traditional gcse and a level curriculum. a utc curriculum includes one or two technical specialisms, which are linked to the skills gaps in the region. students study gcses, a levels and technical qualifications matched to these specialisms, as well as core subjects, including english, maths and science. utcs have a special focus on science, technology, engineering and maths subjects, and all learning is designed to be applied in the workplace. each utc is backed by employers and a local unive