Ron Dearing UTC

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Ron Dearing UTC
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Address
Ron Dearing UTC
Kingston Square

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HU2 8BQ

England
Coordinates 53°44′53″N0°20′15″W / 53.748172°N 0.337446°W / 53.748172; -0.337446
Information
Type University technical college
Patron saint(s) Lord Dearing
Established4 September 2017
Local authority Kingston upon Hull City Council
TrustRon Dearing UTC Trust
Department for Education URN 144766 Tables
Ofsted Reports
Chair of the Ron Dearing UTC TrustCharlie Spencer OBE of Spencer Engineering Group
PrincipalSarah Pashley
Staff34 as of March 2019
GenderMixed
Age14to 18
Enrolment568 as of August 2020
Capacity800 as of October 2021 [1]
Slogan#GetTheEdge
Websitewww.rondearingutc.com

Ron Dearing UTC is a university technical college (UTC) which opened in September 2017 in Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England.

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The UTC is sponsored by the University of Hull and local companies, [2] and is named after the senior civil servant Ronald Dearing.

Founding partners

Major partners

Partners

Location

The STEAM Studios, located in the former Central Fire Station Former Central Fire Station, Kingston upon Hull Oct23 Right.jpg
The STEAM Studios, located in the former Central Fire Station

Ron Dearing UTC is located on Kingston Square, Kingston upon Hull. It is situated next door to Hull New Theatre.

The UTC acquired a disused fire station next door to the college in May 2022 for conversion into the STEAM Studios, where students are to be trained in creative arts and engineering classes, raising the UTC's capacity by an additional 120 students. [3] The renovated building was officially opened on 29 September 2023. [4]

Education

Each day starts at 9:15 am and finishes at 5:15 pm. Depending on the students' individual timetable this may or may not be their start/finish times; this is the earliest start, and the latest finish. There are approximately 30 staff employed, who cover a range of subjects including Mechatronics, Electronics, Digital Technology, Creative Digital, Photography (Part of Creative Digital), Engineering, Maths, English, Sciences, and PE. Physical Education (PE) takes place offsite on Tuesdays due to site limitations and the lack of a grassy area or sports hall. These are lacking due to the location.

Extra-curricular

The school has an extra-curricular program called 'enrichment'. Enrichment includes activities such as Sports, Combined Cadet Force and various clubs. On top of this, there are a number of other clubs such as the board games club and electronics club that are run on separate days to enrichment.

Combined Cadet Force

The identity patch for the CCF contingent. Sewn onto the left arm blanking plate. Rdutc flash patch.png
The identity patch for the CCF contingent. Sewn onto the left arm blanking plate.

The school has had a CCF contingent since its opening in 2017.

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