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Lord Kenneth Baker of Dorking

With an ethos of ‘learning by doing,’ UTCs bridge the gap between education and work
Education
By Lord Kenneth Baker of Dorking
With an ethos of ‘learning by doing,’ UTCs bridge the gap between education and work
The first University Technical College (UTC) opened in 2010. Today there are 48 across England, with more than 17,500 students. UTCs were not dreamt up by the Department for Education (DfE) because, since 1870, the DfE has never created a technical curriculum or a technical qualification; instead it has focused on academic subjects.
'Witty and brilliant': Lord Baker reviews 'Desperate Times'
Books & culture
By Lord Kenneth Baker of Dorking
'Witty and brilliant': Lord Baker reviews 'Desperate Times'
Covering momentous events including Brexit, Afghanistan and global warming, this is a brilliant collection of Peter Brookes’ beautifully drawn and wonderfully witty cartoons