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Waterfront UTC is a University Technical College in Chatham, Kent, England, which opened in September 2015 as Medway UTC on a site between Pier Road and South Side Three Road. After receiving an "inadequate" rating in every category in an Ofsted inspection in March 2018, the college joined The Howard Academy Trust in November 2018 and its name was changed.
The UTC was set up as a university technical college, so legally is a trust. It has seven trustees and a board of governors consisting of the trustees and five other governors appointed by the sponsors.
The UTC's sponsors include the University of Greenwich, MidKent College and BAE Systems. Students who successfully complete their education are guaranteed an interview and conditional offer at the university.
Other sponsors are Delphi Diesel Systems, BAM, Bouygues Construction, ECITB (Engineering Construction Industry Training Board), Royal School of Military Engineering, Kreston Reeves, Gainwell Futures and Medway Council.
University technical colleges are part of a political decision to reform education. Around the time of planning Medway UTC, the area had a surplus of secondary school places. A 2017 government briefing document contains a Standard Impact Assessment which showed that St John Fisher Catholic Comprehensive, Bishop of Rochester Academy and The Hundred of Hoo Academy were likely to be severely impacted by the creation of the UTC, losing pupils. These schools already had surplus capacity of 271, 532 and 436 respectively.
Dr Karon Buck, an Ofsted inspector, was the UTC's first principal; she was previously Vice Principal at Leigh Academies Trust. Dr Buck left mid-year, at Christmas 2017, to become CEO of an International School in Abu Dhabi. She was replaced as interim principal by Paul Cottam, formerly of The Howard School.
The UTC was inspected by Ofsted on 6–7 March 2018, with findings published in May 2018. The school was rated "inadequate" in all categories, leading to a conclusion that "this school requires special measures because it is failing to give its pupils an acceptable standard of education and the persons responsible for leading, managing or governing the school are not demonstrating the capacity to secure the necessary improvement in the school."
In November 2018, the name of the college was changed from Medway UTC to Waterfront UTC, and it joined the Howard Academy Trust, a multi-academy trust based at The Howard School, Rainham. The change gave the UTC a three-year respite from Ofsted inspections, as it was classed as a "fresh start".
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Waterfront UTC
Waterfront UTC is a University Technical College in Chatham, Kent, England, which opened in September 2015 as Medway UTC on a site between Pier Road and South Side Three Road. After receiving an "inadequate" rating in every category in an Ofsted inspection in March 2018, the college joined The Howard Academy Trust in November 2018 and its name was changed.
The UTC was set up as a university technical college, so legally is a trust. It has seven trustees and a board of governors consisting of the trustees and five other governors appointed by the sponsors.
The UTC's sponsors include the University of Greenwich, MidKent College and BAE Systems. Students who successfully complete their education are guaranteed an interview and conditional offer at the university.
Other sponsors are Delphi Diesel Systems, BAM, Bouygues Construction, ECITB (Engineering Construction Industry Training Board), Royal School of Military Engineering, Kreston Reeves, Gainwell Futures and Medway Council.
University technical colleges are part of a political decision to reform education. Around the time of planning Medway UTC, the area had a surplus of secondary school places. A 2017 government briefing document contains a Standard Impact Assessment which showed that St John Fisher Catholic Comprehensive, Bishop of Rochester Academy and The Hundred of Hoo Academy were likely to be severely impacted by the creation of the UTC, losing pupils. These schools already had surplus capacity of 271, 532 and 436 respectively.
Dr Karon Buck, an Ofsted inspector, was the UTC's first principal; she was previously Vice Principal at Leigh Academies Trust. Dr Buck left mid-year, at Christmas 2017, to become CEO of an International School in Abu Dhabi. She was replaced as interim principal by Paul Cottam, formerly of The Howard School.
The UTC was inspected by Ofsted on 6–7 March 2018, with findings published in May 2018. The school was rated "inadequate" in all categories, leading to a conclusion that "this school requires special measures because it is failing to give its pupils an acceptable standard of education and the persons responsible for leading, managing or governing the school are not demonstrating the capacity to secure the necessary improvement in the school."
In November 2018, the name of the college was changed from Medway UTC to Waterfront UTC, and it joined the Howard Academy Trust, a multi-academy trust based at The Howard School, Rainham. The change gave the UTC a three-year respite from Ofsted inspections, as it was classed as a "fresh start".
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