Tom Dower

Principal of UTC South Durham

[UTC South Durham @UTCSouthDurham]

Congratulations to alumni student Leah Scott who recently won Higher Apprentice of the Year at the North East Apprenticeship Awards! 🤩

#ThinkUTC #UTCSD #Careerandlifeready

[Catherine McKinnell MP @CMcKinnellMP]

I had a great morning at @utcsd with @AlanStrickland & @KiMcGuinness talking to students & school leaders about the importance of an enriching learning environment.

In Government Labour will review the curriculum to ensure it provides a rich and broad education for all.#NAW2024.

[UTC South Durham @UTCSouthDurham]

Running to open your presents on Christmas morning like... 🎁

[UTC South Durham @UTCSouthDurham]

If you’d like to learn more about joining UTC South Durham, click the link below and sign up to our next open evening.

https://t.co/JQ3iatjODi

#ThinkUTC #UTCSD #Careerandlifeready #STEMRoleModels (5/5)

[UTC South Durham @UTCSouthDurham]

Former UTC student Coco was also there with Tridonic, one of our industry partners. After impressing employers at Tridonic during her time at UTC, they offered her a role as a buyer. A perfect example of how being a UTC students unlocks the doors to your future career. (4/5)

[UTC South Durham @UTCSouthDurham]

Meaning they wouldn’t just leave school with a set of grades but also a collection of experiences they can use to land exciting job opportunities and thrive in their chosen career. (3/5)

[UTC South Durham @UTCSouthDurham]

Current Sixth Form students and high achievers Hannah and Morgan supported marketing and admissions officer Scott to explain to students that they can join UTC in year 10 to work closely with STEM focused companies throughout their GCSEs. (2/5)

[UTC South Durham @UTCSouthDurham]

We were delighted to be at Longfield Academy yesterday to speak to their year 9 students about the opportunity they have to access a technical education at UTC from September! (1/5)

[UTC South Durham @UTCSouthDurham]

Well done to current Year 11 student Scarlett and former students Will, Oliver and Finley for speaking at the North East STEM Foundation charity dinner!

Over £60,000 was raised, which will help support students in the north east access STEM Education.

#ThinkUTC

[Bridget Phillipson @bphillipsonMP]

As @Keir_Starmer calls for a King’s Speech to kickstart growth and get Britain building again, I’m at @UTCSouthDurham.

Labour will set a new direction for skills because the future must be trained as well as built.

Opportunity for all, skills for business, growth for Britain.

[UTC South Durham @UTCSouthDurham]

Ahead of opening applications for degree and higher level apprenticeships, @Filtronic invited our Sixth Form students for a site tour and to meet their engineering team.

#ThinkUTC #UTCSD

[UTC South Durham @UTCSouthDurham]

This time last week it was our industry projects finale! 🤩👋

Well done to all the winning teams and thank you to all of the industry partners who have supported our students over the last 12 weeks! Until next year 🔜

#ThinkUTC #UTCSD #Careerandlifeready

[Tom Dower @TomDower]

A truly inspiring podcast with a superb teacher - the importance of a career-focused education is so clear. @UTColleges @UTCSouthDurham. Very proud to work with you Heather @pehrson_heather

[UTC South Durham @UTCSouthDurham]

Here’s a short clip of @pehrson_heather explaining the importance of students having relatable role models to work alongside when getting ready for their future careers @UTColleges (2/3)

[Tom Dower @TomDower]

Such a pleasure to join @EduPolicyInst yesterday. Thank you for inviting me. Great debate, excellent questions. It’s very obvious that we need significant change to assessment and accountability in schools. @UTCSouthDurham @UTColleges

[Education Policy Institute @EduPolicyInst]

Another brilliant discussion with the @NEUnion on all things assessment and accountability.

Huge thanks to @cyclingkev @TomDower @Saljarvis @munirawilson and as ever our chair @natalieperera1.

[Baker Dearing Educational Trust @BakerDearing]

📯 Our thanks to @TheManufacturer for reporting on our consultation to garner support for the fantastic UTC Sleeve initiative #thinkUTC
https://t.co/VSsJ6uPSwb

[UTC South Durham @UTCSouthDurham]

Yesterday a mixture of GCSE and A Level students visited the @CaterpillarInc factory in Peterlee for a tour and to learn about their apprenticeship opportunities.

Thank you for an excellent visit, the students had a great time!

#ThinkUTC #NAW23 #SkillsForLife @UTColleges

[UTC South Durham @UTCSouthDurham]

Work is underway on our new Engineering building! Stay tuned for more updates over the coming weeks and months before it officially opens next year to support students on our T-Level course.

#ThinkUTC #UTCSD #Engineering #TLevels

[Tom Dower @TomDower]

Very much looking forward to speaking at @The_CIE on Tuesday and meeting the other panelists and members. Back to the start of my career as a mechanical engineer with ICI. @UTCSouthDurham

[Cleveland Institution of Engineers @The_CIE]

Our new season starts on Tuesday 4th October with our AGM and Panel Discussion: Preparing the next Generation for Industry.
Join us at the STEM Centre at 17:30 for tea and coffee followed by the AGM and Panel Discussion at 18:00.
Sponsored by @MPI_UK

[UTC South Durham @UTCSouthDurham]

A very warm welcome to our new Year 10 and 12 students who started with us on Wednesday!
Since joining us they have been taking part in exciting induction activities which have included a treasure hunt across the building and spending the day at @ROF59Aycliffe. #ThinkUTC

[UTC South Durham @UTCSouthDurham]

We are delighted to have been involved with @thetimes Education Commission’s report into the UK’s education system! Read the full report 👇
#ThinkUTC #UTCSD @UTColleges
https://t.co/2Pas31gOqV