Year 13 graduate. “The UTC appealed to me because it feels different to a traditional school. The teachers have been very supportive and I liked the fact it us a new school with the latest equipment and facilities.”

It’s been a really good experience. The UTC is so specialised, it really focuses on its three specialisms. The facilities are amazing, it gives you real experience. We’ve also had loads of opportunities to go on different trips relating to health and social care. We went to the Northern General where we got to learn how to take blood and have a go at it ourselves on a dummy."

Eighteen-year-old Tansy is one step closer to achieving her ambition to become a children’s nurse! Tansy has completed her post 16 studies at the UTC and is now at the University of Huddersfield where she is studying Pediatric Nursing. Tansy has had ambitions of becoming a nurse since being a teenager after spending some time in hospital, she joined the UTC as she thought it would help her get there.

“UTC had been really supportive of my athletics; they really understand both sport and competing. I love it here I wish I’d joined in Year 9!”

Accomplished athlete Nandy is in the USA on a sport scholarships! Nandy completed her post 16 studies at UTC. She has now travelled across the Atlantic to study Sports Journalism at New Mexico University after securing a scholarship for track and field. She secured the scholarship after winning the Under 15s Girls England Age Group Championships for 300m, which not only made her the UK number 1 but also broke the championship record and is still the holder to this day. Nandy didn’t have a usual path into the UTC joining midway through Year 12 after her old school were unable to accommodate her training schedule, she said: “I was struggling to maintain my routine at my old school and this school focused on sport. Being on the Olympic Legacy Park you’re surrounded by it.”