Tag: University Technical College

Bristol’s first University Technical College, the Bristol Technology and Engineering (BTE) Academy in New Road, Stoke Gifford, has been rated as ‘good’ following its inaugural Ofsted inspection. Inspectors who visited the BTE Academy in April commended its principal Rhian Priest and other senior staff for providing “strong leadership, so that the academy has clear strengths less than two years after opening”. They

The Bristol Technology and Engineering Academy (BTEA) in New Road, Stoke Gifford was officially opened by HRH The Earl of Wessex yesterday (Tuesday 26th November). The West of England’s first University Technical College (UTC) offers a revolutionary new concept in learning, providing 14-19 year-olds with an academic and specialist education combined with work-based skills. Speaking to students at the academy, HRH The

The Bristol Technology and Engineering Academy (BTE Academy) being constructed on the site of the former Filton High School in New Road, Stoke Gifford, has reached a significant milestone with a “topping out” event being held to mark the building reaching its highest point. Once complete, the building will house large workshop areas needed for increased levels of vocational project

Building work has started on the Bristol Technology and Engineering (BTE) Academy in New Road, Stoke Gifford, the first of its kind in the south west. The academy will open in September 2013 to educate young people who are interested in a career in the engineering or environmental technology sectors. As a University Technical College (UTC), the academy will give

A new University Technical College (UTC) due to open in New Road, Stoke Gifford, next year has appointed its first Principal. The Bristol Technology and Engineering Academy (BTE Academy) is due to open in September 2013 with an intake of up to 120 students in Year 10 (14 year olds) and 60 in Year 12 (16 year olds). Once fully