Before the pandemic, UTC South Durham began a journey to transform how we prepare young people for the future. With generous funding from Edge, coaching from Ford Next Generation Learning, and input from our wider community, we developed a new Student Leaver Profile (SLP). The SLP represents everything we want for our students when they leave the school and is at the heart of everything we do. It impacts everything from curriculum design to industry-integrated project work and student self-assessment.
In July, we held a showcase event to reflect on the SLP's impact on our students so far. Over 100 community members attended, including parents, teaching staff, local MPs, councillors and members of the wider business community – all groups who helped shape the SLP. We were also delighted to welcome Edge and Ford NGL to watch three sets of student-led presentations, one for each strand of the SLP.
