Ron Dearing UTC

Ron Dearing UTC is a university technical college (UTC) which opened in September 2017 in Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England.

Ron Dearing UTC
Address
Kingston Square Kingston upon Hull , East Riding of Yorkshire , HU2 8BQ England
Coordinates	53°44′53″N 0°20′15″W
Information
Type	University technical college
Patron saint(s)	Lord Dearing
Established	4 September 2017
Local authority	Kingston upon Hull City Council
Trust	Ron Dearing UTC Trust
Department for Education URN	144766 Tables
Ofsted	Reports
Chair of the Ron Dearing UTC Trust	Charlie Spencer OBE of Spencer Engineering Group
Principal	Sarah Pashley
Staff	34 as of March 2019[update]
Gender	Mixed
Age	14 to 18
Enrolment	568 as of August 2020[update]
Capacity	800 as of October 2021[update][1]
Slogan	#GetTheEdge
Website	www.rondearingutc.com

The UTC is sponsored by the University of Hull and local companies,^[2] and is named after the senior civil servant Ronald Dearing.

Founding partners

• KCOM
• Reckitt Benckiser
• Siemens Gamesa
• Smith and Nephew
• Spencer Group
• University of Hull

Major partners

• Fujitsu
• C4DI
• Arco
• Bonus Plug-in Systems
• Ørsted
• Kohler
• Mira Showers
• Rada
• Ideal Heating
• Jupiter
• Sewell Group
• Sauce
• Trident
• Luxinar
• Iris NDT
• LSTC Group
• Equinor
• Porsche Centre Hull
• Humberside Fire and Rescue Service
• Quickline
• Advanced Plastics
• Fit24
• BAE Systems
• sMRT
• Fresh Design
• Pagabo
• Wood
• Cranswick
• Triton Power
• Fisher Security
• Giacom
• NHS

Partners

• Air Products
• AJ Building
• Harper Fox
• Pneumatic Engineering
• Northern Powergrid
• Spectrum
• Litmus
• Alan Wood & Partners
• Ridings Consulting Engineers
• BACB Renewables
• Influence Media
• KLAAFE
• GRAHAM
• East Riding of Yorkshire Council
• Hull City Council
• Fisadco Engineering

Location

The STEAM Studios, located in the former Central Fire Station

Ron Dearing UTC is located on Kingston Square, Kingston upon Hull. It is situated next door to Hull New Theatre.

The UTC acquired a disused fire station next door to the college in May 2022 for conversion into the STEAM Studios, where students are to be trained in creative arts and engineering classes, raising the UTC's capacity by an additional 120 students.^[3] The renovated building was officially opened on 29 September 2023.^[4]

Education

Each day starts at 9:15 am and finishes at 5:15 pm. Depending on the students' individual timetable this may or may not be their start/finish times; this is the earliest start, and the latest finish. There are approximately 30 staff employed, who cover a range of subjects including Mechatronics, Electronics, Digital Technology, Creative Digital, Photography (Part of Creative Digital), Engineering, Maths, English, Sciences, and PE. Physical Education (PE) takes place offsite on Tuesdays due to site limitations and the lack of a grassy area or sports hall. These are lacking due to the location.

Extra-curricular

The school has an extra-curricular program called 'enrichment'. Enrichment includes activities such as Sports, Combined Cadet Force and various clubs. On top of this, there are a number of other clubs such as the board games club and electronics club that are run on separate days to enrichment.

Combined Cadet Force

The identity patch for the CCF contingent. Sewn onto the left arm blanking plate.

The school has had a CCF contingent since its opening in 2017.