The UTC hosted its annual awards ceremony at the college, which recognises the hard work and effort of the students throughout the academic year. It brought together staff, students, and industry partners to celebrate the successes of the college and our students.
Students collected awards for a range of subjects and employer engagement. There were also awards for ‘Outstanding Student’ in each year group as well as special recognition. The biggest award of the evening was the Phillips 66 Industry Partnership Award which was rewarded to Francine Mulaya in Year 10, who was recognised for being a fantastic ambassador of the college, demonstrating the UTC’s core values and embracing every opportunity for self-development.
Carly Boden, Business Engagement Lead who presented the award said, “Francine has been involved in a number of activities where she has gone above and beyond. She takes responsibility for new students and has been involved in developing new ideas for promoting engineering within the local community, and especially encouraging girls to consider a career in engineering.”
Francine’s mother, Ms Mulaya was delighted at her daughter’s award, “It’s a fantastic achievement for a young, black female to receive this award on her own merit in a traditionally white and male-dominated industry. I’m really proud of Francine.”
The college’s industry partners and local companies were present, including: Phillips 66, Cristal, RAF, ECITB, Pepperells Solicitors, and Vision for Education.
Congratulations to all the winners!
The full list of winners:
Philips 66 Industry Partnership Award:
- Francine Mulaya
Outstanding Student:
- Spencer Lamingman – Year 10
- Luke Storey – Year 11
- Aaron Tompkins – Year 12
- Matthew Boden and Olivia Johnson – Year 13
Employer Engagement Awards:
- Jack Cox
- Josh Robinson
- Jordan Wattam
Special Recognition:
- Charlotte Cave
- Kacy Fenwick
Subject Awards:
English
- Oakley Pettitt
Spanish
- Tiernan MacDonald
Geography
- Jake Foulger
Physics
- Jack Binnington
Maths
- Isaac Kolawole
Chemistry
- Kieran Taylor
Engineering and Business
- Harry Austin-Thomas
Engineering Design
- Brandon Dixon
Engineering Manufacturing
- Aiden Broadbent
Engineering Level 3 Extended Certificate
- Harry Oades
Computer Science
- Michael Popa-Boiangiu
Well done to all the winners and especially my son Jordan Wattam on his achievements in the past year