Mulberry UTC
Location
64 Parnell Road Old Ford, Bow London , E3 2RU United Kingdom
Coordinates	51°32′02″N 0°01′35″W / 51.5339°N 0.0264°W / 51.5339; -0.0264
Information
Type	University Technical College
Motto	Where learning works
Established	2017
Founder	Katharine Vincent
Local authority	Tower Hamlets
Trust	Mulberry Schools Trust
Department for Education URN	144756 Tables
Headteacher	Katharine Vincent
Gender	Coeducational
Age	14 to 18
Enrolment	312 as of April 2012[update]
Capacity	800
Website	mulberryutc.org

Mulberry UTC is a university technical college in Old Ford, London, which opened in September 2017.^[1] The school is part of the Mulberry Schools Trust, a multi-academy trust operating in Tower Hamlets.

The UTC's sponsors are Goldsmiths (University of London), Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Barts Health NHS Trust, the British Film Institute and the National Theatre.^[2]

Building

Mulberry UTC occupies the site of the former Bow Fire Station in East London. The architects were Scott Brownrigg, and it was built by Wates Construction It has a BREEAM rating of Excellent. The contract was worth £9.5m. At 6,400 sq m over 5 storeys, it incorporates a purpose-built 250-seat theatre, a media suite, a set construction workshop, and a health suite.^[3]

Description

This is a UTC so students join at the age of 14 for Key Stage 4 in year 10, or at 16 for Key Stage 5 in year 12. At Key Stage 4, pupils follow a core curriculum in English, mathematics, science and humanities, and choose from options within a specialist curriculum. At Key Stage 5, pupils combine the study of technical and vocational courses with the study of A levels in relevant subjects.^[2]

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