South Bank University Sixth Form is a

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centre with academy status located in the

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area of the

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, England. Established in 2016, the institution was previously known as South Bank Engineering UTC and then South Bank UTC.

History

South Bank Engineering UTC was established as a

University Technical College A university technical college (UTC) is a type of secondary school in England that is sponsored by a Universities in the United Kingdom, university and has close ties to local business and industry. University technical colleges specialise in su ...

in September 2016, with a capacity for 600 pupils. The UTC was sponsored by

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and

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. UTCs are specialist 14-19 state-funded schools led by universities and industry sponsors. In line with other UTCs across the country, South Bank had a specialism aligned to a skills gap in the local economy. In this case with an engineering and health focus, sectors struggling to recruit sufficient staff in London with the required skills and experience. A 2019 Ofsted report found that the UTC "requires improvement". In September 2023 South Bank UTC was re-registered as an

academy An academy (Attic Greek: Ἀκαδήμεια; Koine Greek Ἀκαδημία) is an institution of tertiary education. The name traces back to Plato's school of philosophy, founded approximately 386 BC at Akademia, a sanctuary of Athena, the go ...

, changing its lower age intake to 16. The institution was renamed South Bank University Sixth Form, and continues to be sponsored by London South Bank University, as part of South Bank Academies.

Academics

South Bank University Sixth Form offers

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s, T-Levels and BTECs as programmes of study for pupils.

References

External links

South Bank University Sixth Form official website
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