Silverstone UTC

The vision for the Silverstone Academy is for a nationally renowned, specialist education centre of excellence in High Performance Engineering and Motorsport, Event Management and Hospitality.

The proposal presents a rare opportunity to establish a UTC in a world-class location, which will truly inspire young people to achieve academic and technical excellence. The Silverstone UTC ethos and curriculum will have at is very core local and national employers who will provide support, work experience and apprenticeships for students.

"We will continue to work extremely hard with our partners, the University of Northampton, Silverstone Circuit and employers to establish the University Technical College within the heart of the UK's Motorsport valley.  The University of Northampton has made a significant contribution to the design of the curriculum for the UTC which will provide students with the opportunity to develop specialist skills at the iconic Silverstone Circuit and provide up to 540 places for young people to gain that step ahead in the industry".  Paul Fletton, Acting Principal at Tresham

''We regard the UTC Silverstone not only as a major milestone but an entity in its own right in ensuring that we exploit the opportunities for educational innovation to the full. Not only is the university supportive of the developments but we have played a major part in arrangements to date and will continue to be an active participant in the years to come.'' Professor Nick Petford, Vice Chancellor, The University of Northampton

''The curriculum development is potentially very exciting. The relationship with employers and the development of the higher level skills is something we would not only support but would consider playing an active role in developing the interface between education, employability and entrepreneurial developments.'' Richard Phillips, Managing Director, Silverstone Circuits Limited