UTC Diary – The JCB Academy, James Gratton

Posted on 22 Oct 2012 by Tim Brown

In August the JCB Academy – the original University Technical College – celebrated as its first set of GCSE students achieved results which left national averages far behind them. James Gratton, a star performer among this high achieving group, explains how a UTC education helped him get the grades to match his career ambitions.

Two years of study at the JCB Academy have been an interesting, insightful and, above all, different experience.
James Gratton, a student at the JCB Academy
I first heard about the JCB Academy three years ago and felt inspired to follow a career in engineering. One year later I was a…

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