Sir Simon Milton Westminster UTC

In January 2014, Education Secretary Michael Gove announced the government's approval of six proposed UTCs, including a proposal by the Sir Simon Milton Foundation to set up a UTC in central London. Located in Westminster, the planned Sir Simon Milton UTC would cater for 550 students and specialise in transport engineering and construction. and the new UTC would be supported in a partnership between them and other leading employers such as BT Fleet, Land Securities, Transport for London and Mace. By 2017, Sir Robert McAlpine and Alstom had joined the partnership, Network Rail also had a governor installed at the school. The school was established and named in honour of the late Simon…

The school was located on 1 Sutherland Street, Pimlico, on the Ebury Bridge development site in Victoria. This site was built by Linkcity in partnership with Taylor Wimpey Central London and Westminster City Council and included both the school's building, which occupied 56,000 square feet, and a tower block standing 11 storeys tall. The site itself takes up half an acre of land. Work on the building for the school began in July 2016, with Simon Milton's partner Robert Davis attending the groundbreaking ceremony. It replaced the original Westminster Adult Education Service building, which was constructed in 1898. The old building's datestones were preserved in the new building's design. It…