The Baker Dearing Educational Trust promotes and advises on University Technical Colleges (UTCs), a new model of technical schooling. UTCs offer 14 to 19 year olds the opportunity to take a highly regarded, full time, technically-oriented course of study designed for relevance to local employment needs.
Visit WebsiteBritish Exploring Society, Patron In Chief
The object of the Society is to provide inspirational, challenging and scientific expeditions to remote, wild environments for young people. The expeditions aim to develop participants’ confidence, teamwork, leadership, and spirit of adventure and exploration.
Visit WebsiteChildren North East, Patron
The charity has been helping poor children in North East England since 1891. Today they promote the rights of children and young people and counter the effects of inequality on them, their families and communities.
Visit WebsiteChildren’s Foundation, Patron
The Foundation aims for the health and wellbeing of children and young people in North East England to be the best in the UK. The foundation funds research and investigates lifestyle issues in the hope that it will lead to better long-term outcomes.
Visit WebsiteCity Gateway, Patron
City Gateway helps the hardest to reach and most excluded NEET young people and women in London overcome obstacles to employment such as poor language levels, limited aspirations and low skill levels through training, apprenticeships and bespoke support.
Visit WebsiteConfederation of Apprenticeship Training Agencies, Patron
COATA is an umbrella organisation set up by 11 Apprenticeship Training Agencies (ATAs) across the UK to promote and support the development of the ATA model.
Visit WebsiteCouncil of British International Schools, Patron
The Council of British Internation Schools (COBIS) represents over 250 high quality British international schools and commercial organisations in 52 countries. COBIS offers professional networks, support services, conferences, training, student activities, and lobbying of governments among other activities.
Visit WebsiteEnterprise Education Trust, Patron
Enterprise Education Trust helps young people understand business. The trust has helped 300,000 young people in the past seven years develop key employability and financial literacy skills.
Visit WebsiteHorris Hill School, Visitor
In September 1888, 16 boys started to attend lessons at a new school in a house just south of Newbury, which had been established by Mr A.H. Evans, a Master from Winchester College.
The school quickly grew and soon established itself in the front rank of preparatory schools and this is where it remains today.
Visit WebsiteKohima Educational Trust, Patron
Founded in 2004 by veterans of the Battle of Kohima in India during World War II to aid education of Naga children.
Visit WebsiteLadder for the Black Country, Patron
Following the great success of Ladder for London, an initiative encouraging the capital’s businesses to take on young people and invest in their future. It is now time for companies in the Black Country to step up and help give local young people the opportunity to prosper in their organisation.
Visit WebsiteLakefield College School Foundation, Trustee
To advance and endow Lakefield College School.
Visit WebsiteLakefield College School, Trustee
Trustees of the school represent the ownership of the school, guarding the soul of the institution, holding the trust of the founders, and continuing the school’s legacy.
Visit WebsiteLondon Metropolitan University, Patron
A higher education institution that serves the needs of all sections of the community helping to transform lives, meet needs and build careers.
Visit WebsitePower 2, Patron
The charity runs a range of programmes to address the social exclusion of young people. The programmes are focused on inspiring young people to achieve the skills, qualifications and self-belief they need to succeed in school, work and life. This is delivered by introducing disadvantaged young people to the responsibility of caring for younger children.
Visit WebsiteRound Square, Patron and Board Member
Round Square is a global education charity that aims to equip school children for the future with an understanding of internationalism, democracy, environmental stewardship, adventure, leadership and service.
Visit WebsiteRoyal Hospital School, Visitor
The Royal Hospital School was founded in 1712 to educate the sons of seafarers. Today it is an independent boarding and day school for nearly 700 pupils. Of the pupils, 220 are children or grandchildren of seafarers, of which 149 receive bursaries from School’s parent charity, Greenwich Hospital.
Visit WebsiteTall Ships Youth Trust, Patron
The Tall Ships Youth Trust, founded in 1956, is the UK’s oldest and largest sail training charity for young people aged 12-25. It is dedicated to the personal development of young people through the crewing of ocean going sail training vessels.
Visit WebsiteTeenTech, Patron
TeenTech run large scale, interactive and sharply focussed events and an awards scheme to help young people, their teachers and parents see the real career opportunities in Science, Technology and Engineering.
Visit WebsiteThe Cambridge Science Centre, Patron
The Cambridge Science Centre is an innovative hands-on science exhibition and activity space for families and schools. The Centre has a portable, modular and compact format, allowing it to set up and operated in schools and town centres. This is a very cost effective way to bring inspiring hands-on science out to communities which don’t normally have access to fun, local and very high-quality STEM enrichment activities. The Centre opened in February 2011, and the Duke became Patron of the Centre in 2014.
Visit WebsiteThe Canadian Robert T. Jones, Jr. Scholarship Foundation, Patron
The Foundation facilitates and offers funding for the exchange of 16 students between The University of St Andrews in Scotland, and Queens University and Western University, both based in Canada. All scholars receive full academic credits for their time abroad and are the best students at their respective universities.
Visit WebsiteThe Duke of York Award for Technical Education
At a reception at St James’s Palace, The Duke of York, Patron of the Baker Dearing Educational Trust, presented The Duke of York Award for Technical Education (Gold) to 100 students from University Technical Colleges (UTCs).
Created in 2012, the Awards recognise the unique education UTC students enjoy. They have pursued highly technical subjects including engineering, health sciences, advanced manufacturing and computer science. To achieve a Gold Award students must have at least two weeks’ worth of work experience, have completed two projects with employer or university partners, and achieved good grades in technical subjects.
His Royal Highness is Patron of the Baker Dearing Educational Trust, which supports and promotes new and existing UTCs, which are secondary schools that combine technical, practical and academic learning.
74% of all Gold Award winners started either a higher form of education (degree at university), or started a higher form of apprenticeship (Level 4+).
Visit WebsiteThe Duke of York to become Patron of The Outward Bound Trust
Today it has been announced that The Duke of York will become Patron of the Outward Bound Trust, taking over from The Duke of Edinburgh who held the role since 1953.
The Outward Bound Trust was established in 1941 by Kurt Hahn, who also founded Gordonstoun School, where Their Royal Highnesses both attended. It was The Duke of Edinburgh’s active Patronage that was instrumental in the spreading the Outward Bound mission to more than 30 countries worldwide, helping over a million young people to participate in experiential outdoor learning programmes which develop character and instil self-belief and resilience.
The Duke of York has been a supporter of the Trust for a number of years, and 1999 he became Chair of the Board of Trustees. His Royal Highness chairs regular meetings with the Trustees and the Executive Team, and hosts a number of events to promote and support The Trust throughout the year.
In September 2012, The Duke led ‘The Descent of The Shard’ – an abseil from the top of Western Europe’s tallest building in support of The Outward Bound Trust and The Royal Marines Charitable Trust Fund. His Royal Highness abseiled 820ft from the 87th floor to the 20th, alongside 39 others. The total raised from the event was in excess of £2.9 million.
On his appointment as Patron, The Duke of York said: “It is an enormous privilege to take up this appointment of Patron from my father, who has been a stalwart supporter of the Trust and its work since it was founded in 1941. I was interviewed by my father for a position on the board of Trustees before I was appointed and I knew from the outset his intent. I have thoroughly enjoyed the challenges and rewards of guiding the Trust these past few years and with the wise council and guidance from my father”.
It has also been announced that Princess Beatrice was elected to the Board of the Outward Bound Trust as a Trustee.
Visit WebsiteThe Duke of York Young Champion’s Trophy, Patron and Co-founder
The Duke of York Young Champion’s Trophy offers a unique opportunity for under 18-year-old champions from around the world to compete for the Trophy whilst experiencing the challenges of a top UK links course. Supported by the R&A and their national affiliated organisations, this event also endeavours to encourage the advancement of junior golf in both established and developing golfing countries
Visit WebsiteThe Friends of Lakefield College School, Patron
The charity’s principal activity has been to fund one or two gap year travelling scholarships to graduating students.
Visit WebsiteThe Ladder Foundation, Patron
The Evening Standard’s Ladder for London campaign aims to find work for unemployed young Londoners into work by seeking companies to hire one or more paid apprentices, and in doing so do their bit to get young London working.
Visit WebsiteThe Maimonides Foundation, Patron
A charity that fosters relations between Jews, Christians and Muslims in the UK and abroad, particularly through educational and art projects.
Visit WebsiteThe Peter Jones Foundation, Patron
The Peter Jones Foundation has a vision to educate, encourage and support the young people of Britain in achieving their potential, creating a culture of enterprise and entrepreneurship in the UK.
Visit WebsiteThe University of Huddersfield, Chancellor
The University was recently awarded the Times Higher Education award for Entrepreneurial University of the Year and offers a rewarding and exciting learning experience for all students.
Visit WebsiteThe Wellington Academy, President
Wellington Academy was established to become one of the best and most exciting non-selective state schools in the country. We are sponsored by the leading independent school Wellington College, and aim to be a catalyst for the economic and social regeneration of the locality.
Visit WebsiteWellington College International Tianjin, Visitor
Wellington College International Tianjin was born out of a vision to take the best of British education to China while taking into account cultural norms and the regional realities of Tianjin.
Visit WebsiteWestminster Academy, Visitor
Our mission is ‘Education is Success’. This captures the sense of optimism and determination to succeed that permeates Westminster Academy. We aim to develop resilience in our students, and the ability to be tenacious in their quest to be the best that they can be in all aspects of their lives. We draw out their individual talents and celebrate their personal achievements and their individual contribution.
Visit WebsiteWhitgift School, Patron
Whitgift School is an independent day school for boys ages 10-18 years old, situated in South Croydon.
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