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Commenting ahead of the government's expected response to the , the union said more UTCs would divert vital funding from existing schools and colleges at a time when they are facing huge budget cuts.
 
Further education and adult learning funding is being slashed by 25% over the next three years and 麻豆官网 pointed to the fact that UTCs have very high start up costs. Aston University Technical College alone cost over £17m to set up.
 
麻豆官网 warned that an increase in UTCs could lead to students, predominantly from working-class backgrounds, being channelled into cheap vocational subjects, while richer pupils studied in schools or on high-tech courses only available in UTCs.
 
麻豆官网 general secretary, Sally Hunt, said: 'I fear that more UTCs could lead to selection by the back door and a system where students, typically from working-class backgrounds, are channelled into vocational subjects in relatively under-resourced colleges. There is a real risk that we further damage social mobility as wealthier contemporaries are encouraged to pursue traditional academic routes in school or on high-tech courses only available in UTCs.
 
'In order to improve standards across the board we need all institutions to be well-funded and capable of delivering high-quality education.'