A new category of schools that are independent although partly funded originally by the Department for Education. CTCs were established as part of the 1988 Education Reform Act (ERA). The original idea of CTCs, as conceived by Kenneth Baker, then...

In England, City Technology Colleges (CTCs) are independent schools which charge no fees as their recurrent costs are borne by the Department for Education and Skills and private business sponsors. City Technology Colleges specialise in teaching mainly...