Winchester University plans to open new technical school (From Hampshire Chronicle)

I am very uneasy with this. Fronted by Lord Baker of Dorking, ex Secretary of Education in the Thatcher government and the person who introduced the flawed National Curriculum. Winchester is already well catered for with four first class 11-16 comprehensives and Peter Symonds' College. Where will the students come from to attend the new UTC? Will they be selected or is it open to students of all abilities. My guess is that the UTC will cream off the most able students from the local comprehensives which will thus have their intakes reduced. This could mean some teachers losing their jobs and less opportunity for the students. It could even mean the closure of a school. We are heading here for selection by the back door and a two tiered system, something that the Tories would be very happy with. Michael Gove has given his full backing to UTCs which makes me feel even more uneasy. He is the man who pulled the plug on the schools building programme and the School Sporting Partnerships, meaning that millions of students will miss on decent facilities and sporting opportunities. Funny, however, that there is loads of money available for Mr Gove's academies, free schools and now, it seems, UCTs.
I am also curious as to the motives of Universities which wish to provide these UCTs. Is it money? Status? Altruism??
Perhaps the University of Winchester will tell us all why it wants to get into bed with the BDET?