Current Year 12s considering Oxbridge have already begun to prepare their applications and are busy engaging in a range of activities and wider reading to enhance their application. Parents and carers can read a guide to supporting their son / daughter applying to Oxford here: https://www.ox.ac.uk/sites/files/oxford/field/field_document/1435-Parents%20%26%20Carers%20Guide%20%28UAO%29%202019_%20web.pdf
and potential applicants can access a range of support and initiatives at OxNet here which will further support their progress to higher education: https://www.oxnet.org/
OxNet is led by Pembroke College, Oxford and is an established initiative run collaboratively between participating colleges at the University of Oxford, Durham University, The University of Manchester, and Hub secondary schools/colleges in London, the North West and North East of England. OxNet runs six intensive courses. Each course includes participation in a Study Skills Day, a six-week Seminar Series, an Easter Essay Competition, Twilight Talks and August Summer School. For further information click here: https://www.oxnet.org/oxnet-programmes
Prospective Cambridge applicants have applied for Apply: Cambridge – a specialist and free programme designed to support high attaining students to make successful applications to the University of Cambridge. The programme will be delivered by Cambridge staff and admissions tutors who will be sharing their expertise on the application process. The programme is delivered entirely online and runs from w/c 25 July 2022 until the end of January 2023. Students who are accepted onto the programme have access to:
- Information webinars
- Interactive workshops
- Guided learning opportunities
- Q&A sessions with Admissions Tutors and current students
- Mentoring from a current student at the University of Cambridge
We wish all our current Year 12 students luck with their university and apprenticeship preparation. and a Parent / Carer’s guide to supporting applications to Cambridge can be accessed here: https://www.undergraduate.study.cam.ac.uk/files/publications/uoc_2022_parents_guide.pdf