8. • The independent sector continues to provide
approximately 45% of Oxbridge places despite
considerable expenditure by these universities on fair
access programmes. !
!
• Nationally, 7% of students attend independent schools,
rising to 13% for A-level students. !
• Record numbers of university places were awarded to
applicants from state schools following a Government
drive to create a more socially balanced student body.
(The Telegraph March 2014)!
The Challenge for State Schools!
9. The Challenge for State Schools!
1. At
universi-es
with
the
highest
entry
requirements
the
most
advantaged
20
per
cent
of
young
people
were
6.3
-mes
more
likely
to
enter
one
of
these
universi-es
than
the
most
disadvantaged
40
per
cent.
[Trends
in
young
par-cipa-on
by
student
background
and
selec-vity
of
ins-tu-on,
OFFA
2014]
2. Entrants
to
Russell
Group
universi-es
from
state
schools
decreased
from
75.6%
in
2002/03
to
74.6%
in
2011/12.
Entrants
to
Russell
Group
universi-es
from
less
advantaged
backgrounds
decreased
from
19.9%
in
2002/03
to
19.0%
in
2011/12.
[The
Social
Mobility
and
Child
Poverty
Commission,
2013]
3. There
are
an
es-mated
3,700
missing
state
educated
students
who
have
the
grades
to
get
into
Russell
Group
universi-es
in
England
but
do
not
get
the
places.
[as
above]
4. 16%
of
pupils
who
are
eligible
for
Free
School
Meals
progress
to
university,
in
comparison
to
96%
of
those
educated
in
independent
schools.
Private
school
students
are
22
more
likely
to
go
to
a
leading
university.
[SuSon
Trust,
2012]
10. The Challenge for State Schools!
HIGHEST STATE SCHOOL INTAKE !
!
University of Ulster ! ! !99.9% !
The University of Bolton ! !99.4% !
Liverpool Hope University ! !99.1% !
Glyndŵr University ! ! !99.1% !
Newman University ! ! !98.9% !
Teesside University ! ! !98.8% !
The University of Wales, Newport !98.7% !
Middlesex University ! ! !98.6% !
The University of Wolverhampton !98.5% !
The University of the West of Scotland !98.5% !
LOWEST STATE SCHOOL INTAKE !
!
The University of Oxford !57.4% !
The University of St Andrews !58.9% !
The University of Bristol !59.4% !
The University of Cambridge !63% !
University of Durham! !63.4% !
Imperial College London !64.7% !
University College London !65.7% !
The University of Edinburgh !67.3% !
The University of Exeter !69.1% !
The University of Newcastle !70% !
Data from The Telegraph March 2014!
12. Dealing with a system which seems Arcane/Opaque!
Humility!
• ‘Probably wont get in’!
• ‘Not for the likes of us’!
13. Dealing with a system which seems Arcane/Opaque!
Market Information!
• Which course?!
• Which college?!
• Which criteria?!
• Which league table?!
14. Dealing with a system which seems Arcane/Opaque!
The Sunday Times University guide shows
Oxford & Cambridge to be the top
universities for studying Medicine (as an
overall score), however when graded by
Graduate Prospects they are 30th & 31st !
18. Oxbridge entrants 2013!
Student! University! College! Subject!
Toby Gehring! Oxford! St Hugh’s!
Maths and Computer
Science!
Noah Harley! Cambridge! Corpus Christi! History!
Georgiana Jackson-
Callen!
Oxford! Merton! French & Spanish!
Elizabeth Phillips! Cambridge! St John’s! Theology!
Katy Quinn Guest! Oxford! Lady Margaret! English!
Martha Samano! Oxford! St Peter’s! Earth Science!
Nancy Tucker! Oxford! Pembroke!
Experimental
Psychology!
19. Oxbridge entrants 2012!
Student
University
College
Subject
Clare Smedley
Oxford
St Catherine's
Medicine
Jessica Richards
Cambridge
Peterhouse
Law
Josie Lyon
Oxford
St Peter's
French & German
Alex Peppiatt
Cambridge
Kings
Spanish &
Portuguese
Jim Phillips
Cambridge
Pembroke
History
Lorna McKinnon
Cambridge
St Catharine's
Economics
Toby McMaster
Cambridge
Jesus
Natural Sciences
Sareeka Linton
Cambridge
Clare
Geography
George Bryan
Cambridge
Jesus
Theology
Esme Neale
Oxford
Christchurch
Theology
20. Twyford Additional Programme!
• Philosophy course!
• Extended Project Qualification (EPQ)!
• Access to all ‘Level 4’ activities!
• University exam preparation (STEP, BMAT)!
• Interview support for early entry!
21. Visiting Speakers 2013 - 14!
Dr Juliet Pickering!
Reader in physics, Imperial college , member of interviewing panel, focus
on the application and interview process for Year 13 scientists!
!
John Nickson !
author of ‘giving is good for you’. John is a senior fundraiser for the British
council, the Tate and the English National Opera. He is a Royal Academy of
Music trustee.!
!
Sir Paul Coleridge QC!
Sir Paul is a senior, member of the family division of the High Court, has
founded a charity to support families in breakdown.!
!
David Gilbert !
Head of Urban and Historical Geography, Royal Holloway College.!
22. TAP Programme!
Extended Project Qualifications
A 5000 word independent research project supported by a programme of
teaching and 1:1 sessions with a supervisor!
Louisa Dales! Early 20th century British occupation of Palestine!
Emily Marten! Protecting French language from English!
Molly Obadiah! Use of nanotechnology in Medicine!
Tim Rajaratnam! Stem cells in future medical treatment!
Briar Wilkinson! Preventing dementia!
Nadeem Ezzat! Wind effect on long span bridges!
Gabriel Hawkins-Pottier! The Big Bang or warp drive!
Elle Moore! Renaissance!
Edwin Oliver-Watts! American War of Independence!
Ailis Swords-McDonnell! How Art is used in protest!
Mary Tozer! Paganism and Christianity in Roman Britain!
