Next Steps Essex
In collaboration with Emmanuel College, Cambridge, our Next Steps Essex programme introduces Year 11 & 12 students to Oxbridge and equips them with the information they need to make their next steps.
The programme consists of four virtual webinars, spread across the spring term, which introduce Oxford and Cambridge, including what makes them distinctive, what courses they offer and what the application process involves. Students will hear from outreach staff from Hertford and Emmanuel and will get the opportunity to take part in Q&As with some of our current undergraduates.Â
2023-24 datesÂ
In this academic year, the webinars will take place from 5:00pm to 6:30pm on the following dates:Â
- Weds 17th January: Introduction to Oxbridge (Y11 & Y12)Â
- Weds 31st January: Critical Thinking, Study Skills & Super Curriculars (Y11 & Y12)Â
- Weds 14th February: Post-16 & A-Level Choices (Y11 only)Â
- Weds 28th February: Personal Statements & Applying to Oxbridge (Y12 only)
- September 2024Â (date TBC): Interview Workshop
Who is eligible to take part?
All students from non-selective state schools in the local authorities of Essex, Southend-on-Sea and Thurrock are eligible to take part.Â
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Students attending selective grammar or independent schools are eligible if they meet one of our widening participation criteria, which include: Â
-  Is eligible for Free School Meals (or have been in the past six years) or Pupil PremiumÂ
- Would be the first generation in their family to go to UniversityÂ
- Is a young carerÂ
- Is a care leaver or is care-experiencedÂ
- Is an asylum seeker or refugeeÂ
- Is from a home postcode in an area with relatively low participation in Higher Education (POLAR) or in areas with less advantaged socio-economic characteristics (IMD): POLAR 4 Quintiles 1 or 2Â
- Is estranged from close family members (e.g., parents/carers)Â
- Has medical/health issues (including mental health), particularly those that have resulted in long or extended periods of absence (over 8 weeks) from school in the last 6 yearsÂ
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As long as students meet one or more of these criteria then they will automatically gain a place.Â
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If you have any questions about the eligibility criteria or completing the registration process please contact Lucy at Hertford (outreach@hertford.ox.ac.uk) or Fran at Emmanuel (outreach@emma.cam.ac.uk) . Â
Registration
Next Steps Essex is accepting sign-ups until 12pm on Friday 15th December 2023. You can register using this form: