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Teachers and Advisors Newsletter
May 2025
Dear Teachers and Advisors,
We hope you’re having an enjoyable half term, and are feeling refreshed & ready for the students’ return next week!
If you are beginning to plan your year next year please do get in touch with us about any Outreach opportunities we can arrange for your school!
For a refresh of the types of opportunities offered by St Anne’s, please see:
For Teachers | St Anne's College, Oxford
Hannah and Dom
St Anne's College, Oxford
[email protected]
Further opportunities can also be found on the University's Outreach Calendar:
Table of Contents
Pre-Sixteen Opportunities
Stephen Spender Prize 2025
Calling MFL, EAL and English teachers! Bring creative translation into the classroom this summer with the Stephen Spender Prize 2025
Open for entries 1 May to 31 July | Free entry for all young people and teachers in the UK and Ireland!
The Stephen Spender Prize is an annual competition for poetry in translation that celebrates the creativity of young people across the UK and Ireland – and their teachers! The Prize has categories schools, teachers and individual young people, which welcome translations from all languages, as well as a special ‘Spotlight‘ strand that each year focuses on a different widely spoken home or heritage language.
Teachers can register here to receive classroom inspiration and activity ideas throughout the prize window, and you can follow all the latest news on our website and social media channels below.
Ready to start planning and working on your entries? Visit our Guide for Teachers page for all the key information about the prize at a glance, and explore our Stephen Spender Prize Resources hub for Teaching Resources and Student Resources to guide you and your pupils through every step of entering the prize.
Oxplore Webinar: Should Footballers Earn More Than Nurses?
On Wednesday June 11 at 5pm Oxplore will be holding our first ever webinar on the Big Question 'Should footballers earn more than nurses?'
This is a chance to join the Oxplore Team after school to discuss this interesting question. There will be opportunities to share opinions and ask questions, and after the webinar there will be a competition to write a short response to this question.
We've designed this event specifically for young people aged 11-18. Registration is free and the only technical requirement is internet access. The webinar will be held online via Zoom (no participant microphones or cameras will be enabled).
Post-Sixteen Opportunities
Oxford ZERO Carbon Taster Day
On Monday 14 July the ZERO Institute is hosting a day for young people with an interest in climate science and decarbonisation to visit Oxford University, learn more about climate solutions and technologies and explore university pathways into related fields once they finish 6th form.
This day will run from 10:00 - 16:00 and be in person at Oxford University.
The day is open to students in year 12 at UK state-funded sixth form colleges.
There are limited spaces available. Priority will be given to students from disadvantaged backgrounds in line with the University of Oxford's Access and Participation Plan.
The deadline for applications is 09:00 on Monday 16 June and the application form can be found here
https://app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/oxford/oxford-university-zero-carbon-institute-taster-day
St Hilda’s Outreach Webinars
St Hilda’s are running webinars (18, 19 June; 9, 16 July) focusing on the Oxford admissions process, personal statements, etc online over Teams. Suitable for Y12 students.
The session 19th June, 19:00-20:00 is specifically aimed at Teachers.
History Skills Workshops
Oxford University’s Faculty of History offers free online History Skills Workshops to state secondary school, sixth form and FE college pupils in years 12 & 13 from across the UK.
Each workshop has three aims:
To inspire curiosity about the past and enthusiasm for studying history.
To help students to develop the analytical, critical, and imaginative skills that Russell Group universities look for in applicants for humanities degrees.
To inform and encourage students to consider applying to read history at university, including at the University of Oxford.
Workshops will be running through June, are free to attend, and will be held over zoom.
Magdalen College - Law, Physics and Engineering Summer Schools
Law at Magdalen programme
A three day residential event at Magdalen College.
5-7th August 2025 for Y12 students at UK state schools.
Deadline: 16th June 2025
Physics & Engineering at Magdalen Programme
Three day residential event at Magdalen College.
12th-14th August 2025 for Y12 students at state schools considering studying Physics, Engineering or a related subject in University.
Deadline: 16th June 2025
Geography Summer Webinars
Geography are running a series of webinars aimed at different groups of prospective geography students (young carers, Black African and Black Caribbean students, a session for parents). The seminars will be held on 13 May, 22 May, 5 June, 12 June, 9 July, all at 17:00-18:00.
Oxford Choral Experience
In 2025, the Oxford Choral Experience will take place over two separate days, in July and September. On 12th July, we will look at the admissions process for Oxford, how and why choral scholarships might be relevant to you, and we will start learning some amazing choral music together. On 20th September, for the second part of the programme, there will be opportunities for individual vocal lessons, an example Oxford lecture, and more choral rehearsals which will culminate with everyone singing Evensong in the spectacular Worcester College Chapel.
Applications invited from Year 12 and Year 13 students.
https://www.worc.ox.ac.uk/college-life/music-at-worcester/oxford-choral-experience
Keble Admissions Webinars - Summer 2025
Keble College runs online sessions to provide information and guidance on aspects of the Oxford admissions process during the summer term. These offer opportunities to receive up to date advice and guidance on applying to Oxford, and have questions answered by University staff. All sessions are open to Year 12 (or equivalent) currently attending a UK state school or college, and/or those supporting a prospective student in this category. Webinars run throughout May, June and July. Please see below for a list of all webinars.
For Teachers
Oxford University Islamic Society - Mailing List
We are a student-led society overseeing the social and spiritual welfare of the Muslim student community at Oxford. . As a society, we aim to provide a holistic experience and support to our members, before, during and after their time at university. For more information, please visit our website here.
OUISoc seeks to support prospective Muslim students with the application process to Oxford. We aim to demonstrate that coming to Oxford is an attainable goal, whilst also an opportunity to strengthen one’s deen (faith).
Our access initiatives are delivered to support UK Muslims from sixth form, regardless of their background or level of spirituality. This reflects the diverse and open membership we have at OUISoc.
We are currently working to expand our outreach to schools across the country that may benefit from our events, including subject masterclasses, application advice, and an insight into life as a Muslim studying in Oxford. So please join our mailing list below.