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Angel of the North.

Oxford is one of the world’s leading universities—and students from the North East have the talent, drive, and ability to thrive here.

Oxford for North East is a dedicated team of Outreach professionals supporting students, teachers, and schools across the region. No matter where in the North East you are based we provide expert guidance, practical resources, and free opportunities to help you explore what Oxford has to offer.

Through workshops, application support, mentoring, and residential visits, we work closely with students, families, and teachers to break down barriers and build confidence in applying. We believe that Oxford should be an achievable goal for anyone with academic ambition, regardless of background.

If you’re interested in Oxford but unsure where to start, we’re here to help. 

The three Oxford colleges involved in Oxford for North East are Christ Church, St Anne's and Trinity. We can be contacted on: oxfordfornortheast@admin.ox.ac.uk. We also have a Year 12 student mailing list, and a teacher mailing list—please get in contact to sign up! 

North East Local Authorities are: Darlington, Durham, Gateshead, Hartlepool, Middlesbrough, Newcastle upon Tyne, North Tyneside, Northumberland, Redcar and Cleveland, South Tyneside, Stockton on Tees, Sunderland.

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Fantastic day on Saturday with our third(!) Aim for Oxford session this year 😎 Followed by our North East Offer Holder event, meeting the next generation of Oxford students from the NE ✨
 
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For students preparing to put together their UCAS personal statements we're sharing some top tips and thinks to think about today ✍️✍️✨✨📒📒
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Our residential season is starting - with our collaboration with @brilliantclub.bsky.social Students got a taste of university life, academic taster sessions, museum visits and guidance and information from outreach staff and our brilliant student ambassadors.
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We’ve had a busy week in outreach this week - working with United Learning on Monday and Tuesday to deliver sessions to over 200 students, as well as continuing with our north east visit week as far as Hexham and Monkseaton in one day! 😴🥳
 
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Great to kick off our March north east visit week with two sessions in Burnside College and Bede Academy with Y12s talking about competitive applications, and super curriculars as we head towards UCAS opening and personal statement season 🖍️🖍️🖍️
 
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Amazing to have United Learning in on Monday - ten schools who came into college to engage with some of our academic taster sessions and to present on work they’ve done in school and their communities for the Social Action and Leadership Programme! 🎉
 
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It's our Community and Giving week next week, so we're looking back at 2024. Every year we have a host of great events for staff, students and alumni alike. The outreach team will win bakeoff this year! www.st-annes.ox.ac.uk/st-annes-com...
 
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A few details about our work in our link regions in Hillingdon and Southwark:
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We’re launching our St Anne’s Supercurricular Club this term! These online sessions are aimed at current Y12 students who would like to engage with researchers in their chosen subject area, and widen their academic interests.
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On Saturday we held our second Aim for Oxford session - working with 60 students from the North East. Talking about supercurricular activities, and taster sessions on AI and Social Activism! Hosted by St John’s College, Durham ✨✨
 
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Great to be hosting our first North East Oxford Cambridge Student Conference on Friday with colleagues from across Oxford and Cambridge on Friday. 200 students from across the region receiving advice about the WHOLE of our application and admissions process 😄
 
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Sharing a few details about what we've been up to in the North East of England!
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A couple of days back in the office to enjoy the winter sun at St Anne’s ☀️
 
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Yesterday we had Harris Academy Bermondsey into College, and a member of our team was visiting St Anthony’s Catholic School! Doing inbound and outbound outreach in one day! 😴
 
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Lovely to attend a careers convention in London this weekend, talking to students from across Southwark - one of our link areas!! 📚📚🚌
 
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Y12 visit day with Swakeleys School yesterday - a session on competitive applications, academic taster session, and a visit to @regentsox.bsky.social 🏫🏫
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We’re continuing to run our Women and Non-Binary People in STEM series - talking to prospective applicants about the Sciences at Oxford, How to Apply and What to Expect! ⚗️
 
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This week we launched Aim for Oxford 2025, OxNE’s flagship sustained contact programme with Christ Church and Trinity Colleges!! Excited to work with these students throughout the year 🎉
 
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We've been running more Women and Non-Binary People in STEM sessions this week with colleagues from @mansfieldoxford.bsky.social and St Catherine's College - most recently Biomedical Sciences and Chemistry. Each session introduces the course, a short academic taster and Ambassador Q&A #OxOutreach
 
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Excellent to welcome Ark Globe Academy to St Anne’s College today for a mixture of chemistry and demystifying Oxford. A fantastic group with creative - and difficult - questions!! 🌍
 
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Started off this week by visiting Burnside academy to talk to Year 12s about competitive universities! Meanwhile we launched our women and nonbinary people in STEM webinar series which will take place throughout Jan and Feb!
 
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A couple of things we’re excited for this term! Launching A4O, our sustained contact programme for NS students. Running a Women and NB people in STEM series. Working with Cambridge to deliver a conference for NE students. And lots more 🎉🎉
 
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Congratulations to everyone receiving an offer to study at the University of Oxford today! We’re looking forward to welcoming offer holders to St Anne’s later this year ❤️ If you haven’t received an offer - we wish you the best wherever you end up studying🏫
 
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First post on bluesky! Lovely to see St Thomas the Apostle School today in to display their public speaking skills! We learnt about everything from aliens to the pros of living on a houseboat ⛵️