LORETO STUDENTS AT OXBRIDGE

LORETO STUDENTS AT OXBRIDGE

Loreto College has many well researched and

effective strategies in place to help all our students to reach their potential and beyond. The Oxbridge Unit has a well established programme to prepare students with the ability and the desire to apply to Oxford and Cambridge to successfully achieve places there including: tutoring by Oxbridge

staff, an extension programme designed to stretch, excite, challenge and prepare for students for entry examinations; interviews and residential visits to the universities.

Loreto has also been selected by Cambridge University to be the lead institution in their HE+ Programme.

The HE+ programme will offer Loreto students including

A focussed tutor system to undertaken extension activities
Extension classes in core subjects;
Student workshops led by Cambridge staff addressing
such topics as considering and applying to Cambridge;
Masterclasses delivered by Cambridge academics; and
visits to Cambridge;

The programme, with over eighty students currently involved, is designed to engage potential applicants early in Year 12 so that they have time to consider and prepare for their university applications. The Masterclasses are delivered by Cambridge academics, including Fellows and postgraduate students, and are intended to articulate with the students’ A level studies. A series of extension classes focusing on core A level subjects in the arts and the sciences: (i) Economics, English, Geography and History & Politics; and (ii) Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics and Physics will be offered. The classes provide students with opportunities to acquire a deeper and broader understanding of these subjects and to enhance their use of appropriate study skills.

Every year large numbers of students from Loreto apply to Oxford and Cambridge and secure places at these prestigious universities. We currently have many students at Oxford and Cambridge studying a wide range of courses including:

· Medicine

· Natural Sciences

· Computer Sciences

· Geography

· Politics, Psychology & Sociology

· Theology

· Engineering

· Law

· Philosophy and Economics

· Modern Languages

· English

· History

· Politics

· Maths

· Dominic Biddle is at Jesus College, Cambridge reading History. Dominic joined Loreto from Trinity High school.

· Saba Anwar is currently at Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge reading Natural Sciences. Saba is a former pupil of Stretford Grammar School.

· Kayleigh Smeaton is reading Politics at Homerton College, Cambridge.

Max Cooper will be starting his Engineering degree at Queen’s College, Oxford after taking a year out to gain further practical experience in engineering. Kayleigh was a former pupil of Fairfield High School, whilst Max came to Loreto from Chorlton High School.

· Jack Styles joined Loreto from Stretford Grammar School. He has now gone on to study Natural Sciences at Girton College, Cambridge.

· Sarah Foley came to Loreto from St Phillip Howard School. Sarah is now at St Catherine’s College, Cambridge reading Social and Political Sciences.

· Dominic Clark joined Loreto from The Barlow HighSchool. He is now reading Theology at St Benet’s College, Oxford.

· Alexi Esmail Yakas is a former pupil of Chorlton High School. He is now studying Maths at Pembroke College, Oxford.

· Anisha Polson, a former pupil of St Peter’s High School, is at St John’s College, Cambridge reading Law

Together with these highlights, Loreto has in total some twenty-eight students involved in Oxbridge programmes.

Cambridge University recently invited ‘leading organisations’ to be part of theirUniversity of Cambridge: celebrating 800 years publication. A journalist was commission to write a two page full feature spread on Loreto College entitled, ‘The Hallmark of Outstanding Education.’ Loreto is also to feature in the Oxbridge publication, ‘Global Education & Skills’ with their article on Loreto entitled ‘Simply Outstanding.’

Medicine	Natural Sciences	Computer Science	Geography
Politics, Psychology & Sociology	Law	Theology	Engineering
Modern Languages	English	History	Philosophy & Economics
Politics	Maths