Continuing the Oxford theme, we welcomed Eylan Ezekiel from Oxford who wanted to find out the views of teachers about barriers to students applying to Oxford. Staff discussed a variety of issues including the fact that 43% of state secondary school teachers rarely or never advise their most able pupils to apply to Oxbridge – …
October 2018 archive
Oct 09
Aiming High & Achieving Big
Dr Peter Claus of Pembroke College, Oxford University visited Southmoor. He hosted staff training on supporting high aspirations and applications before meeting with a Year 13 focus group to discuss their thoughts on the OxNet programme and university options. High achieving Year 12 pupils also attended an introductory session on what Oxford is really like …
Oct 01
The Votes Are In!
After a creative week of campaigning, pupils and staff cast their votes for members to form our Student Council. We were delighted by the number of pupils who embraced the democratic spirit of Southmoor with great enthusiasm. We are proud to announce the students who have successfully secured places to represent our 2018/19 Student Council. This …
Oct 01
Sweet Success
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