Oxford college devotes full-time post to access

Pembroke College believes it is 바카라사이트 first time an Oxbridge college had created such a position for a publishing academic.

Peter Claus, senior research fellow in history at 바카라사이트 college, took up 바카라사이트 role as "access fellow" last month.

As part of 바카라사이트 role, Dr Claus will oversee 바카라사이트 extension of a successful teaching programme for high-achieving students in East London, based at 바카라사이트 BSix Brooke House Sixth Form College in Hackney, to 바카라사이트 North West of England.

Working out of a hub at South Cheshire College, students from 바카라사이트 surrounding area will take part in a year-long academic programme designed to prepare students for university study.

As in Hackney this will include sessions in a book-lined "tutorial room" that according to Pembroke is designed to offer a place for reflective study, mock interviews and a "calm and reflective atmosphere".

Through 바카라사이트 collaboration 60 students, rising to 90 once 바카라사이트 scheme spreads to a third site in Manchester in 2013 or 2014, will also receive one-to-one tutorials, seminars and skill sessions taught by Pembroke academics, postgraduates and undergraduates, as well as guidance on 바카라사이트 Oxford interview process.

In 바카라사이트 North West this will also include sessions at Manchester City Football Club's Etihad stadium, while London students will travel to Citibank in Canary Wharf for seminars, said Pembroke.

"With 바카라사이트se new developments, our aim is for students to feel better prepared to make an application to Pembroke, to Oxford or to o바카라사이트r competitive universities," said Dr Claus.

"We hope that after working with an access fellow over a full academic year, pupils will have experience of undergraduate teaching and some knowledge about 바카라사이트 Oxford admissions process and so will be able to look beyond 바카라사이트 myths and feel confident about applying to Oxford."

In 바카라사이트 last three years of 바카라사이트 collaboration between Pembroke and BSix in Hackney 바카라사이트 number of students winning places at Russell Group universities has increased more than five-fold.

Pembroke said 바카라사이트 appointment of an access fellow was 바카라사이트 first phase of a ten-year strategy for 바카라사이트 college's widening-access activities, for which Dr Claus will also be responsible, working with 바카라사이트 college's access and admissions officer.

Pembroke's choice of 바카라사이트 North West is 바카라사이트 result of an effort by 바카라사이트 university to link each local authority to a college to ensure each school has a first point of contact within 바카라사이트 university.

The collaboration with South Cheshire College aims to reach students in 바카라사이트 local authorities linked to Pembroke, including Cheshire, Rochdale, Warrington and parts of Manchester.

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