TOAN students take inspiration from Oxford University visit
Year 11 students from E-ACT The Oldham Academy North (TOAN) visited Oxford University, exploring historic colleges, participating in academic taster sessions, and engaging in Q&A sessions with current students to inspire aspirations for higher education.
Oldham Students Get Taste of Oxford Life
Twenty-three Year 11 pupils from E-ACT The Oldham Academy North (TOAN) have returned from a visit to Oxford University, where they explored Corpus Christi and Brasenose colleges, toured lecture theatres and student rooms, and handled books in the Bodleian Library - one of Europe’s oldest libraries and a legal-deposit archive for every UK publication.
During the day the teenagers joined a tutorial-style workshop run by current Oxford undergraduates, followed by an open Q&A on admissions, workload and extracurricular opportunities.
The academy, which arranges a second Oxford trip in May, organises the excursions as part of its drive to raise university aspirations.
Head-teacher Jessica Giraud said:
“Moments like these prove to our students that places such as Oxford are attainable. Watching them engage, ask questions and picture themselves here is exactly why we run the visits.”
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