Supporting Teachers
We recognise the important role that teachers play in supporting their students to prepare for University and make educational choices.
At Pembroke, we are looking for students who are excited and curious about their subject, who enjoy to challenge and be challenged. We welcome applications from all students with excellent academic potential, regardless of their social, ethnic, regional or educational background.
We are excited to be working with teachers and are pleased to share a range of resources.
Teachers' Newsletter
Teachers' Newsletter
Sent once every half term, our Teacher Newsletter provides important updates about the admissions process and exciting opportunities for your students to take part in across Oxford.
If you'd like to be added to our mailing list for all teachers, please complete our online form here.
Resources for Teachers
As we build and grow our network with teachers, we anticipate that our support for teachers and online resources will grow too.
Advice and guidance
It is always great to hear from teachers, and we're here to help and advise you throughout the year. From questions about super curricular recommendations to specific advice about the admissions process, we would be more than happy to discuss over email or arrange a time for a Teams call or phone call.
Please get in touch at admissions@pmb.ox.ac.uk
Visiting you in your school
Please note, at the moment we are unable to facilitate a visit to Pembroke for you and your students.
We are hoping in the near future to be able to come and visit teachers in their schools - whether that's coming to present a workshop on any aspect of admissions to you and your colleagues, we'd be really keen to see what we can do.
At the moment, we are looking to gauge interest for visits in schools. If this is something you might be interested in at some point later this academic year, please email admissions@pmb.ox.ac.uk to let us know.
LinkedIn Alumni Teacher Network
We are proud that so many of our alumni are now teachers, and we look forward to working with them to support their students. We connect primarily with alumni teachers through our LinkedIn Alumni Teachers group. This group enables us to:
- Provide timely advice and guidance all year around about the admissions process.
- Share information about events and opportunities we offer our alumni teachers.
- Connect alumni teachers at different stages of their careers with each other.
If you are a Pembroke alumni teacher, please email admissions@pmb.ox.ac.uk for the link to join!
Who We Are
Alice Randall
I’m Alice, the new Schools Liaison Officer here at Pembroke! After loving Oxford so much during my time here as an undergraduate student, I have stayed on to try and encourage more students to apply to Oxford.
I graduated with a BA in History from Oriel College and studied many things from medieval kings to modern-day miners. At first, I was worried that History at Oxford would be too traditional but I quickly learnt that the course would allow me to think and write creatively about a range of historical people and events, tailored to my interests.
I’m a first-generation student (meaning that my parents didn’t go to university) originally from northwest London and studied at an all-girls state school which hadn’t sent anyone to the Oxford before, so applying here was a daunting experience but one that I have never regretted!
Despite only being an hour away on the train, Oxford felt very distant to me – and I only ended up applying on a whim! My biggest piece of advice is to be open-minded about applying even if you’re unsure if it is the right place for you, you might be exactly what tutors are looking for!
Please feel to email me with any questions you may have about Oxford/ Pembroke – I’m always happy to help!
Kate Bickerton
Hi I’m Kate and I’m the Senior Student Officer at Pembroke. I lead on student recruitment and experience, working with Alice to deliver our schools work with alumni teachers and Open Day activities.
I work closely with the Academic Registrar to deliver the annual admissions exercise and have almost five years of experience in advising prospective students, their teachers and supporters about the process. I lead on admissions support for interviewees and transition support to Offer Holders, including Offer Holder Day and Freshers’ Week.
Like Alice, I am the first in my family to go to university. I went to a small rural non-selective state school in Oxfordshire which did not have experience of supporting students to aim for Oxbridge. One of the best parts of my job is meeting students at Open Days or in their schools, and then seeing their names pop up on our list of Offer Holders, and then celebrating with them when they make their offers (and also when they graduate!)
I graduated from Oxford in 2017 with a BA in History, and was generously supported by the Reuben Foundation as a Reuben Scholar.
Access and Outreach
Our Access and Outreach work through the OxNet programme still continues, and more information about this can be found here.