Oxford Cymru
At the moment, students from Wales are under-represented at Oxford. To help change this we are launching Oxford Cymru, an extensive community outreach programme, offering bespoke and local support to students of mixed ages, their families and teachers.
About us
What is Oxford Cymru?
Oxford Cymru brings together three Oxford colleges with established links in the region: Jesus, New College and St Catherine’s. Together they coordinate the community outreach programme that covers the whole of Wales.
The local authorities supported by Oxford Cymru are:
- Blaenau Gwent
- Bridgend
- Caerphilly
- Cardiff
- Carmarthenshire
- Ceredigion
- Conwy
- Denbighshire
- Flintshire
- Gwynedd
- Isle of Anglesey
- Merthyr Tydfil
- Monmouthshire
- Neath Port Talbot
- Newport
- Pembrokeshire
- Powys
- Rhondda Cynon Taf
- Swansea
- Torfaen
- Vale of Glamorgan
- Wrexham
Aims
Our aims are ambitious and split into two key areas:
Outreach Work
- To ensure that the proportion of outreach work delivered by the University reflects the proportion of schools in each Welsh region.
- To increase the amount of outreach work in Mid, Northwest, and West Wales to ensure it reflects the proportion of all schools in these regions.
- To create a digital and print marketing campaign to reach all Welsh secondary schools, helping to raise the profile of Oxford University in Wales.
Applications
- To increase the rate of application growth from Welsh state-school students.
- To increase applications from South West and West Wales so that they make up at least 25% of total Welsh applications.
Working together
As well as working with the Seren network across Wales, Oxford Cymru is also developing partnerships with local authorities, multi academy trusts and social mobility organisations. The colleges will also continue their existing work in other parts of the UK.
Please note that if you or your school do not fall into our access categories, there is still plenty of advice and support available for you here and on the University website. All schools, sixth form and further education colleges across Wales are very welcome to contact Oxford Cymru for information and advice on admissions and outreach.
Impact
We do not expect to make radical changes overnight, but hope to build lasting partnerships across the region which will benefit the whole school community as well as our University. We will evaluate the impact of our outreach across Wales.
Get in touch
Whether you are a student looking for guidance, or a teacher eager to learn how we could support your pupils, please get in contact with one of the three Oxford Cymru link colleges:
Pwy ydym ni
Mae'r ardal hon yn cael ei hailddatblygu ar hyn o bryd. Cysylltwch yn uniongyrchol â'r coleg perthnasol sy'n rhan o'ch consortiwm rhanbarthol os oes gennych unrhyw gwestiynau am ein gwaith yn eich ardal.
Beth yw Rhydychen Cymru?
Ar hyn o bryd, mae myfyrwyr o Gymru wedi eu tangynrychioli yn Rhydychen. Er mwyn helpu i newid hyn rydym wedi lansio Oxford Cymru, rhaglen estyn allan cymunedol estynedig, sy'n cynnig cefnogaeth lleol ac wedi'i deilwra i fyfyrwyr o oedranau cymysg, eu teuluoedd a'u athrawon.
Mae tri coleg yn Rhydychen, Coleg yr Iesu, Coleg Newydd a Choleg St Catherine, wedi ymuno â'i gilydd i arwain ar a gweithredu'r rhaglen, gyffrous hon. Wrth weithio gyda'i gilydd, bydd y colegau hyn yn sicrhau bod Prifysgol Rhydychen yn medru cynnig rhaglen estyn allan cydlynol sy'n gofalu am Gymru benbaladr.
Yr Awdurdodau Lleol yw:
- Blaenau Gwent
- Pen-y-bont ar Ogwr
- Caerffili
- Caerdydd
- Sir Gaerfyrddin
- Ceredigion
- Conwy
- Sir Ddinbych
- Sir y Fflint
- Gwynedd
- Ynys Môn
- Merthyr Tudful
- Sir Fynwy
- Castell-nedd Port Talbot
- Casnewydd
- Sir Benfro
- Powys
- Rhondda Cynon Taf
- Abertawe
- Torfaen
- Bro Morgannwg
- Wrecsam.
Nodau
Mae ein amcanion yn uchelgeisiol ac wedi’u rhannu’n ddau faes allweddol:
Gwaith Allgymorth
- Sicrhau bod cyfran y gwaith allgymorth a ddarperir gan y Brifysgol yn adlewyrchu cyfran yr ysgolion ym mhob rhanbarth yng Nghymru.
- Cynyddu’r gwaith allgymorth yng Nghanolbarth, Gogledd-orllewin a Gorllewin Cymru i sicrhau ei fod yn adlewyrchu cyfran yr holl ysgolion yn y rhanbarthau hyn.
- Creu ymgyrch farchnata ddigidol ac mewn print i gyrraedd holl ysgolion uwchradd Cymru, gan helpu i godi proffil Prifysgol Rhydychen yng Nghymru.
Ceisiadau
- Cynyddu cyfradd twf ceisiadau gan fyfyrwyr ysgolion gwladol Cymru i 5% y flwyddyn.
- Cynyddu ceisiadau o Dde-orllewin a Gorllewin Cymru fel eu bod yn cyfrif am o leiaf 25% o gyfanswm y ceisiadau o Gymru.
Cysylltwch â ni
P'un a ydych chi'n fyfyriwr sy'n chwilio am arweiniad, neu'n athro sy'n awyddus i ddysgu sut y gallem ni gefnogi eich disgyblion, cysylltwch ag un o dri choleg cyswllt Rhydychen Cymru: