College A level student, Annabelle Holmes, who is preparing for an interview at Cambridge university with Robert Rickard from Norfolk County.[/caption]
After putting the college students through their paces, Mr Rickard said:
“We are proud of the Norfolk Higher Education Scheme - our active, bold partnership between every single sixth form and college in Norfolk, more than ever very much including the College of West Anglia. By Monday, helped by a growing number of specialist bodies: UEA Maths department, Fosters Solicitors, Norwich School, the Norfolk Centre for Young Musicians etc. we will have mock-interviewed 198 students from 26 different institutions - and in over 30 disciplines. A sign that perhaps these sorts of initiatives are working may be noted in the fact that 40 young people from state sixth forms and colleges reported gaining places at Oxbridge this year. The figure in 2017 was 32. The figures 5+ years ago were under half of this.
This month, many Year 13 students have already told us about being granted competitive interviews at prestigious universities, and on specialist courses, such as paramedicine, nursing etc; several have credited the work of the Norfolk HE Scheme as having helped their confidence. Such interviews can be extremely demanding, and students in the past have often lost places because of not knowing the specific ropes. More widely, we are pleased that more young people than ever, and their teachers, have increasing confidence that Norfolk is committed to ensuring their ambitions will be supported to go all the way.” 
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Inspiring Higher Education Experiences Encourage Students to Aim for the Top
On Thursday 22nd November the college hosted a highly successful Higher Education day at the King’s Lynn campus.
The event provided the perfect opportunity for students interested in advancing into higher education to find out what various universities had to offer and address any queries or concerns that they may have about taking their next steps.
Students had the chance to attend talks discussing life at university as well as being given guidance on student finance. Parents were also able to attend a student finance advice and information session in the evening.
At the event there were representatives from the college apprenticeship team, University Centre West Anglia and 10 other universities including UEA, Anglia Ruskin, University of Lincoln, Nottingham Trent and UCFB Wembley.
Students previously had the chance to visit Northampton University as part of an organised trip and will also have the opportunity to visit the University of Hertfordshire on Wednesday 12th December.
In the last academic year 285 of our alumni went on to study at university, with 14 currently studying at Russell Group universities.
Following this event, Robert Rickard advisor for the Education Partnership Service at Norfolk County Council and three other mock interviewers visited the King’s Lynn campus to conduct Oxbridge-style mock interviews.
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College A level student, Annabelle Holmes, who is preparing for an interview at Cambridge university with Robert Rickard from Norfolk County.[/caption]
After putting the college students through their paces, Mr Rickard said:
“We are proud of the Norfolk Higher Education Scheme - our active, bold partnership between every single sixth form and college in Norfolk, more than ever very much including the College of West Anglia. By Monday, helped by a growing number of specialist bodies: UEA Maths department, Fosters Solicitors, Norwich School, the Norfolk Centre for Young Musicians etc. we will have mock-interviewed 198 students from 26 different institutions - and in over 30 disciplines. A sign that perhaps these sorts of initiatives are working may be noted in the fact that 40 young people from state sixth forms and colleges reported gaining places at Oxbridge this year. The figure in 2017 was 32. The figures 5+ years ago were under half of this.
This month, many Year 13 students have already told us about being granted competitive interviews at prestigious universities, and on specialist courses, such as paramedicine, nursing etc; several have credited the work of the Norfolk HE Scheme as having helped their confidence. Such interviews can be extremely demanding, and students in the past have often lost places because of not knowing the specific ropes. More widely, we are pleased that more young people than ever, and their teachers, have increasing confidence that Norfolk is committed to ensuring their ambitions will be supported to go all the way.”
College A level student, Annabelle Holmes, who is preparing for an interview at Cambridge university with Robert Rickard from Norfolk County.[/caption]
After putting the college students through their paces, Mr Rickard said:
“We are proud of the Norfolk Higher Education Scheme - our active, bold partnership between every single sixth form and college in Norfolk, more than ever very much including the College of West Anglia. By Monday, helped by a growing number of specialist bodies: UEA Maths department, Fosters Solicitors, Norwich School, the Norfolk Centre for Young Musicians etc. we will have mock-interviewed 198 students from 26 different institutions - and in over 30 disciplines. A sign that perhaps these sorts of initiatives are working may be noted in the fact that 40 young people from state sixth forms and colleges reported gaining places at Oxbridge this year. The figure in 2017 was 32. The figures 5+ years ago were under half of this.
This month, many Year 13 students have already told us about being granted competitive interviews at prestigious universities, and on specialist courses, such as paramedicine, nursing etc; several have credited the work of the Norfolk HE Scheme as having helped their confidence. Such interviews can be extremely demanding, and students in the past have often lost places because of not knowing the specific ropes. More widely, we are pleased that more young people than ever, and their teachers, have increasing confidence that Norfolk is committed to ensuring their ambitions will be supported to go all the way.”