North East

We offer a wide range of outreach activities for schools and colleges, teachers and students in the North East, with a particular focus on the six local authorities in the South of the region: Darlington, Durham, Hartlepool, Middlesbrough, Redcar & Cleveland, and Stockton-on-Tees.

We would love to hear from you if you would like us to work with your school: please contact Richard Petty on richard.petty@trinity.ox.ac.uk with any questions or to arrange an introductory discussion on how we can support schools, teachers and students. Richard is based in the region and is dedicated to outreach there.  We work very closely in conjunction with Oxford for North East, a consortium in which we're joined with Christ Church and St Anne's College working across North-East England.  For a flavour of our work, do see our Impact Report or brochure below.

YR12 North East Open Day residential in Oxford

This residential opportunity is supported by Trinity College, St Anne’s College, Christ Church and Lincoln College, Oxford. The trip gives Year 12 students from the North East an opportunity to visit the University of Oxford as easily as possible with a three-day programme that combines with the University’s Open Days. In addition to exploring Oxford on the Open Days, students will stay in college accommodation, attend application information sessions and have opportunities to speak with current Oxford students from the North East and members of staff. 

This opportunity is completely free of charge and includes free coach travel to & from Oxford, all food and two nights of accommodation at one of the Oxford for North East colleges. Students applying for a place on this programme are invited to do so independently and will be expected to take part without being accompanied by a teacher. Bookings for this event open in March each year. 

For more information email richard.petty@trinity.ox.ac.uk

Aim for Oxford programme in partnership with Oxford for North East

We believe that a diverse student population is the best student population and that diversity in itself is a rich source of learning. This includes geographical range, and we are committed to increasing applications from students from areas that are currently under-represented at Oxford. Aim for Oxford – a programme for ambitious sixth formers in the North East – is one of the ways that we do this. 

Aim for Oxford offers up to 60 high-ability students the opportunity to participate in a programme designed to support them in their studies and to help them make competitive applications to Oxford.  All events, travel, food, accommodation and activities are offered free of charge, and include four academic taster and university workshop sessions in region from January to April, one-to-one meetings in which application plans can be discussed, and a week-long residential in Oxford in August.

This year-long programme starts in January of Year 12, with applications received by the previous November.  The next round of applications will open for 2025-26 Year 12 students in Autumn 2025.