Supporting Wales’ Brightest

2017 Welcome

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1 Flintshire & Wrexham 6 Cardiff The vision of former Secretary of State for Wales, Paul Murphy MP – now Lord Murphy of Torfaen – the Seren Network was established 2 Swansea 7 Neath Port Talbot, Powys & Bridgend in 2014 to provide pupils and teachers with the support they need to 3 Rhondda Cynon Taff & Merthyr Tydfil 8 Conwy & Denbighshire ensure more students reach their academic potential and progress to 4 Pembrokeshire & Carmarthenshire 9 Anglesey & Gwynedd the UK’s leading universities. 5 EAS Consortia (Blaenau Gwent, Caerphilly, 10 Ceredigion Newport, Torfaen & Monmouthshire) With support and funding provided by the Welsh Government, the 11 Vale of Glamorgan network expanded rapidly, with the last of the 11 hubs launched in November 2016. The network now spans the length and breadth of Wales, helping more than 2000 students reach their academic potential.

The Seren Network’s 11 hubs are partnerships between secondary Anglesey

schools and colleges, supported by local government, Welsh Flintshire

Government and leading universities. Partner institutes work together Conwy

closely to develop a support programme for the brightest young Denbighshire

minds across their region. Each hub is led by a hub co-ordinator; Wrexham highly experienced individuals from a range of teaching backgrounds.

At the beginning of each academic year the brightest and most Gwynedd applied students are invited to attend their region’s hub, based on their fantastic GCSE results. A number of Seren students have already received offers and are going to some of the UK’s best universities, as well as further afield in the US including Ivy League institutions such as Harvard and Princeton. Through the following pages, you will see how the network has supported the future aspirations of Seren students like you.

Ceredigion Powys

Pembrokeshire Carmarthenshire

Blaenau Monmouthshire Merthyr Gwent Tydfil Neath Torfaen Swansea Port Talbot Rhondda Cynon Caerphilly Taf Newport Bridgend Cardi Vale of Glamorgan

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P19404 – Seren Brochure July 2017 v7.indd 2-1 14/08/2017 11:34 What to expect We want to hear from you There are many ways you’ll benefit as a member of the Seren Network. There are a number of ways for you to get involved Now your academic talent has been officially recognised, you’ll get to: with the Seren Network and get your voice heard.

• Visit leading university campuses • Get practical tips on applying for university You can keep up with the latest Seren features posts from current Seren students, • Take your subject skills to the next level places and preparing for interview Network news and details of hub events via university alumni, hub coordinators and with expert teaching support • Build links and friendships with other the Seren Facebook and Twitter pages, which academics, on topics ranging from how to also feature details on open days, videos of make your personal statement stand out, to • Extend your knowledge beyond the bright sparks looking to reach their academic students and teachers from hub events women in physics and preparing for your A-level curriculum to attract the very potential across Wales, and links to useful articles. first year of university. We would love to hear best universities • Receive expert advice on personal about your experiences and your academic statements and applications • Meet the leading academic lights from Follow us at: journey. If you would like to get involved with top UK universities and get face-to-face facebook.com/serennetwork the blog, email [email protected] advice and support Open University @Seren_Network #serennetwork If you have any questions about your • Take part in workshops alongside other As a Seren student, you may be entitled to a participation in the Seren Network, however serennetwork.blog.gov.wales talented students Welsh Government course bursary to allow big or small, please speak with your teachers • Have the opportunity and support to apply you to study an Open University course for or hub co-ordinator. Your hub co-ordinator’s There are also a lot of different ways for for unique experiences such as university free, from languages and social sciences, to contact details can be found on our website, you to get involved with the Seren Network summer schools in the UK and overseas. science, mathematics, and business and where you can also get more information on management. However, places are limited so and get your voice heard. Our weekly blog all things Seren. Visit: www.gov.wales/seren please contact your Seren hub coordinator first to confirm if there is funding available. For further info please visit: www.open.ac.uk/Wales/Seren

Student Finance Wales Student Finance Wales is a service provided by the Student Loans Company, who provide student finance on behalf of the Welsh Government to students from Wales entering higher education anywhere in the UK. If you’ve got a question about student finance then get in touch. You can find them at www.studentfinancewales.co.uk or tweet @SF_Wales and they’ll get back to you.

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Each of our 11 hubs offer programmes with a variety of events and activities, including talks from alumni and academics, university open days, residential visits, and summer schools at the best universities in the UK and further afield. Every hub has a dedicated coordinator and Seren students that have been selected from Wales’ brightest. Meet a few of them here:

RCT & Merthyr Flintshire & Wrexham

Stephen Parry-Jones Graham Kelly Beth Lisles Raphaelle Soffe RCT & Merthyr hub coordinator Flintshire & Wrexham hub coordinator Hawthorn High School Hawarden High School [email protected] [email protected]

18-year-old student Beth Lisles from Hawthorn Stephen is a retired deputy headteacher who Hawarden High School student Raphaelle Graham is a former lecturer and Cardiff is studying A-level maths, physics and biology, read history at Oxford in the 70s. He said: Soffe joined the Seren Network after achieving University graduate, and specialises in and hopes to work for the NHS as a medical “At university, a lot of my friends were from 10 A*s and one A in her GCSEs. She applied student progression to university. He said: physicist after studying at King’s College South Wales comprehensive schools, but this for the Sutton Trust’s US programme, and “I’ve been working with the Flintshire & London. She said: “I’ve been interested in has become less commonplace – despite will be heading to America in summer 2017 Wrexham hub for a few years now, helping physics for a while and had a great teacher in the region having many great minds. Seren after being offered a place at the prestigious students to gain offers to some of the UK’s year 10 who really inspired me. I started out students are asked to confront their subjects Harvard University. She said: “Seren has been top establishments, as well as Ivy League thinking that I wanted to study at Oxford, but in unfamiliar ways, and we hope that when a great help to me on my journey to Harvard. offers in the US. This year’s Seren students after looking into the courses they offered they apply for university in a year or so, they’ll I took part in various workshops, lectures, and will benefit from this knowledge and and attending the UNIQ summer school I be comfortable in even the most challenging most importantly, was given the incredible experience, and I want to encourage them realised I wanted to focus on medical physics, situations. It’s about getting our students to opportunity of discussing ideas with my to aim high from the moment they start and that King’s College was a better option for raise their aspirations in terms of their A-level peers who have similar grades, and felt very their sixth form journey. By offering Seren me. I loved the summer school as it showed grades and the universities they consider. motivated as a result. I went on a visit to students a full programme and a series of me how university learning is different to We’ve seen an increase in applications to the Oxford University and was able to sample a ‘stretch and challenge’ activities throughout what I’m used to, and also gave me the top universities, both in the UK and abroad, few courses and, although I realised it wasn’t the year, we encourage them to develop confidence to aim for any university I wanted. and I’m very pleased that Seren is having such for me, it did steer me towards thinking about their own thoughts and articulate their The Seren Network also arranged a lecture a positive impact on our students.” studying in the US. I first heard about the views on a range of topics. This will increase from Oxford alumni on proton streaming in Sutton Trust US programme through Seren, their confidence when attending university cancer treatment, which was so interesting and included all the activities I had done interviews and when they begin their studies.” and helped me to decide that medical through the network in my application, and I physics is what I want to do.” think Harvard really liked that.”

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Swansea EAS Consortia

Felicity Padley Siân Farquharson Anna Cooper Lucy Davies Swansea hub coordinator EAS hub coordinator Gower College St Alban’s Roman Catholic High School [email protected] [email protected]

Gower College student Anna Cooper had Felicity came to Swansea in 1969 and worked Lucy Davies from Cwmbran is currently Siân has worked in post-16 education for already completed her A-levels, gaining three at the university for 16 years. She also has studying for A-levels in biology, French and over 20 years, and is currently part of the As in politics, geography and maths, and was experience of teaching biology, and has English literature, and aspires to be a war Education Achievement Service for South set to go to the University of Bristol to study been director of curriculum and director of correspondent. After receiving support from East Wales. She said: “Universities have been geography. After deciding that music was A-level studies at the Gorseinion Campus at the Seren Network, she has been offered a very responsive in their support of the South her true passion, she went back to college Gower College. Felicity has been running the place at Lady Margaret Hall in Oxford to study East Wales Seren programme, particularly to do a fastrack music A-level, and has now college’s Oxbridge programme since 2012, English language and literature. She said: “I’ve well-known establishments such as King’s received an offer from Homerton College and become the regional hub coordinator for always been interested in writing, but never College London. We hold a number of events at the University of Cambridge. She said: Swansea following the launch of the Seren thought that someone like me, from a state for our students, with subject sessions from “I’ve always been stuck between geography Network in 2015. She said: “Our year starts school, would be able to get into Oxford. We the country’s best universities, making sure and music, and when I didn’t get into my with a launch event to welcome the new had a lecture on English through the Seren that there is always something for everyone. first choice university to study geography cohort of students, and throughout the year Network, which is when I decided that it was By bringing Seren learners together, we help after initially finishing my A-levels, I decided we arrange subject sessions and workshops what I wanted to do as a degree, and after them raise each other’s aspirations and share that music was the right path for me. I went around 11 different topic groups. We also taking part in workshops with academics ideas, ambitions and opportunities, which has back to college to get my music A-level, ask past students to come in and hold mock from Oxford and Cambridge I realised my already resulted in an increase in offers to elite and now I’m looking forward to starting at interviews with our current students to dream was actually achievable. It was also universities such as Oxford and Cambridge.” Cambridge in September and being part of prepare them for their university applications, great to be part of a community of other the renowned choir as well. It was a big help and we visit Oxford and Cambridge for open students in my position, especially with the to be able to talk about my aspirations and days and masterclasses. I think the biggest early application deadline for Oxbridge and worries with other students that were part issue is that students are surprised when they university interviews, and I always felt like the of the programme, and it really boosted my learn that they’re good enough to go to a top support was there for me if I needed it. I’m confidence after deciding to switch courses.” university, and our aim is to show them they now looking forward to going to Oxford and have what it takes from the beginning so they facing a new challenge.” already have that confidence. It’s a wonderful thing to see a young person coming onto the programme, and leaving as a young adult ready for university at the end of it.”

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Pembrokeshire & Carmarthenshire Neath Port Talbot, Powys & Bridgend

Jayne Bevan, Neath Port Talbot, Powys & Bridgend hub coordinator Matt Morden, Interim Pembrokeshire [email protected] Nicole Bridle Angharad Morgan & Carmarthenshire hub coordinator Pembrokeshire College Ysgol Gyfun Ystalyfera Karen Thomas (Neath Port Talbot contact) [email protected] [email protected]

Nicole Bridle hopes that the Seren Network Matt worked as a FE lecturer in London before Angharad from Briton Ferry studied A-levels in Jayne is part of the Transforming Learning can help her achieve her dream of studying moving to Carmarthenshire in 1992. He has biology, chemistry, and physics, and changed and Skills Programme in Powys. She was to become a GP. She said: “I lost my brother worked in the county ever since, with his her mind about what she wanted to do at appointed as the Seren co-ordinator for Daniel to bone cancer two years ago. His current role being the Learning Transformation university as a result of being part of the Seren Powys, with Karen Thomas acting as the death inspired my other brother Lewis and I Manager for Carmarthenshire County Council. Network. She said: “At the beginning of year coordinator for Neath Port Talbot. She said: to aim high and achieve our dreams. Lewis He said: “Our hub’s programme is packed 12 I thought I wanted to study optometry, “From my experience, Seren has provided is now in his first year at Cardiff University with useful sessions for students aiming but like a lot of people my age I changed a fantastic structure to develop the support studying medicine and I want to work harder high, including sessions on interviews and my mind a few times over the last year or for our most able students across Wales. and help people by going to study medicine personal statement tips. This has lead to an so. I decided halfway through year 12 that I Being able to take part in workshops and too. I was shocked to be invited onto the increase in students receiving offers from wanted to do a biological sciences degree, activities that go far beyond the A level Seren Network, but I’m so over the moon. It’s Oxbridge and Russell Group universities, with because I’d always been passionate about curriculum has allowed them to see where a fantastic opportunity and hope it’ll help me students achieving their full potential as part the subject, and the stretch and challenge their academic passions might take them. gain confidence and support my application of the Seren programme. Sometimes we workshop I’d been to at a Seren event made In addition, the opportunity to meet up with to university. Thanks to Seren I’m more see students with a lack of awareness of the me realise how much I enjoyed engaging like-minded students from across the country determined than ever to reach my goals.” opportunities and experiences available to with the subject above and beyond what has been so encouraging – creating greater them, and our local Seren work has helped was included at A-level. Another Seren talk confidence and increased ambition, which to boost young people’s confidence that they and a UNIQ Summer School also helped has encouraged our students to aim high and can progress to the best universities if they encourage me to apply to Oxford, as well to apply to universities they may not have wish to do so. “ as Cardiff, Bristol, York and Imperial College considered before joining the network.” London. A few months later, I received all 5 offers, and I’ve now firmed Oxford and insured Cardiff. So hopefully, if exams have gone well enough, I’ll be a fresher at Brasenose College in Oxford in October.”

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Conwy & Denbighshire Gwynedd & Anglesey

Christine Wynne Gwenan Evans Gwen Williams Elin Roberts Conwy & Denbighshire hub coordinator Gwynedd & Anglesey hub coordinator Ysgol Glan Clwyd Coleg Meirion Dwyfor [email protected] [email protected]

Gwen Williams was invited to be part of the Christine is a former Deputy Headteacher Coleg Meirion Dwyfor student Elin Roberts Gwenan studied law at Aberystwyth University, Welsh Government-funded Seren Network and is now working with Conwy Education is currently studying French, history, English before working for Coleg Menai and then after she received 12 A*s in her GCSEs, and Services. She said; “The Seren Network language and literature, maths and further Gwynedd Council in 2008 to work on now hopes that the programme can help her is providing students with enriching maths for her AS levels, and hopes to study projects involving young people. She has achieve her dream of studying to become a and challenging opportunities beyond law at a top university like Oxford, but is worked as part of the Education Consortium vet. She said: “I’ve always been interested in those already offered in their schools or also considering studying in the US. She since 2014, and as part of the Seren Network animals, and growing up in the countryside college. Students are encouraged to join said: “Through the Seren Network I’ve had since the hub’s launch in April 2016. She I was surrounded by farms. I would love to in a programme which provides advice for a lot of opportunities to attend different said: “In a rural region like Gwynedd and go to Edinburgh or Cambridge to study, choosing the right university for them as workshops and lectures, including sessions Anglesey, it’s really important that we bring but university feels like a scary prospect well as support and advice with the whole with academics from Oxford and Cambridge. our brightest young people together and at the moment. I probably wouldn’t have application process to the top universities. Seren also helped to arrange a trip for me create that support network for them. considered Cambridge before because I was A series of events throughout the year are to go to the Law Faculty open day at Oxford We have arranged workshops on a range afraid that the standard was too high and I designed to stretch their high level skills, University, where I had the chance to learn of topics, including personal statements, felt a bit intimidated, but I already feel more challenge their thinking and improve their more about the prospect of studying law mock interviews, subject lectures, and have confident just for being part of the Seren ability to present views in a confident and and European law there, as well as learning also brought in alumni to provide support Network – it’s a big confidence boost. My coherent way, including an exciting new more about the colleges in general. Although and guidance. The most important thing parents are really pleased that I’m part of the partnership with the Betsi Cadwaladr Health I know I want to study law, I haven’t made to help the students build confidence and Network. I think they’re relieved that they Board to give students interested in medicine my mind up yet about where I would like to develop their skills and knowledge, and to have someone to turn to if they have any an unique insight into the subject. Students study, but at the moment I’m considering make them aware of opportunities they questions, and that I have a support group also enjoy meeting like-minded students Oxford and perhaps even a university in may not have been aware of otherwise. that I can rely on for help and advice as a from across the network and the chance to America. I know when the time comes By creating excellent links with universities result of being part of the programme.” exchange ideas and aspirations. We are now that Seren will be able to help me with my in Wales and the UK, we help students to looking forward to welcoming a new group of applications, which makes me feel more raise their ambitions and aspirations.” students into our hub.” confident about the path ahead of me.”

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Cardiff Ceredigion

Julie Elliott Tom Burr, Bishop of Llandaff Church in Robert Jenkins Cardiff hub coordinator Wales High School Ysgol Bro Pedr [email protected] Ceredigion hub coordinator

Having worked as a senior leader in secondary 18-year-old Bishop of Llandaff student Tom Julie has worked in education for over 20 Robert has overcome huge personal schools in London and Wales the Ceredigion Burr has been offered a place at Harvard years. Originally a primary teacher, she now challenges to be where he is today. Born hub co-ordinator now works in school University, and also has an offer from works as a Partnership Inclusion Officer, in Swansea, he has spent his life in foster improvement in Ceredigion. She said: “The Cambridge University to study theology and supporting and challenging 23 schools in both care, moving home 11 times. Now, with help hub launched in 2016 and will welcome religious studies, but preferred the liberal primary and secondary sectors. In addition, from Seren, he has set his sights on a top its second cohort of students this year. arts approach of American universities. He she has responsibility for more able and UK university, such as Oxford, Cambridge or With pupils applying to some of the best said: “To be honest I applied to Harvard on a talented pupils in Cardiff, often working to UCL, to study medicine. He said: “A love of universities throughout the UK and abroad in bit of a whim, as I knew that I would regret provide added support to schools across the education and learning has been one of the 2017, the Ceredigion hub hopes to support it if I didn’t try, but I was so shocked when city and all over Wales. She said: “We make only consistent things in my life. I haven’t had the new cohort of Seren students in making I actually got accepted. Through Seren, Dr sure that all our Seren students are catered an easy time but I’m proud to have achieved successful applications for the best courses Jonathan Padley from Cambridge University for with a variety of subject masterclasses, my GCSE results and am now hoping to within their areas of interest. It’s important came to visit our hub as part of a talk on ranging from arts and humanities and STEM target a top university to study medicine we challenge our students and give them the media and news, which gave me a taste to personal statement and application after sixth-form. Being selected for the Seren support they need to prepare for university, of the different ways to analyse topics at guidance. We’ve already seen an increase Network is the icing on the cake. I’m hoping it and we can achieve this through the Seren university. After the talk he got in touch with in the number of students receiving offers will give me the skills and knowledge to stand Network with the help and support of the top our hub to encourage us to come to an to elite universities, with some students out in my application to medical school to universities, alumni, academics and teachers. open day at Cambridge. I thought I would be heading to America! We’re also seeing a lot become a doctor. I suppose I’m proof that We also take our students on open days and intimidated when I went there, as it’s such a more direct contact from students as their anyone can achieve their goals, regardless of residentials so they get a real sense of what prestigious institution, but it actually showed confidence grows, asking specific questions their background. I want to make my family university life is like and help them make a me that I had nothing to worry about and I about universities they’re considering or if proud and show them that you don’t have to decision on what is right for them.” really enjoyed it. The best thing about Seren they can be partnered with alumni, and it’s have a privileged background to do well in for me is the knowledge that you’re part very encouraging to see them taking a keen life. I hope the Seren Network can help me of a network of like-minded sixth-formers, interest.” reach my goals of making it to the top.” with help and support always available, and being around aspirational students helped me to raise my own aspirations, and now I’m heading to Harvard this summer.”

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The Seren Network is continuously developing relationships with the leading universities Vale of Glamorgan in the UK to create stronger links to help Seren students, and has also more recently connected with Ivy League universities in the US to benefit students looking to study overseas. Meet some of Seren’s supporters here:

Oxford University "Seren is a fantastic network. It has been of enormous benefit to its participants, as well as being invaluable to academics like me who want to meet the brightest and best from across Wales. It is with the help of Seren that we in Oxford will be able to host our first ever all-Wales summer school in August 2017. Without the expertise and help of Seren, we would never have made Nisha Shukla, Vale of Glamorgan Clodagh McKechnie as many meaningful connections with Welsh students." hub coordinator Stanwell School Dr Matthew Williams, Access and Career Development [email protected] Fellow, Jesus College, Oxford

17-year-old Clodagh from Penarth is currently Nisha has worked for the third sector and studying English language and literature, public sector for the last 12 years. She started Cambridge University history, psychology, and sociology, and working for the Vale of Glamorgan Learning “It’s fantastic to work in partnership with the Seren hopes to study English at Cardiff University & Skills Partnership in 2011, and worked as the Network to promote academic ambition, inquisitiveness, or City University in London. She said: “I’ve Vale coordinator for the Welsh Government and attainment amongst Wales’ brightest students. This been to a lot of different talks through Seren, Youth Engagement & Progression Framework exciting programme is unique in the UK and is brilliantly including subject talks on sociology and in 2013, where she was responsible for placed to help aspiring undergraduates select the courses English. I’ve also had the opportunity to speak reducing the numbers of young people Not and universities which are right for them.” Dr Jonathan to representatives and academics from some in Education Employment or Training (NEET) Padley, Widening Participation Officer, Churchill of the top universities. It’s been a big help in the Vale. She said: “The Vale Seren hub was College, Cambridge to be surrounded by other students to have launched in November 2016 and has helped the same aspirations and worries as me, as I students access a range of masterclasses to feel there’s always someone my own age to give them a taste of university-style teaching. Manchester University turn to. Seren has also helped me realise that Students have attended sessions such as “The University of Manchester has supported many Seren I can achieve more than I expect of myself, ‘An introduction to Oxbridge and Higher events during this academic year and we have welcomed and that I can aim higher than I previously Education’ and ‘Supporting and preparing the opportunity to speak to Welsh students about the thought. My aim is to combine my passions applications for Oxford and Cambridge’. courses we offer and to provide an insight into studying of music and English to become a music They have also been able to participate in at Manchester. We are supportive of the Seren Network’s journalist after leaving university.” open discussions around applying to the top aim to encourage more Welsh students to progress to universities in the UK as well as accessing top universities and to feel supported and confident in advice and guidance that has helped clarify doing so. Any student who has an interest in pursuing an any doubts and build confidence. We look undergraduate degree course should consider all the options forward to welcoming the new Seren available to them, aim high and believe in their own ability students and want to encourage them to to achieve! The University of Manchester looks forward make the most of the resources available to developing our relationship and attending more Seren – from teachers and lecturers to partner events in the future.” Katie Muscat, Student Recruitment & universities and alumni.” Widening Participation Manager, University of Manchester

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As well as the workshops, visits and sessions you will be invited to as part of the Seren Network, there are also a range of other opportunities available to you through the Sutton Trust, such as its summer school and US programme which some of our previous seren students have already taken advantage of:

US Programme The Sutton Trust’s US Programme offers talented, ambitious students from non- privileged homes in the UK a year’s worth of experience and support so that they are in the strongest position to make applications to top US universities. This year, Seren students have been awarded places at Princeton, Harvard and Yale, with more set to apply next year. UK Summer Schools The programme, delivered in partnership The Sutton Trust’s summer schools with the US-UK Fulbright Commission, is are free residential courses for year 12 centred on a one-week – and completely students from UK state schools, offering free – summer school in the US, with the opportunity to experience life at a introductory events and application leading university, gain insight into living support in the UK before and after. conditions and get a flavour of what their • In 2016, 66 out of 150 state school first year as an undergraduate student will students secured places at leading US be like. universities, accessing $17 million of • In 2017, there were over 2,000 places funding. Most of them will graduate available at 12 top universities (including completely debt-free.Out of these Cambridge, UCL, Imperial and Durham). 66 students who gained a place, 19 enrolled at an Ivy League Institution, • 80% of Sutton Trust summer school including four at Harvard, three at Yale attendees are more likely to achieve a and five at Princeton. 2:1 or higher in undergraduate degree than their peers. • Each of these students is from a low or middle income background. • 53% of Sutton Trust Summer School attendees are more likely to go on to Applications open in November and close leading universities than their peers. in January. Students can register their interest for the 2018 programme here: Applications open in January and close https://us.suttontrust.com in early March. Students can register their interest for the 2018 programme here: https://summerschools.suttontrust.com

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