Who is it for?
We wish to encourage better representation of Black and female students in Computer Science and joint schools at the University of Oxford, and other higher education institutions.
To take part in this programme students need to meet all of the following criteria. Participating students must be:
Black African or Caribbean students, or students of mixed race with Black African or Caribbean heritage;
female;
in Year 11 (Scottish S5 or NI Y12);
attending a UK state-funded school at the time of applying;
academically strong. We would expect students to be on track to achieve at least 5 8s-9s at GCSE. If a pupil is close to this mark, some flexibility is possible at the discretion of the school representative;
predicted to achieve an 8-9 in Maths GCSE;
planning to take A Level Maths & Further Maths or the equivalent;
enthusiastic about Mathematics and Computer Science.
Attendees will be required to attend all classes in the series and to complete the extra learning activities between the sessions.