Alex is the OxNet Coordinator responsible for the Goldsmiths' Sutherland Centre for Philosophy and World Religions, based at Ashton Sixth Form College, Tameside.  

 

At Ashton Sixth Form College, Alex manages the Realising Aspirations programmes, which are modelled on the OxNet system of sustained academic engagement. They offer a series of lectures, seminars and workshops led by visiting academics, information and guidance events and university visits across 15 wide-ranging programme strands.

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In Year 12, Alex participated in OxNet's Philosophy and World Religions programme. She went on to study at the University of Leeds, graduating with a degree in Theology & Religious Studies in 2019.

Paddy is the OxNet Coordinator responsible for the OxNet Science programme, based at Cheshire College South & West (Crewe, Chester and Ellesmere Port).

 

At CCSW, Paddy is the Current Futures and University Admissions Team Leader. He was previously a Curriculum Leader in Modern Foreign Languages and has 10 years worth of teaching experience in Spanish and French at secondary level.

 

Originally from Derry, Ireland and the first in his family to go to university, Paddy is passionate about giving students from lower socio-economic backgrounds the opportunity to go to university.

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Academic achievements:

• Graduated from LJMU in 2009 in BA (Hons) Spanish and Combined Studies.

• Graduated from the University of Salford in 2011 after completing a Masters Degree in MA Translating (Spanish)

• Graduated from Hope University, Liverpool in 2014 after completing a PGCE Spanish with French

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David is the coordinator for the OxNet English programme, based in Blackburn. He has taught A Levels at Blackburn College for 26 years. Since 2005 he has been the High Achievers’ Coordinator for the Sixth Form at Blackburn College, supporting and advising students who aim to apply for top universities and professional careers.

 

David studied at the University of Birmingham, where he completed a Masters in Russian and East European Studies before training as a teacher at the University of Cardiff. He teaches on a range of programmes, including the Joint Honours degree run by Blackburn College in partnership with Lancaster University. In the Sixth Form, David runs the Debate Club and hosts the annual Schools’ Quiz.

Claire is the OxNet School Hub Coordinator for the Heritage-360 programme. She is based at Southmoor Academy in Sunderland where she runs the Aspirations Programme for pupils from Year 3 to Year 13, which involves outreach to local primary and secondary schools across the North East.

 

Claire is passionate about supporting students on a personal basis and providing holistic experiences to break down barriers to accessing Higher Education. She has worked in Access since she was an undergraduate at Durham University, from which she graduated in 2014 with a First Class Honours degree in History. She went on to train as a Secondary History Teacher and studied for a master’s in education, focusing on widening participation in north east coastal regions. Before starting at Southmoor, she worked in Hartlepool as a Raising Aspirations Coordinator and teacher of History.

Amy is an OxNet coordinator for the North East Hub based in Sunderland. 

 

For students at Southmoor Academy, Amy runs advanced poetry sessions which are aimed at improving students’ close-reading and critical thinking skills. She also holds mock university style-seminars for the Sixth Form’s prospective Oxford Humanities applicants. 

 

Amy is an OxNet alumna, crediting the programme as the reason she attended St John’s College, Oxford to study English Language and Literature. 

Sotiris is the coordinator for the OxNet Humanities programme, based in West London. He is also part of the Sixth Form Team at Westminster Academy, where he oversees university applications. He coordinates the London Centre for Languages and Cultures, a collaborative project between schools in the area aimed at increasing postsecondary participation in the languages. 

 

At WA, Sotiris runs the 'Dare to Know' programme, a lecture series welcoming different academics every week to discuss their research, with the goal of exposing sixth-formers to university-style learning. He is also the Model United Nations advisor, helping students develop their awareness of current affairs and public speaking skills.

 

Sotiris graduated from Corpus Christi College, Oxford with a BA in Jurisprudence, focusing on Human Rights and Public International Law.

Guy is the coordinator for the OxNet Languages programme, based at Priestley College, where he is also responsible for the coordination of the North West Centre for Languages and Cultures. This is a collaborative project between Pembroke, the Open University, and various partner universities such as Lancaster University. It seeks to boost state school participation in languages degrees at university.

 

At Priestley, Guy oversees 'The Graduate' high achievers programme. This incorporates many of the same aims as OxNet, seeking to prepare Priestley's most able students for the rigors of university study, as well as raise ambitions towards highly selective universities like Oxford.

 

Guy is an alumnus of University College, Oxford, where he studied a BA in History and Politics. His specialisms included Twentieth-Century British History as well as Nineteenth-Century Political Philosophy.