Outreach scheme launches to encourage South Asian teenagers to apply to study at Oxford.
Girls from an Islamic school in Bradford are taking part in a scheme to encourage more pupils from under-represented backgrounds to apply to the University of Oxford.
State school pupils selected for BeUNIQ start working with the admissions team at the age of 14, and once they are studying for A Levels they are invited to a residential summer school at Oxford.South Asian students were the first group chosen to join the programme. The outreach workers will focus on topics such as student finance, and provide information about the university's bursary schemes for families who see the cost of higher education and distance from home as barriers to entry.
She added: "For the girls who come here their Islamic ethos, their faith, is very important to them and they do want to continue that wherever they go.
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