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Resources for Schools and Prospective Applicants

Balliol keeps a regular bulletin of outreach events and resources, which is emailed to teachers across the UK. You can find our most recent bulletin here. If you are a teacher and would like to sign up for these bulletins, please email outreach@​balliol.​ox.​ac.​uk

Below, you can find useful links to admissions information guides and subject resources (which contain suggestions about wider reading and activities for KS3‑5).

Information and resources for teachers

Subject-specific super curricular resources for students and teachers

Please click on the links below to access subject resources [PDFs] that can be used to broaden and deepen students’ subject knowledge. These will be updated as new suggestions come in. If you have any resources that you recommend, please email: outreach@​balliol.​ox.​ac.​uk

Balliol College Insight Talks

Our Insight programmes consist of online academic sessions in which Oxford University Graduates introduce topics that link to their own research. Sessions take the form of workshops, and students will have the opportunity to ask questions. These are super-curricular programmes which will introduce participants to new areas of knowledge.

Who are they for?

Students in Y12, and those in KS4 who are looking to challenge themselves academically.

Insight into Maths

This year’s maths programme has now concluded. Recordings of the lectures can be found here.

Insight into Science

Recordings of the lectures can be found here.

The remaining talks for this science programme are listed below;

  • Monday 12th May: Careers in Animal Biology (Rescheduled)
  • Monday 19th May: Microcosmos — The Microbiology of Climate Change

Interested applicants should fill in this form at least 48 hours before the relevant talk date.

A list of 2024’s lectures (with accompanying video links) can also be found here.

Insight into Humanities

This year’s humanities programme has now concluded. Recordings of the lectures will be uploaded to YouTube in the near future.

Springboard Video Collection

You might also like to look at our Springboard Video Collection. These educational videos are created by graduate students, and cover a specific area of their research. Each video contains a short introduction to a topic, followed with by activities and suggestions for further reading.

Transition Resources

The document below contains resources to help students during their transition to Oxford University. This guide includes an introduction to Oxford, general study skills advice and specific guidance about reading, note-taking and essay writing.

Academic Transition Resources

For parents and families

Applying to Balliol College

Applying to Oxford University

The following pages should provide you with helpful resources and activities if you intend to make an application to Oxford University.

For KS4 students

For KS3 students