Marmite Trip

Posted: 04/07/2016

On 30th June twenty pupils from the Marmite Gifted and Talented Society set off for a trip to Oxford accompanied by Dr Ruben and Mr Beet.

The main aim was to visit the town and colleges to get an idea what it might be like to study at Oxford. It was also a fun day out, a welcome end of term reward and a chance to visit the Ashmolean Museum, home to a huge range of ancient and modern art and artefacts.

The group's first stop was New College, an imposing fourteenth century college with magnificent cloisters and a huge chapel. It is also where many scenes from the Harry Potter films were shot, and some of our pupils could recall (and act out) the exact parts of the films. Two excellent student guides showed the group around and answered any questions.

At Christ Church there were more Harry Potter locations to see, but also the cathedral (England’s smallest) located within the college. A familiar face in the shape of Sam Adamson OB met us at St Peter’s and gave another fantastic tour as well as lots of encouragement to the pupils to apply in a few years.

The group late made their way to the Ashmolean Museum after a brief ice-cream stop. As the museum is so vast, containing everything from Egyptian mummies to modern painting, the pupils had already done some research and targeted areas of specific interest to them.

Excellent weather made the day complete and the pupils both enjoyed the experience and left with some ideas about their own future higher education pathway.