Teachers and Advisers

Teachers are the frontline of identifying potential in their students and informing and inspiring them to apply to the University of Cambridge. We aim to support teachers in these efforts by providing them with up-to-date information about the University, College and application process; providing them with opportunities to visit Trinity Hall; and, in turn, by visiting students at school or college armed with talks and workshops designed to help them succeed in the chosen path within Higher Education.

If you have specific questions, feel free to email the Trinity Hall Schools and Colleges Liaison Officer.

Teacher and Adviser Webinars

We have previously offered Teacher and Adviser Webinars covering major aspects of the admissions process. As of 2026/2027, we are no longer going to be offering these webinars. Instead, teachers who are interested in learning more about Oxbridge applications are directed to our new ‘In The Loop’ teacher mentoring scheme, described below.

In The Loop Mentoring

Applications are now open for our brand new teacher mentoring scheme.

When students are deciding whether to apply to Oxford or Cambridge, the amount of support and advice they receive from their school can massively influence their confidence and how prepared they feel for the admissions process. Encouragement from teachers can even make a difference to whether a student considers applying in the first place. However, for many teachers, the Oxford and Cambridge admissions process is just as mystifying as it is for the students themselves. To address this, Trinity Hall is launching a new mentoring scheme is designed to empower teachers with the knowledge and skills required to confidently encourage and support students throughout all aspects of the admissions process going forwards.

It is designed to fit around busy teaching schedules, and will be delivered online through a combination of:

• A dedicated Teams channel for you to ask questions, receiving direct and swift replies from members of the admissions team
• Group discussion sessions on subject choices, super-curricular studies, personal statements, admissions assessments, interviews, contextual information and common misconceptions
• Subject-specific mentoring covering how to help pupils move beyond the school curriculum in order to develop the intellectual curiosity, subject knowledge and independent thinking that we would expect of successful applicants
• Case-study workshops, allowing you to examine anonymised examples of applications, interview questions and academic work, in order to learn what serves as strong evidence of academic potential
• Individual consultations to discuss circumstances at the particular school, including curriculum provision, identifying potential applicants, and how to encourage pupils who wouldn’t traditionally consider Oxbridge
• A curated online resource library including summary sheets, recorded sessions, sample academic activities, recommended reading and links to official resources for you to consult at your convenience

Eligibility Criteria:

The mentoring scheme is open to teachers at maintained sector schools in the UK who are involved in supporting students with their applications to the Universities of Cambridge and Oxford or who would like to take on such a role going forward. Candidates will ideally take an active role in supporting prospective applicants during the course of the mentoring programme, with a focus on students applying for 2028 entry (i.e., students in Year 12 or equivalent in the 2026/2027 academic year).

Priority will be given to schools that have historically had a low rate of success with Oxbridge applications.

Applications:

Applications for the 2026/2027 scheme are now open and the deadline is 12:00 on 16th October 2026. Successful applicants will be contacted after this date with more details.