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Whether you contact us directly as a student or for the
benefit of your pupils, son or daughter, Insight Education
is committed to helping you prepare thoroughly for the Oxbridge
application and interview process. We can be contacted:
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- by phone: 9:00am – 9:00pm seven days a week on:
+44(0)7941 467694 or +44(0)20 8777 5574
- by email:
oms@insight-ed.co.uk
- by letter to: Insight Education, 211 Hawes Lane, West
Wickham, Kent, BR4 9AG, United Kingdom
You may also contact us via the details given in our profiles
below:
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Joyce Connell MA (Oxon),
MSc
Director of Insight Education
Mobile: +44(0)7941
467694
Tel No:+44(0)20 8777 5574
Email: jconnell@insight-ed.co.uk |
Education: Langley Park School for Girls
(Bromley) with A levels in History, English Literature,
Music (1997); Worcester College, Oxford University with a MA
(Oxon) in History (2000); Birkbeck College, University of
London, with a MSc in Public Policy and Management (2004)
Background: As an Oxford undergraduate
Joyce was involved in the Oxford Target Schools Campaign (a
university access scheme initiative), participated in sport
for both university and college and drew membership of
various student societies. After graduation, Joyce entered
into the Civil Service. Whilst full-time working, she
completed an masters degree which allowed her to research
and compare (amongst other areas) state and private
education provision, and write a comparative dissertation
exploring education policy at home and abroad. In
addition to work and study, she has acquired substantial
experience in coaching sport and mentoring diverse students,
not least through the Oxbridge admissions process, but to
the achievement of their personal goals. She was
elected to the board of governors at one of England's
leading academies in 2006 where she set up an in-house
Oxbridge preparation initiative, based on her Oxbridge
Mentoring Scheme. The OMS has since expanded its
operations beyond the confines of London and UK to the
international scene. She remains passionate about
raising aspirations among bright students and promoting
equality of opportunity in education.
On Oxbridge student life: "Student life
was a steep learning curve in all respects. Despite
the trials and tribulations of my transition into adulthood,
I enjoyed three memorable and highly enjoyable years at
Oxfrord where I learnt to apply myself to its work hard;
play-hard culture. It is a way of life that has
remained with me ever since and has taught me that there is
never too high a mountain to climb, with enough
determination".
On the OMS: “Establishing the OMS springs
from a desire to see bright students from similar
state-educated backgrounds as myself attain their
aspirations of entering into Oxbridge to benefit from the
unique academic and social learning it has to offer".
Interests: Badminton Tennis, Neball,
Fencing, Classical Music, Surrealist Art, voluntary
activities in conjunction with the Prince's Trust and as an
accredited mentor with the National Mentoring Consortiumm,
membership of English Heritage and Orbis charity.
Achievements: Prince's Trust "Palace to
Place" 45 mile cycle ride (2010), elected to board of
governors of Harris Academy Crystal Palace (2006), elected
Chairman of Ministry of Justice Recreational Assocation
since 2009, Civil Service representative for women’s tennis
doubles in Barbados (2006) & St Lucia (2008), twice-awarded
Oxford University Hockey Blue (1998 and 1999), qualified
hockey coach, former county representation in hockey,
netball and tennis.
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Elfi Pallis BA (Hons)
OMS Head Advisor
Mobile: +44(0)7791574866
Tel No: 020 7209 5762
Email: epallis@insight-ed.co.uk |
Career:
Elfi is the author of Oxbridge Entrance: the real rules
(www.tellbooks.com), a much praised guide which has already
helped thousands of students to negotiate the Oxbridge maze.
Her inspiration for writing it sprang from the volunteer mentoring
she undertook for many years at Saturday workshops for outstanding
pupils. This led to Elfi editing the London quarterly of the
National Association for Gifted Children and to the discovery
that workshop children from state schools rarely progressed
to Oxford or Cambridge. The reason tended to be poor knowledge
about the universities and their admissions process, as well
as poor preparation. So, after two years of research, interviews
and talks with academics, she launched a book designed to
remedy this.
Background:
Elfi was educated at British, American and continental schools.
She graduated with a BA (Hons) in Sociology from Goldsmiths
College (University of London) before undertaking academic
research for SOAS and the Royal Institute of International
Affairs. In her subsequent career as an investigative journalist
and producer, she focused increasingly on education. BBC reports
she produced dealt with South African schools, Palestinian
education and Vienna’s university life.
Elifi
has lived in London since 1971 and writes political novels
in her spare time. She also writes on education for, amongst
others, The Guardian, The Times Educational Supplement (TES)
and The Independent. She is also
the mother of an Oxford honours graduate.
On Oxbridge and the OMS: “Oxbridge
success requires students, parents and teachers to take a
proactive, clued-up approach and the OMS has found the right
way to develop this. While providing crucial information,
it also helps them explore what the universities can offer
an individual student in educational, career and social terms”. |
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