‘It’s been an exciting year for access and outreach across the University, and Balliol has led the way, for example by being one of the first colleges to pay Open Day workers. Balliol's July Open Days were the most well organised and successful so far, thanks to the Student Ambassadors, who contribute in term time too by helping at numerous school tours and Pathways sessions. As JCR Access Officer, I am designing a new Alternative Prospectus to allow the students to share their first-hand knowledge of Balliol in an accessible document which complements the official College prospectus. It’s one more way in which student and College access work at Balliol is continuing to try to encourage students from groups under-represented at Oxford to apply.’