Agnes Mason Widening Participation Outreach Officer
Agnes is part of the Outreach Programmes Team with special responsibility for Pathway to ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø.
Role
Her main responsibility is overseeing the Pathway to ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø programme, a blended programme for Year 12 students supporting their academic skills and leading to a guaranteed conditional offer at ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø. She also supports the successful running of Target ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø, the Teacher's programme, Ask ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø and Apply with ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø.
Career
Agnes joined the University in 2015 after a career in teaching languages and BTEC courses at secondary schools and Sixth Form colleges. She has experience of teaching German, Spanish, French, BTEC Business and BTEC Public Services to Years 7-13 and taught Spanish A level at a Sixth Form College, where she gained valuable experience in language outreach.
Education
Agnes holds a degree in Politics, English and Spanish from the University of Tübingen, Germany, as well as a German teacher training qualification in English, Spanish and Citizenship.
She spent a year as a language assistant at a secondary school in Blackpool as part of her degree. After qualifying in Germany, she moved to the UK permanently in 2007. She holds Qualified Teacher Status and has undertaken a variety of training as part of her teaching career.