A visit from the Welsh Cabinet Secretary for Education

Kirsty Williams AM, the Welsh Cabinet Secretary for Education, visited Magdalene in April to celebrate Welsh success at Cambridge and to congratulate and thank the Magdalene and Churchill Admissions Offices for their ongoing work supporting Wales’s brightest young academics with the Welsh Government’s Seren Network.

The event featured an address from the Master Dr Rowan Williams (himself, of course, a Welshman) followed by presentations on the impact of our Outreach activities from Kirsty Williams and Magdalene Schools Liaison Officer, Sandy Mill, whom Mrs Williams personally thanked for all his hard work making Cambridge more accessible and welcoming to students from across Wales.

Following the presentation there was a reception and conversation with current Welsh students to help inform our ongoing work aimed at helping future Welsh students achieve success at Cambridge, both in terms of making a successful application, and supporting students when they arrive.

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