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Marlborough College has a long-standing partnership
SWINDON ACADEMY PARTNERSHIP
innovative Grammar Stream, now in its third year, with
TMP is a four-year long university access programme.
approximately 150 pupils. Marlborough College works
It aims to raise aspirations by providing exceptional
closely with these pupils, in a number of ways: in the
opportunities to pupils from Swindon Academy.
first two years, pupils in Years 7 and 8 visit us each
Ultimately, the objective is to increase the chances
week to be taught Latin or Classical Civilisation by our
of successful applications at Oxbridge and Russell
teachers, free residential visits are offered throughout
Group universities. To achieve this, TMP focuses on
the year for academic pursuits, a programme of
the following five areas: academic programme, extra-
extension Science experiments is delivered for all Year
curricular activities, residential courses at Marlborough
9 pupils, a residential Summer School allows pupils
and Fitzwilliam College, mentoring scheme, university
to be challenged by new and demanding academic
experiences. TMP was launched in February 2019,
activities, extended visits allow for off-syllabus
and the first cohort of eight pupils will experience life
activities in subjects such as Music and Maths. As
as a student at Fitzwilliam College in July.
with Swindon Academy, and there is a direct link between this partnership and charitable donations. One area of our partnership activity is with their
pupils graduate through the Grammar Stream, they will have many opportunities to benefit from much of what Marlborough College offers our own pupils. THE MARLBOROUGH PARTNERSHIP (TMP) Christopher Martin-Jenkins (B3 1958-63), MBE, also known as CMJ, was a cricket journalist and a president of the MCC. He was also the longest serving
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commentator for Test Match Special on BBC Radio. He and his brother Tim Martin-Jenkins (B3 1961-65) both attended Fitzwilliam College Cambridge after leaving Marlborough. In Christopher’s memory a fund to support Fitzwilliam College Cambridge’s ‘Widening Participation Programme’ has been established and will finance Fitzwilliam College’s role in what is to be known as
‘The Marlborough Partnership’ (TMP). Donations will fund Cambridge residential courses and mentoring of Marlborough’s partnership school children for several years.
In addition, Marlborough College has offered two annual Sixth Form bursaries, starting from 2021, when the first cohort of Grammar Stream pupils is in Year 12. Successful recipients of these awards will be very familiar with Marlborough College, and will be well known to us. There is, therefore, a very good chance that these bursaries will be successful, and life-changing. Colin Smith Director of Partnerships
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