Oxplore Essay Competition

We are delighted to announce the launch of the 2025 Oxplore Essay Competition for our students. We are inviting students from Years 7-9 to write an 800-word response and students from Years 10-13 to write a 2,000-word response to the essay question: Do we have enough?

We encourage responses which approach these questions from a variety of perspectives – bring in History, Philosophy, Politics, Economics, Science, Law or any other subject or discipline. Just remember to answer the question. All entries should be emailed to oxplore@admin.ox.ac.uk by 11:59 BST on 16 May 2025. Students should include their name, the name of their school and their school year. Entries will be reviewed by the Oxplore expert judging panel. There will be two age categories: Years 7-9 and 10-13 . The winner in the Year 7-9 category will receive £50 in Amazon vouchers and the winner in the Years 10-13 category will receive £100 in Amazon vouchers. Find out more here https://outreachonlineblog.wordpress.com/2025/03/28/big-oxplore-essay-competition-2025/ or see Mr Trickett in school to discuss.