One of the biggest decisions I made just before I came to Westcott was what training pathway I was going to do. Really, it was a toss-up between the Durham BA and the Tripos. I chose the Durham BA and, even in the midst of essay writing, I never regretted my decision. One of the … Continue reading Common Awards Pathway Reflection

It is nearly fifteen years since I started training at Westcott, although I had heard of the place some while before partly through my grandfather, an ecclesiastical historian of the nineteenth century. Having read History at Oxford – and clearly marked by this grandpaternal influence – I was inspired by the respective Liberal/Broad and Catholic/High … Continue reading Tripos Pathway Reflection

It was my first year, it was Lent term, it was week 5. I remember it as clear as day. This was the first time I really thought to myself: ‘why on earth did I let the DDO persuade me to do tripos?!’ It wouldn’t be the last. At this point I was struggling with … Continue reading Tripos Pathway Reflection