With four teenagers currently moving through the GCSE and A Level years in our household, we have become mildly obsessed with the idea of the ‘incremental gain’.

A decade on from Oppidan’s very first mentoring sessions, Walter sat down with one of the young people who was there at the start. This is the Class of 2016.

Exam periods can be a challenging time for the whole family. For teenagers, they often bring a mix of pressure, uncertainty and high expectations. For parents, it can be difficult to know how best to help. You may want to support your child, but worry about saying the wrong thing, adding to the pressure or not doing enough. 

A major education white paper has just come out from the government. If you have a child in school, or even if you don’t, it is worth having a look here to see what it might mean for you.  

With school open evenings, subject choices and opinions coming from every direction, few decisions feel quite as weighty as the choice between A Levels and the International Baccalaureate (IB). Both are rigorous and are globally respected.

In the downpour of February, we were delighted to host an event at the Royal Academy bringing together Thomasina Miers (Co-Founder of Wahaca), Walter Kerr (Co-founder of Oppidan Education) and Tom Barber (Co-Founder of Original Travel) for a practical and frank conversation about taking a sabbatical with your children.