Oppidan Education supporting International Schools
Why would a school need Oppidan?
Every school leader we meet has slightly different needs, but they might include the following:
Looking to improve student performance by increasing focus on character and skills.
Looking for cheaper and more objective ways to personalise learning.
Looking for specific remedy for struggling students in danger of losing their way.
Looking for external inspiration to raise aspiration and motivation for students.
Looking to increase student 'self of belonging' and benefit from an in-school ripple effect for culture.
What is Oppidan all about?
Personalised, human-led mentoring. We want to improve results and affect outcomes, via character. We want to visit every school in-person, with an inspiring team of mentors who will excite students and bring something different.
What is Oppidan focusing on?
Readiness, oracy and character are our three outcomes. That’s consistent across Key Stages 2-5, with variation in content and activities pitched to each stage. Settling at secondary, building communication skills, developing the right study habits and attitudes pre-GCSE and eventually working out who they are and what they want to achieve; all of this is part of the Oppidan Journey for those on our programmes. See more about our outcomes here.
How does Oppidan deliver?
We always start in-person, in groups of 1:8; students experience several hours of hands-on modular workshops. Follow-up days move to a 30-minute 1:1 format, with a personalised report and action plan. We want to triangulate our feedback to support teachers and parents with every student.
What and how do schools pay for Oppidan?
Our typical journey for a school sees students termly, at a cost of £50 per student, per term. This is usually covered by school budget, as it takes place during the school day. Thereafter, schools can partner with us to refer our after-school offering to parents as an opt-in extra. This allows schools to recoup initial programme costs, becoming a long-term partner in Oppidan’s after-school mentorship offering. Typically international schools working with us will neutralise their initial outlay through this partnership model.
Who are Oppidan’s mentors?
Successful, youthful and inspiring; our mentors hail from diverse careers outside of their work in schools. See more about our mentors here.
What kind of content is Oppidan using?
All our content is our own, built for our outcomes with the research and support of key organisations in character like The Oxford Character Project (University of Oxford) and The Association for Character Education (Jubilee Centre, University of Birmingham). See more about our modular content here.
Where is Oppidan working?
Beyond our work in 100+ UK independent and state-funded schools, we've now journeyed to Spain, South Korea, Ghana and Thailand to support schools in very different contexts. Whatever the demographic or state-of-play for each region, we've found students to be similar in their engagement with us and their hunger to build skills that will serve their futures.