At this year’s ISC, Henry Faber was joined by Wellington College’s James Dahl to discuss ideas around mentorship and essential skills, with a focus on how to enable personal growth pupil engagement as part of a student’s school journey.

As AI continues to transform the way we operate in our digital world, the discussions around its impact on education broaden.

Following the successful pilot mentoring project with British Education Korea in September 2023, Oppidan's office in Seoul opens December 1st 2023 with the wider launch of its programme to families and to the school for students across prep and secondary.

At Oppidan, we talk a lot with schools about character education. But what actually is character education?  According to Ofsted, there are 6 areas that schools should tackle in order to develop effective character education.  

How many girls does it take to change the continent of Africa? One. It takes just one talented STEM student armed with excellent A-Levels, ready for the world’s best universities, to change the continent of Africa.

At the end of September, Ofsted published an independent review of careers guidance in schools and further education and skills providers. 

Closely on the heels of our trip to South Korea, Oppidan spent last week in Spain building a partnership with our first school in the Affinitas group.  

Last week we travelled to Seoul to launch our mentoring programme with the schools of British Education Korea. It was a brilliant week full of learnings, cultural and educational and we were delighted that, even the other side of the world, there was such a strong appetite for developing essential skills.

It has been a real privilege to complement the innovative and deliberate pastoral interventions taking place across our varied partner schools this 2022-23 academic year.

The Oppidan Academy (TOA) is an annual work experience programme for students from schools across the UK. Its primary aim is to provide invaluable insights into potential future careers, the world of business, and the essential skills required for their next steps.

The Oppidan Team were delighted to attend the 13th festival of education at Wellington College. The Festival of Education brings educators from the UK and beyond for two days of invaluable CPD, discussions and networking. 

We were delighted to attend the Downe House Academic Conference a few weeks ago. The two key speakers were Nick Gibb, Schools Minister and Katherine Birbalsingh, Founder of Michaela Community School.

With more evidence demonstrating the value of informalised mentoring to improving attendance and attainment in schools, we've put together five key ways AI can free up teacher time for supporting pupil personal development.   

The National Bureau of Economic research just published a recent study into the importance of mentoring in schools. Much of the evidence is related to the US schooling system but with huge relevance to the UK system and the work we do here at Oppidan.  

Preparing for the London 11 Plus Consortium Exam can feel like a daunting task for girls aiming to secure a place to one of the prestigious member schools.

The Common Entrance, designed by Oppidan partners ISEB, is taken at 13+ for entry into senior independent schools. ISEB say:

The final article written by Catriona Fraser about the wider impact of our work in schools on pupil development.

According to our schools advisor Cat Sutherland-Hawes, bursaries are a game changer with almost all schools now offering them.

This article provides an overview of Oppidan’s view of the scholarship and our approach to its preparation.

The second of three articles written by Catriona Fraser about the wider impact of our work in schools on pupil development.