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. 

As parents, knowing how to support our teens as they make one of the biggest decisions in life following school can be challenging. So much of their world differs from previous generations, and it's important we support them in a way that warrants the best start to adult life.

After a long summer term with far too many exams, your kids (and you!) deserve to kick back and put their feet up. That said, you may want to ensure that your children's minds stay engaged and active during this break.

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.

We’ve teamed up with Ruffer to launch an awareness campaign on the value of financial literacy in a child’s education.

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.

For you, our parents, we’ve put together a list of the best beach or poolside reads (with some Oppidan favourites mixed in) to help you support your children.

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.

Building on the feedback and success stories from over 10,000 students who we’ve helped tackle the 11+, we’ve launched our new preparation course.

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

We surveyed parents for the most common questions they have about us, mentoring and the educational landscape.

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.

At Oppidan Education, we recently passed 20,000 individual interview sessions with young people. It caused us to reflect on what we’ve learnt and why we’re mentoring students through interviews in the first place.

Our Founders’ Associate Adam Goodbody recently spoke to Holli Rubin, Head of Multi-disciplinary Therapies at The Soke, about managing stress and anxiety during exams.

Oppidan co-founder Henry Faber talks with our schools expert Catriona Sutherland-Hawes about the challenges and pitfalls of the British education system.

An academic mentor and a tutor are two different types of educators who provide different types of support to students. So what actually is the difference?