Mentoring for students
Our mentors support students with 1:1 tuition and mentorship at home and online, helping them find success with today’s problems and tomorrow’s challenges.
We mentor young people to academic success.
We believe every young person should have a mentor: an inspiring person invested in their future. Oppidan students become more confident, academically successful and engaged in school life. Through carefully designed educational programmes at every age phase, we ensure improved, long-term student outcomes.
Ages 9 to 13
Our original age group – whether it’s mentoring and tuition for future schools, or the building of confidence and organisational skills needed for secondary school, our mentors are here to help.
11+ assessments Common Entrance Character Journey Skills Journey Interviews Middle School Journey
Ages 13 to 16
The crunch time for public exams: we help students lay good groundwork for revision and then ensure they achieve the best possible academic results at GCSE.
Age 16+
Oppidan students are carefully guided along the pathway to life beyond school: they navigate A-Levels/IB safely and submit a strong set of applications to university or alternative education routes.
What parents say
How it works
1Tell us about your child
Get in touch with the team. Our client managers will discuss your child over the phone to align expectations.
2Make a plan and agree focus
We’ll create a structure together and decide how best to support you and your child.
3We’ll find a mentor for your child
We’ll create a structure together and decide how best to support you and your child.
4Start sessions and track progress
Once you are underway, we’ll track the impact of sessions in line with the overall focus.
Mentors
Our mentors are extraordinary people
They're hands down the best thing about Oppidan. We train them carefully for work with families and schools and also run ongoing professional development workshops to ensure they stay on top of their game.
Trained in safeguarding with DBS certificates
Professionally trained and onboarded
Diverse academic and professional backgrounds
School advice
We support parents with school choices
Meet Cat Sutherland Hawes. After nearly 20 years as Director of Admissions at both Latymer Upper School and Wycombe Abbey, we are hugely fortunate to call upon her experience and professionalism in supporting Oppidan families with their school choices.
