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.  

Oppidan Education supports more than 100 UK state-funded MATs, UK independent prep and secondary, and international English-speaking schools. In the UK we've built standout partnerships with MATs like David Ross, Greenwood, Unity, E-ACT, Dixons and Education South West. Whatever the demographic or state-of-play for each setting, we've found students to be similar in their engagement with us and their hunger to build skills that will serve their futures.  

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.

Oppidan Education mentors are young people in their 20s and 30s, driven by social impact but with the flexibility to work freelance in schools around the world.  

Whether in small groups of 1:8 or in personalised 1:1 sessions, Oppidan's mentoring content hooks onto our core outcomes of readiness, oracy and character.

After measuring impact with our school partners for years, we’ve settled on the key outcomes that provide the framework for our programmes in schools.

Pharmaceuticals industry here we come! Well, not quite. Here’s how our April Fool’s campaign came to be.

Long a hero of Oppidan Education's co-founder Walter Kerr, our latest guest on Heads & Tales is the incomparable David Hieatt. David is the founder of Hiut Denim Co and The DO Lectures, and a devout loyalist of the timeless art of writing and storytelling.

In the latest episode of Heads & Tales, we were delighted to be joined by Cherie White, a great friend of Oppidan Education and CEO of Think for the Future, a social enterprise dedicated to mentoring students across the UK.

On the latest instalment of Heads & Tales, we were joined by Ali Henderson, the CEO of Royal National Children's SpringBoard Foundation. Ali's journey from 10 Downing Street to leading impactful initiatives in the charity sector is truly incredible and especially pertinent to those in the independent sector.

Eton College has partnered with Star Academies, not just to build three Sixth Forms in Oldham, Dudley and Middlesborough, but to lead a ‘think and do tank’ to ‘propose solutions and influence national policy’, showcasing the power of independent-state partnership work. It’s a big moment in the history of both organisations and its ripple effect could be powerful for the wider education sector.  

On this week's episode, we unravel the fascinating career of Robin Davies, the newest addition to the founding team at Charterhouse Lagos, who called in all the way from Nigeria.

In February 2024, Oppidan launched a first of its kind peer mentor training programme with ICS Ghana with students from both the Accra and Kumasi campuses.  

Episode 26 brings Eugene du Toit, Headmaster of Wellington School. Including: His top ingredients for a good teacher, his personal goal for 2024 and his take on the value of mentorship.

On the 11th of January, we welcomed the latest additions to the mentoring team for a morning of training.

Oli is the CEO of The Careers & Enterprise Company – our national body for careers education. Going back further, Oli was Headteacher (and co-founder) at School 21 which pioneered new ways of working with employers - including the introduction of extended work placements for all Year 10s and 12s.

As the curtain comes down on 2023, we look back at our top five moments of the year.

As the year draws to a close, we’re looking back at some of the amazing guests we’ve had on Heads & Tales over the past months.

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.