The disruption to professional white-collar starting roles is likely to be significant in the short term. This is something we are already seeing, with almost forty percent fewer entry level graduate vacancies this year compared to last year. 

October has been a busy month for Oppidan Korea, with programmes running across Dulwich College Seoul and British Education Korea (BEK), alongside events promoting mental health awareness and student wellbeing.

On Monday 6th October 2025, Oppidan Co-Founder Henry Faber hosted a fireside Q&A followed by networking drinks with three of the UK’s leading boarding schools: Eton College, Wellington College and Wycombe Abbey. 

Applying to Eton College for Year 9 entry is a process that begins when boys are in Year 6, typically around age 10 or 11. The journey involves several key stages: registration (which should be completed by June 30th when boys are in Year 6), the ISEB Common Pre-Test (taken in Year 6 or early Year 7), school reports, and finally interviews and assessments at Eton itself in Year 8.

For the last ten years, we’ve been researching and testing the best approaches to delivering one-to-one support for young people.