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?

We recently invited three leading figures in the world of higher education for a talk about preparing for university and how to maximise your chances in the UCAS process and fulfil your potential.

A work experience networking programme for talented students across schools in the UK to learn about future careers and the world of business.

Our co-founder Henry Faber recently hosted three amazing speakers in our ‘Preparing for University’ webinar. What secrets did they share?

Our admissions guru Cat Sutherland-Hawes discusses the secrets to school admissions success.

The labour market is shifting, and the demand for skills shifts with it. Technological development, the green industrial revolution, and an aging population will lead to a growth in demand for digital and technical skills, but also human skills.

Although it’s been over 10 years since Walter and Henry applied to university, they still remember the process’s idiosyncratic and previously unconfronted challenges. Their top tip: start preparing early.

It’s half-term and offers are out. Hopefully the offers your child wants have landed in the inbox and you are now faced with a decision.  You may already know what the answer is and it’s a simple, quick one.

With 11+ on the horizon, here are some nifty ways to support your child through the process.

It’s mid-February and offers are out. Hopefully the outcomes are good and your child has at least one offer they are happy with.

I battled with essay-writing at Oxford. The expectation of 5000 words a week of watertight, taut prose was daunting. My tutor once told me that I needed to be prepared to accept the etymology of the word ‘essay’.

As AI technology, such as ChatGPT, becomes more advanced, it is being increasingly integrated into the education and mentoring industries.

Just half of all 16 to 19-year-olds study maths. Rishi Sunak’s idea to make maths compulsory to 18 has attracted considerable debate in the past few days.

The first thing I think it’s really important to remember is that an interview is a two-way conversation. Yes, they are asking you questions and trying to determine if you are the right fit for them.

The Eton admissions process remains somewhat of a mystery to many families who contact Oppidan, but the reality is that the process itself hasn’t changed a great deal since Walter and Henry took it as 11-year-olds in early 2003.

We are delighted to announce Oppidan's new partnership with assessment experts ISEB.

We’ve had Halloween, the clock has changed, we’re back for the second half of this longest of terms and Assessment Season is upon us. Lots of you will be preparing for these and thinking of little else.

W. H. Auden’s poem explores our capacity to stop empathising with other people. It displays our striking and harmful potential to disconnect from those around us.

Our admissions expert, Cat Sutherland Hawes, gives us the low down on how to pick the right school for your kids.

This October half-term, Oppidan returns to Villa Lena, a hidden villa tucked away in the Tuscan countryside.