It has been a real privilege to complement the innovative and deliberate pastoral interventions taking place across our varied partner schools this 2022-23 academic year.

The Oppidan Academy (TOA) is an annual work experience programme for students from schools across the UK. Its primary aim is to provide invaluable insights into potential future careers, the world of business, and the essential skills required for their next steps.

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. 

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.

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.

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.

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

The second of three articles written by Catriona Fraser about the wider impact of our work in schools on pupil development.

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

The first of three articles written by Catriona Fraser about the wider impact of our work in schools on pupil development.

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?

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.

We have been working with secondary schools across the country to deliver peer mentor training journeys. In its simplest terms, this means equipping a group of older pupils with the skills and knowledge required to peer-mentor younger pupils in their school. How does this work on the ground?

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.

Conversations that dare to examine the purpose of education will generally draw two brushstroke distinctions between historically rival categories: the acquisition of knowledge and the pursuit of new skills.