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Families Oppidan Education Families Oppidan Education

Mastering private school interviews

At Oppidan Education, we recently passed 20,000 individual interview sessions with young people. It caused us to reflect on what we’ve learnt and why we’re mentoring students through interviews in the first place.

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Families Jess Bibby Families Jess Bibby

Preparing for the UCAS Process

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.

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Schools Ben Stevens Schools Ben Stevens

A guide to our Peer Mentor Training

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?

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Schools Jess Bibby Schools Jess Bibby

Education Reform A Starter for Ten

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.

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