Schools
Mentoring in schools
We place inspiring role models in schools around the world. Through character-led mentoring, our mentors help students develop skills for lasting success.
Our programmes
We partner with schools to deliver personal development programmes.
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Prep
We run personal development programmes for Years 5 & 6 helping students learn the key character skills for success in senior school applications.
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Secondary
In small group and 1:1 format, our mentoring programmes enable students to aim high, prepare for public exams and develop essential skills.
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International
Beyond the UK, our mentoring programmes prepare students for global success; mentors in their own context inspire them to lead their communities and fulfil their potential.
Our outcomes
Results through mentoring
We’ve been recruiting, training and placing mentors for young people since 2016. In that time, character education has leapt up the global agenda; schools know that personal development makes for great outcomes. 
Our programme of content and activities for mentoring young people is based around three key outcomes.
Readiness
Being prepared for academic tests and success after school
Character
Skills of self-reflection, identity, values and goals
Oracy
Skills of speaking, listening and understanding
Why partner with us?
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Leaders in personal development
We’re focused on designing rigorous character education programmes that can be easily integrated within a school curriculum.
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Trusted by 100+ schools
We work with a broad range of schools in the UK and internationally, in both the independent and state sectors.
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Impact reports on our platform
Careful surveying tracks pupil progress, showcased in post-programme reporting and on our digital platform.
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Professional, trained mentors
Our mentors undergo specific school training and regular CPD depending on programme context.
The Platform
Once a mentoring programme has started, parents and teachers enjoy access to our school platform, an online hub to track progress and view individual student reports. A growing content library includes teaching resources, webinars for parents and engaging video courses for students.
What school leaders say
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Alastair Chirnside
Warden, St. Edward’s Oxford
“The peer mentoring scheme which Oppidan Education established was outstanding. The older pupils developed skills of listening and understanding for life; the younger pupils benefited from regular, guided conversation with those best placed to help and advise. Pupils transferred their skills to partnership work and became better leaders within the school community.”
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Megan Morris
Executive Principal, Malcolm Arnold Academy (DRET)
Oppidan has been very successful in our schools. The reach you have enabled us to have across our diverse intake of students, our most vulnerable learners and in creating enriching experiences for all; has been invaluable. We are thrilled to be building even further on this mighty work, this academic year. Thank you so much, from our entire DRET family.
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Olivia Boyle
Head of Sixth Form, KA Academy
“Wonderful to see a project that provides such tangible benefits to both groups of children. We have witnessed an increased confidence and sense of wellbeing for all students involved. We know teenagers learn best from their peers, and a programme such as this, feeds into that mentality in the best possible way.”
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Jeremy Banks
Headmaster, Caldicott School
“Children with Oppidan feel empowered. I wholeheartedly recommend them to anyone who believes the child should be at the heart of a great education.”
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Ken Annis
Deputy Head, Edgeborough School
“You seem to know them as well in 25 minutes as I have in three years! I have been very impressed; it has gone down very well with parents and added another dimension to what we do.”
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Mark Edwards
Deputy Head, The Dragon School
“The team were professional, friendly and experienced. Reports were thorough and useful for children, staff and parents.”
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Kristine James
Head of Y6, Redcliffe School
“You provide an incredibly valuable service; comforting, supportive and challenging. Parents were hugely impressed.”
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Pavandeep Gill
Assistant Principal, St Dominic’s Sixth Form College
The students thoroughly enjoyed the 1:1 sessions and I now have others asking if they could have this at a later date! The mentors were so talented and yet so down to earth, they were relatable and the students were so positive in their feedback to me. Thank you for preparing such a unique opportunity for them.
School case studies
