International schools
A global partner for mentoring
Our international team mentors for student success: mentor training, teacher CPD, digital courses and 1:1 academic support.
We work with
Why work with us
We partner with international schools to strengthen community bonds and help students develop lifelong skills.
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Long-term approach
The programme’s design offers multiple touchpoints ensuring consistent and reliable growth for students.
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Power of personalisation
Deeper, more individual learning experience allows schools improved support with student needs.
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External voice
Removed from the everyday school environment, mentors provide greater objectivity, with motivation and clarity to students.
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Whole school impact
Top-down pupil mentorship enables greater school community and improved experience for younger age groups.
Online or in person
Peer Mentor Training
We run workshops where students learn to be effective mentors, developing skills such as oracy, listening and leadership.
The programme includes:
Resources and reporting personalised for every student
Implementation support with termly focus groups to assess impact
Pre and post programme surveying
Online or in person
Teacher CPD
Regular online courses on character education delivered by our central team ensures consistent and long-term integration into a school’s culture.
The programme:
Is underpinned by research from the Oxford Character Project and ACE
Weaves together research, practical strategies and guest speakers
Brings together educators across schools and regions for shared learning
Online
1:1 Mentoring
Partnership on Oppidan’s after-school online 1:1 mentoring for students, delivered by our global team of mentors.
Academic focus with specialisms in study skills, exam support and university entry
Bespoke 1:1 sessions that develop student confidence
Journey format with bespoke resources and extra consultancy for parents
Testimonials
What they say
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Keith McCormack
Head of Sixth Form, XIC
“Oppidan Education has worked closely with XIC Sixth Form students during this academic year to create a very meaningful mentor programme within the secondary complex. I highly recommend secondary education institutions to consider the services of Oppidan as it is an immersive and personal journey for the partakers.”
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Clarissa Farr
Director of Education, Affinitas Education
“The components on university application, interviewing and careers are useful springboards from which a school’s sixth form / HE leads could then provide further follow up and extension. There seems to be a strong element of implicit role modelling in what you do that is key to the motivation of the students and the appeal of the sessions.”
In action
International case studies
Frequently asked questions
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Schools we work with often mention the same three key areas of value:
Removed from the everyday school environment, mentors provide a more objective voice providing motivation and clarity to students.
With detailed reporting and 1:1 sessions, our team offer a level of personalisation that’s difficult to recreate in school.
Impetus and consistency: our team offer energy and long-termism to mentoring schemes, providing the resources and structure needed for meaningful impact.
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The Skills Builder Partnership accredits our work (Level 2) and borrows from research with the Oxford Character Project. Our work is also undergoing accreditation from the Association of Character Education to receive its Quality Mark.
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Our resources are built in-house by our education team, several of whom are former teachers. We work closely with the Jubilee Centre and the OCP. Proprietary resources are a key part of our value offering.
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Oppidan is regularly asked to support with inset days and teacher CPD. As experts in character, we’re committed to ensuring that the staff room understands and supports our involvement. We’ll provide additional resources and our character handbook to further lighten the load for teachers.
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Every Oppidan mentor has an enhanced DBS check and has been trained in safeguarding. Our Designated Safeguarding Lead at Oppidan is our co-founder Walter Kerr. We share our policies with a school as we begin our partnership and always support the specific safeguarding needs and regulations in each setting.
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Each programme operates a hybrid model of delivery. We use Oppidan mentors local to your school, alongside our UK-based team to oversee effective delivery. Sessions are also delivered online from the UK, especially the Character CPD modules. It’s important to us that there is some in-person supervision or delivery.
