As the smartphone debate rumbles on, our brilliant pro mentor Renée has written a poem about her relationship with her device and the off-the-wall information it exposes her to.

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.

For you, our parents, we’ve put together a list of the best beach or poolside reads (with some Oppidan favourites mixed in) to help you support your children.

The Common Entrance, designed by Oppidan partners ISEB, is taken at 13+ for entry into senior independent schools. ISEB say:

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

We surveyed parents for the most common questions they have about us, mentoring and the educational landscape.

This article provides an overview of Oppidan’s view of the scholarship and our approach to its preparation.

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.

Our Founders’ Associate Adam Goodbody recently spoke to Holli Rubin, Head of Multi-disciplinary Therapies at The Soke, about managing stress and anxiety during exams.

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

Year 6 heralds a seemingly complex network of tests and interviews for children, but none more so than the Eton List Test. While parents are beginning to get to grips with the ISEB test through suitable preparation platforms like Atom Learning, Eton's own test remains a mystery to most families who contact Oppidan.