Harrow School Online A GSG School
- Harrow School Online
80 Strand
London
WC2R 0DT - Head: Heather Rhodes
- T 020 3024 4861
- E [email protected]
- W www.harrowschoolonline.org/
- An Independent online school for boys and girls aged from 16 to 18
- Boarding: No
- Local authority: Unknown
- Pupils: 50
- Religion: None
- Review: View The Good Schools Guide Review
What The Good Schools Guide says..
The main priority for people considering online schooling tends to be the number of live lesson hours. But with this highly academic online school, this misses the point as the flipped learning style – with meticulously planned self-study sessions followed by fewer live lessons – allows for more stretch, targeted teaching and data-rich learning. Lots of entrepreneurs, business professionals and academics among parents, who say they are kept in the loop – ‘You have more visibility of what’s going on obviously, and there is much more interaction with teachers than I’d expected,’ said one. There are regular…
What the school says...
Harrow School Online is a fully online A Level school for girls and boys aged 16-18.
The school brings together the richness and heritage of a Harrow School education with leading online learning technology and teaching practices. Specifically designed for effective full-time online learning.
We prepare pupils for the world’s top universities and beyond, with rigorous academic studies combined with a diverse range of extracurricular opportunities to develop character and foster friendships with peers across the world.
Welcoming ambitious pupils. ...Read more
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What The Good Schools Guide says
Principal
Since 2015, Heather Rhodes, founding principal. Previously academic principal for Harrow School Short Courses where she ran language study holidays for young international students and in 2014 launched an online English tutoring school. ‘Harrow School Online was a natural next step,’ she says. English degree from Nottingham; postgrad qualifications in English from King’s College London and in educational management from English UK.
State educated at a north-west London school that has since closed down for being (her words) ‘so appalling’. ‘It was okay when I was there, but there weren’t many who were academically or ambitiously minded – I learned a lot about what works in education and what could be improved.’ So was a career in teaching an inevitable consequence? ‘No, I just wanted to travel the world!’ But having...
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Special Education Needs
Harrow School Online is an inclusive school which is committed to equal opportunities for all. We warmly welcome all pupils who meet the admissions criteria, including those who have special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). We embrace our duty to make reasonable adjustments for those pupils who have SEND or additional learning needs, and are committed to understanding and meeting those needs during their time at Harrow School Online. By its nature, online schooling can provide a welcoming environment for pupils with SEND, as pupils study from the comfort of their own home with fewer distractions than a traditional classroom. Self-study lessons can be reviewed at a time and pace determined by the pupil, and all live lessons are recorded and can be watched back if required. Our Success Coaches are SEND specialists who can provide support to pupils with a wide range of needs. The nature of the support will depend on the exact needs and will be determined in consultation with the pupil and their parents. This may include individual lessons, group study skills lessons or accommodations made by teachers in the live lessons. As with a traditional school, we are able to apply for accommodations to be made by the Edexcel examinations board which reflect the pupil’s normal way of working when pupils take their International AS and A Level examinations.
Condition | Provision for in school |
---|---|
ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder | Y |
Aspergers | Y |
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorders | Y |
CReSTeD registered for Dyslexia | |
Dyscalculia | Y |
Dysgraphia | Y |
Dyslexia | Y |
Dyspraxia | Y |
English as an additional language (EAL) | Y |
Genetic | Y |
Has an entry in the Autism Services Directory | Y |
Has SEN unit or class | Y |
HI - Hearing Impairment | Y |
Hospital School | Y |
Mental health | Y |
MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty | |
MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment | Y |
Natspec Specialist Colleges | Y |
OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability | Y |
Other SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty | Y |
PD - Physical Disability | Y |
PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty | |
SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health | Y |
SLCN - Speech, Language and Communication | Y |
SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty | |
Special facilities for Visually Impaired | Y |
SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty | Y |
VI - Visual Impairment | Y |
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