Will they benefit from the classroom teaching that physical schools can now offer, or will they thrive in the more independent study environment of a virtual schoolĢ. But, before making the decision to break out of the traditional primary or secondary school mould, consider if this is the best academic track for your child. Following months of distance learning within mainstream education, families have a much clearer idea of what a virtual school is. Or, others may prefer the online learning model that they have trialled for several weeks or months during the UK’s school closures.ġ.
Some may be waiting for travel restrictions to be lifted before they can move to a new country or return to their home country. With the now familiar images of students wearing masks all day, playing 2m apart in the playground, and being seated in rows of single desks in the classroom, parents may prefer to wait for restrictions to be fully lifted before returning to campus. This could be around £1,000 for nine IGCSEs and £750 for three A Levels.
So, while students can access a UK private education for a fraction of the cost of studying on campus, you will need to factor in the extra cost of exam fees. Exam fees are paid directly to the exam centre and you should expect to pay upwards of £100 for each IGCSE exam and around £250 for A Levels, depending on the subject chosen. However, just as you'll find at many bricks and mortar private schools, there are still exam entrance fees to pay on top. Now that schools have reopened, what are the advantages of attending a full-time virtual school without walls? Cost is certainly a key factor. Annual fees for GCSE or A Levels programmes can be as low as £6,000, which is at least £10,000 cheaper than the day fees at many UK independent schools. And, most recently, the new King’s College Online opened admissions for September 2021 to students in the UK and Europe. In the UK, Harrow School launched an online sixth form offering A Levels in September 2020 to ‘sell’ and deliver a UK education to students living overseas. In Singapore, Knightsbridge House International School plans to launch a new online primary school called Knightsbridge House Family teaching is based on the UK National Curriculum and Singaporean maths, and all lessons are taught live on Zoom. During the Covid-19 pandemic, this online model of education has become even more popular in some parts of the world with online schools seeing a huge spike in enrolments.Īlthough the US has always led the way for virtual education, we are seeing more fully online schools ‘opening’ worldwide. In Hong Kong, Kent College (Hong Kong) opened with an online campus offering IELTS, iGCSE and A Level courses, which are taught by UK teachers from Kent College. As Covid-19 restrictions ease in schools across the UK, we have gone back to traditional methods of education within a brick-and-mortar classroom – and many parents and students have welcomed the return to at least some form of conventional, classroom-based teaching with open arms.īut what if families prefer the freedom and flexibility of distance learning? For the past 20 years, online or virtual schools have offered an alternative to traditional classrooms with walls.
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