Online school should still feel, function and answer like a school.

An online school teaches enrolled pupils through a structured digital programme. The strongest models do more than deliver lessons: they organise curriculum, attendance, assessment, safeguarding, pastoral care, parent communication and progression.

In an iBOS lesson, a teacher can explain, question, listen, respond and adapt in real time. Pupils learn with classmates and can ask for clarification rather than relying on a recording or working alone through content.

• Teacher-led lessons in a shared virtual classroom

• Questions, discussion and feedback during learning

• Subject-specialist teaching as pupils progress

• A professional teaching team working from the London school base

Timetabled lessons, tutor contact, assemblies, breaks, homework and enrichment create pace and shared expectations. Families gain geographical flexibility without having to assemble education themselves.

Primary builds literacy, numeracy and broad foundations; Secondary develops subject knowledge into International GCSE study; Sixth Form combines International A Levels with university and careers guidance.

• Primary · Years 1–6 · ages 5–11

• Secondary · Years 7–11 · ages 11–16

• Sixth Form · Years 12–13 · ages 16–19

Academic monitoring, tutor relationships, attendance, safeguarding procedures, pastoral care and parent visibility help the school notice change and respond. Support is described precisely, with individual suitability considered before admission.

With independent homeschooling, a family normally directs and sources provision. At iBOS, the school provides teachers, timetable, curriculum, assessment, reporting and community while the pupil learns from home.

Ask what is live, who is accountable, how pupils are known, which qualifications are taught, how exams work, what evidence supports outcomes and whether the timetable genuinely fits the child. A school should make those answers easy to verify.