Private Education Awards 2026

4 | LUXlife Magazine erving families across the UK and around the world, Queen’s Online School delivers high-quality teaching, strong pastoral care, and an inclusive community where every child is empowered to thrive. The purpose behind Queen’s, which was established last year, is to provide new opportunities and reconsider what an outstanding online education looks like. Its live lessons are of the highest quality, and its focus on keeping education affordable makes them accessible to children of all backgrounds. All of these lessons have been expertly designed specifically for online learning, and are taught exclusively by fully qualified UK teachers. This blend of a proven model for education and innovative delivery by experienced staff sees every lesson Queen’s teaches brought to life, enhancing engagement and understanding. With this teaching also encompassing International GCSEs and A-Levels, students anywhere in the world can access a British education, which is widely considered to be one of the finest. Guided by its exceptional teaching, Queen’s is aware that happy kids perform better than miserable ones. Charlie explained: “Queen’s is more than just a school – it is a whole‑child care package designed to improve the life chances, wellbeing, and happiness of every student we serve.” The theme of transforming lives is a common one across this UK online school, and Queen’s looks to do this primarily by inspiring curiosity, Most Engaging Online School 2026 & Student Support & Wellbeing Excellence Award 2026 A full-time online school that will not break the bank, Queen’s Online School is an award-winning British education provider serving key stage 2 (ages 7–11) through to key stage 5 (ages 16–18). Delivering the modern British curriculum complete with personalised support, behind Queen’s Online School is one of the oldest, most trusted names in online education: the Cambridge Online Education Group. For more on the engaging online school that is looking to redefine digital education in the UK and beyond, we spoke with Charlie Leggat, its headteacher. enabling every student to achieve their very best, and ensuring that they all feel a deep sense of belonging to their school community. “We intentionally build a warm, inclusive community where students feel seen, valued, and connected – even across continents.” To make sure that Queen’s’ culture of wellbeing, happiness, and personal growth is accessible to every student, it is embedded across the organisation, and upheld in everything from its guiding principle – ‘Inspire, Achieve, Belong’ – to the Mindful Milestones wellbeing model, hiring practices, safeguarding measures, and teacher training this UK online school carries out. This is the foundation of an approach to online learning where real connection, specialist expertise, and consistent, quality live teaching are favoured. With many online providers relying heavily on pre-recorded content or large, impersonal classes, Queen’s delivery of live online lessons, daily tutor check-ins, and wellbeing support across its communitycentred online experience immediately make it the best option for its students and their parents. Charlie told us: “Families regularly move to Queen’s from other online schools because their children were isolated, disengaged, or under‑supported. They stay because their children flourish – academically, socially, and emotionally.” A lot of this can be attributed to the benefits of online schooling, something which is only now starting to gain recognition as a viable alternative to a traditional, in-person education. This is not the kind of forced, impromptu online learning students were delivered during the COVID-19 lockdowns, and schools like Queen’s today provide the same rigorous curriculum as standard schools, with the benefit of added flexibility. This translates into self-paced support learning resource options and an environment tailored to students’ individual learning styles. Led by the more than 20 years of experience its model has in online education, Queen’s’ process remains deeply rooted in live, interactive teaching; qualified, UK-trained educators; small class sizes; individual support; mentorship; and innovation. The team are pioneers in this space, and their commitment to delivering a safe, academically rigorous, and supportive environment where students are happy and can thrive S

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