![]() ![]() “The lure of being able to make an impact upon hundreds of thousands of children who are not being reached by mainstream education was too good to turn down.” “I have loved my time at Dragon School and I am truly excited about the vision Hugh has for Minerva,” he commented. Mr Edwards said he was driven to help Minerva continue its impressive growth. “Mark not only has experience of teaching in the best establishments in the UK, he himself is an incredibly passionate educator who firmly believes that online education is a fantastic environment for countless students for whom mainstream education does not work.” “I’ve been steadfast in our commitment to bringing the best talent to Minerva’s Virtual Academy and Mark’s appointment is another sign of this intent,” Mr Viney explained. Mr Edwards, 45, who read Classics at Oxford University before moving onto a teaching post at Stowe School, has since spent the last 17 years at Dragon School in Oxfordshire, whose alumni include John Betjeman, Alain de Botton and Emma Watson.Ĭhief Executive Hugh Viney said it was a landmark moment for the business he founded at the height of the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020 and which now has pupils from 35 countries around the globe. The academy, an award-winning online independent school for 12-18-year-olds, has appointed Dragon School Deputy Head (Academic) Mark Edwards, who will join in August. Visionary online school Minerva’s Virtual Academy has announced a ‘game-changing’ hire from one of Britain’s leading preparatory schools as it looks to continue its rapid growth. ![]()
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