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Innovation and Flexibility: Online Education with Heather Rhodes

April 23, 2024 • Susan Pallister • Season 4 • Episode 4

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Heather Rhodes has been a pioneer in online education for over ten years, and is a strong advocate of the potential of technology to transform education and was the founding Principal of Harrow School Online. Prior to this, she founded an online tutoring organisation for international students wanting to improve their level of English. In this episode, we talk about Heather's latest role as the Principal of Highgrove Online School. Throughout her career, Heather has gained extensive online teaching and management experience, and has a deep understanding of how pupils learn best in an online environment. Heather is also a Trustee of Svitlo Online School, a registered education charity in England and Wales aimed at helping the children of Ukraine and those who have been forced to leave its territory to continue their education and acquire new skills and knowledge.