A hybrid education offers a blend of in-person and online learning, giving students the flexibility to study both on campus and at home. It combines traditional teaching with digital learning methods to meet modern needs.

Rosmini Hybrid Education Hub is a hybrid model of education combining the benefits and flexibility of award winning, world class home schooling, Minerva Virtual Academy, with the support of an in-person, holistic learning hub.

With inclusivity at its heart, this nurturing environment offers a space where students thrive - supported through study supervision and collaboration, co-curricular enrichment and meaningful relationships - so that each individual has the opportunity to participate fully, grow confidently and fulfil their unique potential.

Rosmini Hybrid partners with Minerva Virtual Academy (MVA), a world class, established online independent school, who provides the core academic education for students. https://www.minervavirtual.com

MVA has been carefully chosen as our online educator due to its values being closely aligned with Loughborough Amherst School (previously Our Lady’s Convent School) and its connection with the Minerva philosophy, which was indeed embedded into the education at Amherst. MVA provides children with a UK curriculum full standard timetable of academic subjects and covers GCSE and A’ Level syllabuses.

The co-curricular and enrichment activities have been designed to help support a holistic education, focusing on the development of every pupil’s intellectual, emotional, social, physical and creative potential. This includes the promotion of wellbeing and the development of life skills. Activities involve sports sessions, music, assemblies, yoga, games, art, and cooking. There are opportunities for mini projects and events such as debating competitions, research and presentations, plays and experiments. There is a focus on life skills and personal development, such as how to manage money or apply for jobs, as well as lessons about emotional development and health.

Moreover, qualified and experienced staff are available to all pupils to help them in their learning, assess gaps, link with MVA teachers and student’s mentors and deliver the holistic education.

Morning lessons at Rosmini Hybrid are based on Minerva’s timetable involving collaboration and support. Blended into that, Rosmini Hybrid provides “stretch and scaffolding” lessons focusing on the core subjects of English, Maths and Science. Afternoon lessons are focused more on wellbeing with an emphasis on activities, games and social time.

Years 7 and 8 work together, whilst Years 10 and 11 collaborate, with Year 9 students working with both groups depending on subjects and activities.

Alongside MVA, Rosmini Hybrid provides a flexible on-site holistic learning environment where pupils are supported in independent/online study, where collaboration in learning is encouraged and where they engage with co-curricular and enrichment activities. This ensures the opportunity for face-to-face social interactions and the development of an “in-person” community, where all pupils find a safe, inclusive environment and the right support to grow their confidence and skills. 

A hybrid model has a number of key benefits. Firstly, the provision of core education through home/online learning means that there is no pressure on children to attend an in-person setting five days per week. However, the combination of home/online schooling with regular in-person provision reduces social isolation or missing out on activities that are best provided in-person. The small, close-knit setting feels more comfortable and nurturing than a traditional school setting, reducing the risk of overwhelm or being ‘lost’ in the crowd.

Rosmini Hybrid provides a flexible model for education, combining home/online learning with a holistic, in-person co-curricular experience. Catering better to each pupil’s individual needs than traditional educational institutions, the hybrid model also emphasises self-development, adaptability, well-being and social responsibility.

Rosmini Hybrid Education Hub is for Key Stage 3 and Key Stage 4 students (Years 7–11).

Rosmini Hybrid is particularly aimed at helping a group of children becoming known in the media as “the lost middle”. These are the pupils who are not at the very top or bottom of the ability range, but whose needs and potential are often overlooked.

Mental health difficulties, neurodiversity, specific learning difficulties (eg. dyslexia), physical health difficulties or problems with the school environment (eg. bullying) can disenfranchise the “lost middle” from mainstream school, meaning they either fail to thrive or refuse to attend.

However, their needs are also “not special enough” for a SEN school, being too academic or otherwise able for the type of provision available in these settings. School absence due to emotional reasons since the pandemic have increased by about 68%, with nearly 1 in 4 children now being persistently absent from school.

The co-curricular and enrichment activities have been designed to help support a holistic education, focusing on the development of every pupil’s intellectual, emotional, social, physical and creative potential. This includes the promotion of wellbeing and the development of life skills. Activities involve sports sessions, music, assemblies, yoga, games, art, and cooking.

There are opportunities for mini projects and events such as debating competitions, research and presentations, plays and experiments.

There is a focus on life skills and personal development, such as how to manage money or apply for jobs, as well as lessons about emotional development and health.

MVA provides a world-class, flexible, and personalised British curriculum, empowering students to thrive academically and personally, with a focus on inclusivity and preparing them for the 21st Century.

It is a multi-award winning Department of Education accredited online independent school with Cambridge international accreditation and a glowing Ofsted report.

MVA’s activity is based on four pillars: Virtual Learning Platform - Live Lessons - Mentoring - Community and School Trips. It provides two assemblies per week, an enrichment programme, clubs, social rooms (like online common rooms) and live lessons (including breakout rooms) with various opportunities for interaction. Classes are formed by a maximum of 20 students, and current parents agree that “the school knows every student”.

MVA adopts a ‘flipped learning’ model, meaning that for every live class there is a self-study lesson first, including home grown videos (no YouTube), plus quizzes, activities, summaries, etc. The former lasts between 10 and 90 minutes, depending on the year group, while live lessons are 45 to 55 minutes – with wellbeing breaks in between. Students say it means learning is “more stimulating” and “there’s no time wasting”. Lessons are “fast paced” and “pitched well” with extension material available in all subjects. Every pupil is assigned a personal mentor (trained by the mental health and SEND teams) with whom they meet weekly, or more if needed, to discuss academic progress, workload and wellbeing. Every fortnight, parents receive a report from them (along with half termly progress and engagement reports). There is also a weekly 45-minute wellbeing session on, for eg. emotional intelligence, stress management or communication.

MVA has an ‘all or nothing’ timetable – so no dipping in and out of subjects as at some online schools – while at GCSE, students choose from the core subjects of Mathematics, English Language, and the three sciences (dual or triple), plus up to four from a wide mix of subjects, currently including Computer Science, English Literature, French, German, Spanish, Psychology, Art and Design, and Global Citizenship. Teachers are all subject specialists and many of them past senior leaders. In 2024, MVA’s academic results were: 18% 9-7 at GCSE, with 82% 9-4 in both English and Maths; 30% A*/A and 35% A*-B at A-levels.

Rosmini Hybrid Education Hub operates on a Friday each week.

When numbers increase, there will be a 2 day provision on a Thursday and Friday.

Students follow a school day of 6 hours and 30 minutes, from 9:00am to 3:30pm.

The MVA school timetable is followed with Rosmini Hybrid live lessons, involving student collaboration and holistic lessons woven in. 

The ratio for staff does not exceed 1 Learning Support Assistant to 6 students.

Our staff are qualified to a minimum NVQ Level 2 in Supporting Teaching and Learning or equivalent.

Staff include a Safeguarding Officer, Wellbeing Officer and Manager.

The location is The Arc Community Hub in Loughborough. The Arc is a secure, high spec building with an outdoor area, its own car park, for easy drop off and collection, and a park next door.

It also includes a gymnasium for any break out activities.

Yes. Trial days give students real life experience of Rosmini Hybrid Education Hub.

Please get in touch to book a taster day.

Students bring with them a laptop or Chromebook with access to their MVA learning platform, known as Canvas.

Wifi is available at Rosmini Hybrid Education Hub.

No. We prefer our students to wear clothes that they feel comfortable to work in.

Yes. In Year 11, students are fully prepared to take GCSE examinations either at an accredited exam centre or, for some IGCSE exams, remotely through Pearson’s Edexcel Remote Invigilation Service.  

Families contract directly with MVA for the online education element. MVA fees for the 2025 to 2026 academic year are £8,830 per pupil.

Additional fees of £4,170 for the academic year of 2025 to 2026 per pupil are payable to Rosmini Hybrid Education Hub for the 2 day on-site hybrid education.

Apply through our website or contact our admissions team directly.

We offer telephone or online information meetings and taster sessions to help families decide.

For additional information, please feel free to contact:

Jacinda Butterworth, Manager of Rosmini Hybrid Education Hub.

E-mail: jacinda@rosminihybrid.com.

Tel: 07739 507960