Children from troubled backgrounds will win places at prestigious private schools as part of a government-backed scheme aimed at transforming their life chances.
About £200,000 of public money is being given to a charity that helps match vulnerable children and those in care with top independent schools.
Read MoreThe global wealthy will soon be able to send their children to a top English private school without having to leave home.
Harrow is setting up a virtual sixth form which will teach A-levels online to pupils anywhere in the world.
It will charge £15,000 per year and will initially focus on science and maths subjects, with education firm Pearson providing the technology.
The new Harrow School Online will begin teaching from September 2020.
Principal Heather Rhodes said the historic school was adapting to a "rapidly changing world".
This is the latest attempt to use online technology to sell UK education overseas - with the school's brand being used to attract pupils who want to be taught through the internet.
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