The online school, Quoralexis, will initially teach English but will later expand to other languages.

Teaching general and business English, English for university entrance, bespoke and corporate courses as well as exam preparation courses, the school will be “a ‘one-stop shop’ for all ages and language abilities”, Wey Education and Quoralexis chairman David Massie told The PIE News.

“We have extensive experience in teaching online since 2005”

It will offer both group and individual lessons, and students can choose to enrol on a course or pay per one-on-one lesson.

“We have extensive experience in teaching online since 2005 within our online schools,” Massie said. “Over 12 years we have taught thousands of students foreign languages online.”

Wey’s online secondary school, InterHigh, offers French, German and Spanish at both levels, as well as Latin.

Wey acquired Wales-based InterHigh for just over £750,000 in 2015, with Massie describing the school as a “significant online product with immediate growth in the UK and considerable opportunities overseas”.

The acquisition added to a portfolio that also includes Wey ecademy, through which the company provides educational services to other providers, schools and local authorities.

It also launched a premium, selective online school, Infinity Education, last year.

Between these divisions, the company teaches close to 1,000 students.

Some students enrolled at InterHigh or Infinity may choose to take additional classes through Quoralexis, but its launch will also enable Wey to reach a broader cross-section of learners, said Massie: “It is a much wider offering than just EFL to secondary school students and is a full entry into the market with no age restriction.”

With its most recent unaudited interim results showing strong company growth, Wey Education has been eyeing expansion opportunities.

“We are now in our best ever position,” commented Massie in April, when the results, which showed a 73% increase in turnover over the six months to February 2017 compared with the same period in 2016, were published.

“We will continue to invest with the aim of increasing the group’s size, product range and international coverage,” he said.

The new online language school will use the company’s existing infrastructure and resources, operating from the same offices.

Wey will hold a meeting with its current shareholders and potential investors in Quoralexis this month.