They have set up an online school in conjunction with Harrow School.
Go to Harrow for £15,000 online: Pearson teams up with leading public school to enable British and overseas pupils to study from homehttps://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/markets/article-8399701/Go-public-school-Harrow-15-000-online.html
Can't see any mention of snake oil so far!
PS Any involvement of Murdoch's tentacles in any of the foregoing?