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[Albion] Albion donate £25k for home school laptops
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The government promised a million. I saw a recent report saying just over 800,000 had been delivered so far.
It's estimated 1.5 - 1.8 million children didn't have access to laptops before this roll out, so even the government's promise - while taking up a lot of slack - doesn't cover everyone.
Disappointing. And lower-income families will obviously be more impacted by this. Is there any specific charity or organisation addressing this? I know the Albion one has made a donation but if what if I someone wants to give specifically to help with laptops... what should they do?
Is there a standard lap-top the schools use?
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I doubt that the level of laptop required is going to be of the highest spec, but I guess you'd have to speak to the school in question.
My partner is a primary school teacher, and I know that she has to prepare lessons online AND paper versions to post out.
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There are two or three charities mentioned in this article. One of them recycles old devices, cleans them and then donates to schools.
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/charities-forced-plug-school-laptop-23280135
It's a good question, but with Boris at the helm, do you actually expect them to finish any project?
The club stepping in to show the government how it's done is a marvellous thing.
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Everything is political..... with a small p. People might say they are not interested in politics, then moan about what is going on, which they might have affected with a vote.
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Is this an attempt at a whoosh or are you just daft?