High Peak MP Robert Largan has welcomed the announcement that disadvantaged pupils across Derbyshire have received 1,801 laptops and tablets so far, as part of the 700,000 devices that will have been delivered across England.
The Government has also announced that a further 300,000 devices will be made available to pupils across the country, taking the total number of laptops and tablets for disadvantaged young people up to 1.3 million.
The additional 300,000 devices lift government investment by another £100 million, meaning over £400 million will have been invested in supporting disadvantaged children and young people who need the most help with access to technology through the pandemic. These extra devices are part of the Government’s mission to give every child a high-quality remote education while schools are closed.
Other measures include providing more than 54,000 4G routers to schools and colleges across England, ensuring that no child’s education is prohibited by a lack of internet access, and working in partnership with the UK’s leading mobile phone operators, including EE, Three, O2 and Vodafone, to deliver free internet access for those students until July 2021.
To further boost the quality of remote education for all students, the Government has strengthened the minimum standards for remote learning provision, so every child, no matter where they learn, receives the great education they deserve.
The High Peak MP has put up a number of helpful resources on his website. The resource page can be found here: www.robertlargan.co.uk/learningfromhome.
Robert Largan MP commented:
“While schools remain shut for the vast majority of students across High Peak, it is vital that we do all we can to give every child access to a high-quality remote education until they are allowed to re-open.
“The new laptops we have received, alongside the raft of measures to help High Peak schools deliver high-quality online learning, will help to make this a reality, ensuring that every child can get the world-class education that they deserve.”
