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Government boosts laptop and tablet programme with a further 300,000 devices – taking the total to 1.3 million

Fast and reliable internet is an essential resource for parents and caregivers helping their kids stay entertained and educated during lockdown. And help is at hand

The telecoms giant, which owns mobile operator EE, said it would also zero-rate some educational websites by the end of the month.

Red Hat buys Kubernetes security specialist India preps for spectrum auction  Turmoil surrounding the long-time $2.6 billion purchase of optical components specialist Acacia by Cisco and a security acquisition by Red Hat are at the front of this long line of news snippets.  Almost 18 months after it was first announced, optical components specialist Cisco Systems, saying that the required regulatory approvals were not completed within the agreed timeframe. Cisco is disputing that interpreta...

The Government are providing laptops for remote learning ALMOST 1,000 laptops and tablets have been delivered to children across Bury who have been struggling to access remote education during the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. In response to concerns that many pupils lack a suitable device in order to study remotely, The Department of Education (DfE) has said it will deliver 100,000 laptops to students this week, with 50,000 sent to schools for distribution on Monday alone. It is part of a ...

MNO is also continuing its Community Calling device donation scheme

We asked for 40 iPads and got seven...schools call for more support to help pupils learn from home Headteachers and leaders say the government needs to fulfill its promise of providing digital devices for kids Updated Sophie Symes, a year 7 pupil at Knutsford Academy in Cheshire (Image: PA) Sign up to the M.E.N.s Manchester Family newsletter for all the latest from school closures to ways to entertain the kidsInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Subscribe When you subscrib...

The move is designed to support disadvantaged children accessing school resources during the pandemic

The Department for Education (DfE) has said it has agreed with mobile network operators that they should provide free data to disadvantaged families to support their children in remote learning. It has issued a statement saying it has partnered with companies including EE, Three, Tesco Mobile, Smarty, Sky Mobile and Virgin Mobile on the move, which will be effective until July. This comes after a round of calls for the lifting of mobile data caps to ensure that children from families dependent ...

Disadvantaged pupils offered free data in bid to tackle digital divide Joe Lepper Wednesday, January 6, 2021 The Department for Education is partnering with broadband providers to offer disadvantaged families free data to support home learning during the latest Covid-19 lockdown. It can cost families as much as £97 per day in data charges to carry out home learning, new research shows. Picture: Adobe Stock Register now to continue reading Tha...