Lockdown now demands that millions of parents have to juggle work and their children s schooling from home.
Yet despite this, a third of families do not have the computers they need. The Daily Mail is campaigning to ensure all Britain s pupils are equipped with a laptop or tablet - so no child is prevented from learning in lockdown.
But it s not just a lack of hardware causing difficulties.
As this newspaper reveals today, almost one million children do not have access to broadband at home, which they need to do lessons.
Digital divide: A third of families do not have the computers they need to ensure the children can continue their education during lockdown
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University joins ambitious regional climate partnership
Key institutions across Yorkshire including the University of Leeds are joining forces to help tackle climate change.
Yorkshire and Humber Climate Commission, set to launch in March, will provide an independent voice to help support and track the delivery of ambitious climate actions across the region.
It will focus on reducing carbon emissions as quickly as possible, ensuring people in the region are prepared to cope with the impacts of climate change such as flooding, heatwaves and sea level rise.
The commission has been formed as part of the Place-based Climate Action Network (PCAN), an Economic and Social Research Council-funded research network that builds upon the model of Leeds Climate Commission, launched in 2017.
by David Prior
Leeds-based Prohibition has been handed a PR brief by the UK’s largest independent online learning provider, The Skills Network.
The agency will be working with The Skills Network - which provides online learning courses, staff training and apprenticeship programmes to businesses such as G4S, Thomson Reuters and the Trades Union Congress (TUC) - to raise its brand awareness, profiling it as an industry leader within the B2B and B2C sectors.
Chris Norton, founder and managing director of Prohibition, said: “This brief plays perfectly to our experience from years of working across the education sector. We’re really excited to be supporting The Skills Network team at a time when their business is rapidly expanding. .”
Conor Murphy is chief executive of Smartr365
As we begin to navigate Q1 2021, and a third national lockdown, mortgage brokers across the nation are examining working practices to identify how they can maximise productivity, while also remaining conscious of public health concerns.
The optimum answer? To become a ‘hybrid broker’ – adopting the latest mortgage technology to enjoy a blend of office and remote work, allowing you to remain flexible and responsive to ongoing events.
What is a ‘hybrid broker’?
A hybrid broker is digitally-enabled and flexible, combining a mixture of in-person and remote work to suit demand. This establishes a business model that can work equally effectively from any location, which is absolutely crucial for all businesses operating within such economically uncertain times.
Covid-19 job losses hit Blacks, non-Whites in UK hardest
Royal Mail worker Leila delivers mail in Balham, London, Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2021, during England s third national lockdown to curb the spread of coronavirus. Royal Mail has published a list of 28 areas suffering from limited delivery services as more of its workforce is affected by COVID-19. The zones are no longer receiving regular post because of the high numbers of Royal Mail staff who are either off sick or self-isolating. (Kirsty O Connor/PA via AP)
Covid-19 has not only disproportionately impacted the health of Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) citizens in the United Kingdom, but the pandemic has had a devastating impact on jobs in these communities.