Assistant Head Teacher Mr Tom Roddison receiving one of the 20 Lenovo laptops. A HALESOWEN firm has donated 20 laptops to a local school. Solutions 4 I.T, which is based on Mucklow Hill, has given the Lenovo laptops to Newfield Primary School, in Whittingham Road. Tony Woodhouse, service delivery manager at Solutions4it, said: As a local IT business based in Halesowen we wanted to try and do something for one of the local schools where we could donate IT equipment that has come back to us that is still of some use. In light of the past year where some pupils have found it difficult to continue learning from home due to COVID-19 and to relieve some of the pressure on the schools finances, we have taken the decision to donate 20 laptops to Newfield Park Primary School, we are hoping that these laptops can help in the children’s learning and allow the school to spend their budget on items that they badly need to provide the children with a safe and engaging environment t
James Cash, managing director at Superfast IT handing over five new laptops to Helen Robinson, headteacher at Mount Pleasant Primary School AN IT company owner is urging borough businesses to donate old laptops for children with no access to online learning. James Cash, owner of Superfast IT in Stourbridge, is backing a national campaign to bridge the digital divide – providing disadvantaged children with laptops during the national coronavirus lockdown. The campaign is supporting schools and families across the Black Country and Birmingham – without which James fears thousands of children would be left behind. He said: “It is important that kids stop missing out on education. I am backing this campaign to raise awareness of the wide-spread issue and encourage local businesses to donate their old laptops. We are also matching anyone that buys a brand-new laptop.