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Mail Force today announces a sensational three-pronged action plan
It will further boost the charity s Computer for Kids initiative by giving SIM cards
Lockdown pupils will receive Vodafone SIM cards to give free access to internet
From Monday, schools will also be able to apply for more brand new laptops
Total of 1,055,745 laptops have been delivered to students who need them most
Deliveries allow children to complete vital schoolwork at home during lockdown
Total of 1,055,745 devices have been delivered to students who need them most
Deliveries allow children to complete vital schoolwork at home during lockdown
The Government programme has also allowed thousands of families to receive additional data from mobile operators to help children without internet access
Education Secretary Gavin Williamson has hailed campaign s long term legacy
Department for Education also ordered more than a million machines back when others were hesitating, and competing with other nations for laptop supplies
A total of 1,055,745 devices have been delivered to students who need them most, allowing children to complete vital schoolwork during the latest lockdown which will last until at least March 8.
Navy man on mission to help out
A former Royal Navy engineer is using his skills to help children struggling without laptops while their schools are shut.
Phil Macrae, 33, now runs a computer repair workshop and is devoting his spare time to refurbishing old devices donated after he appealed on Facebook.
In just five weeks he has spent more than 350 hours rebuilding 250 second-hand computers which have been given to more than 30 schools in the West Midlands.
He travelled all over the world in the Navy and completed two operational tours in Afghanistan before returning to the UK last year.
Mr Macrae then set up his computer repair firm called The Speedy Bear and works out of a modest annexe of a house in Coventry.