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12:37 PM June 4, 2021
Smiles all round as pupils at Blue Gate Fields Infants in Shadwell get their free laptops.
- Credit: LBTH
A batch of free laptops have been provided for schoolchildren in Shadwell to get them online.
The delivery marks the 110,000th device delivered up and down the country by the National Grid for Learning since the outbreak of Covid-19.
The devices were given to 12 lucky pupils at Blue Gate Fields Infants by the not-for-profit organisation in a deal with Tower Hamlets Council aimed eventually at reaching all youngsters in the East End.
“We’re working to get every child online,” Mayor John Biggs said. “I know what a difference is made by having access to a laptop or tablet.
Delivery of laptops in Tower Hamlets marks an online learning milestone
Delivery of laptops to Blue Gate Fields Infants’ School marks 110,000 digital devices distributed to students nationwide since COVID-19 started
The London Borough of Tower Hamlets, in partnership with LGfL, are both seeking to accelerate access to online learning and tackle digital disadvantage
A delivery of laptops gifted to students in Tower Hamlets marked the landmark moment of 110,000 #BridgeTheDivide devices distributed by LGfL – the National Grid for Learning, making them the second largest distributor of devices to schools in the UK behind the Department for Education.
Closer to home, the moment marked the transformation of potential for students from Blue Gate Fields Infants’ School whose lives have been changed forever by better access to their online learning.