Disadvantaged Worksop students to be provided with laptops for home-learning

Students in Worksop are set to be provided with new laptops thanks to a government scheme to help make remote learning accessible at home.
Laptops will be provided for certain students so they can continue to learn at home.Laptops will be provided for certain students so they can continue to learn at home.
Laptops will be provided for certain students so they can continue to learn at home.

Two academies in Worksop, Outwood Academy Portland and Outwood Academy Foxhills, will see some students benefit from laptops and 4G routers to ensure they are able to continue their learning remotely.

The equipment has been made available for children without access to a computer who receive support from a social worker, care leavers and disadvantaged children in year ten that are due to sit their GCSEs next year.

Dr Phil Smith, executive principal of Outwood’s southern region, said: “We are thankful to the government for implementing this scheme and we are delighted to be able to offer this IT equipment to those students who need it most.

“At Outwood, we believe in putting students first and delivering this equipment to the students who need it most is an example of this. It is allowing them to continue their education with certainty, during what is a very uncertain time.”

The government scheme was introduced earlier this year to try and ensure children did not miss out on education due to not being able to take part in online school lessons from home.

This is part of a wider push to make remote education accessible for all while schools remain under opening restrictions due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

Nationally, the Outwood school family will provide almost 500 students with laptops and more than 200 with 4G routers to ensure they can continue their education by accessing online resources.