Laptop-less pupils could overwhelm schools

Written by David Fletcher 07 Jan 2021
Laptop-less pupils could overwhelm schools

There are concerns some schools in lockdown could be inundated with pupils without laptops after a change to the vulnerable pupil list. Pupils are learning remotely in England after schools shut to all but children of key workers and the vulnerable. But those without laptops or space to study are now eligible to attend school, under government guidance. National Association of Head Teachers general secretary Paul Whiteman said demand for key worker and vulnerable places in schools had risen substantially since the last school shutdown. ‘We have concern that the Government has not supplied enough laptops for all the children without them, and so has made lack of internet access a criterion of vulnerability - adding to the numbers still in school.’

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  • Pray: for a national plan to ensure this situation is rectified, so that school attendance is reduced enough to keep transmission under control. (Jeremiah 29:11)