The government initiative will initially target children in years 3 to 9 and provide funding to over 270,000 households by March 2011. Families who meet the eligibility criteria will be able to apply for a grant to purchase a Home Access package. This includes a device such as a laptop or netbook and internet connection.
Recent evidence has suggested that having a computer at home associates with a 2 grade improvement in one subject at GCSE. This means that a pupil who would have got a D, could, with the effective use of technology at home, now get a B at GCSE.
Vernon Coaker, Minister of State for Schools and Learners, comments:
“It is impossible to overstate the importance of technology to today’s children. While previous generations had blackboards and chalk, 21st century children see interactive whiteboards, laptops and memory sticks as everyday materials for school”.
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