Commenting on an announcement by the DfE that £126 million will be spent giving laptops and tablets to care leavers, children with a social worker, and children arriving from Afghanistan, James Bowen, director of policy for school leaders’ union NAHT, said:

“No pupil should be disadvantaged or lose out on learning simply because of a lack of access to the relevant technology, so the announcement that more pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds will receive devices is clearly welcome. It is essential that there is now an efficient process in place for getting these devices to the pupils that need them as quickly and smoothly as possible”