Stone Group to supply laptops to low-income families
12 Feb 2010
by: Margaret Snell
Stone Group has been appointed as one of Becta’s provisional approved suppliers for the Home Access programme, the government-funded programme to give children from low income families access to technology to support learning at home. Stone is one of ten approved suppliers to be given a licence to supply Home Access packages and accept the Home Access Grant as a payment method.
The grants range in value to cover a full package (user device, service / support wrapper and connectivity), to internet connectivity as a standalone, dependent on the needs of the recipient.
Stone Group is partnering with Orange to provide PC and broadband connectivity packages worth up to £520 for each household that qualifies for a Home Access Grant. After a pilot scheme the programme is being rolled out nationally. The aim is to provide funding to the 270,000+ households currently without access with children in school years 3 to 9, by March 2011.
Simon Pettit, contracts director of Stone Group, said: “It has been proven that educational attainment is improved when children have access to technology at home, making the Home Access programme vital to many families. Education is a central and important part of society and the programme is helping make sure that no section of the community is left wanting.”
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