Generous donations will buy laptops for Lichfield students

Students from a Lichfield school are to benefit from more new laptops to use in their remote learning thanks to a generous donation by two historic Lichfield charities.

Nether Stowe School, in St Chads Road, has been given £6,650 to purchase laptops by the Lichfield Municipal Charities and the Swinfen-Broun Trust, which will help disadvantaged pupils learn at home during lockdown.

Headteacher Glyn Langston-Jones (pictured below) said:

“We are incredibly grateful for this donation from two charities who have the wellbeing of Lichfield people at heart. With the switch to remote learning, equipment has become incredibly important. We had already received 60 laptops from the Department for Education, but this money will allow us to buy more, ensuring as many pupils and staff as possible have access to equipment.”

The school, which is part of the respected Arthur Terry Learning Partnership, is currently open to look after vulnerable students and the children of key workers and is providing a remote learning curriculum for youngers to study at home.

“This lockdown we have provided a robust daily timetable of lessons to the students to do at home, but we’ve taken on board a lot of the research and evaluation from last year, to ensure that we have high-quality lessons providing much valued flexibility for families working from home,” Mr Langston-Jones said.

“One of the things we have identified, for example, is that while many families do have access to a laptop, that equipment may not always be available at certain times, because their parents or siblings may need to use it too.

“So, a combination of a more flexible approach to lessons – and more equipment being available because of generous donations like this – help us ensure children can get the education and support they need.”

Lichfield Municipal Charities was established in 1654. The organisation runs thirteen Almshouses, known as William Lunn’s Homes, situated in Stowe Street, which provide homes for poor inhabitants of the City of Lichfield, while also assisting local individuals and organisations in times of need.

The Swinfen Broun Charitable Trust was established in 1973, with assets from the estate of the late Colonel Swinfen Broun, who died in 1948. It helps organisations and individuals within the boundaries of the City of Lichfield.

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Nether Stowe School in Lichfield has received £6,650 from two historic local charities to help buy laptops for students to use in their remote learning.