A company has donated laptops to Debden Primary Academy to help make learning accessible for students during the pandemic.

Due to the Coronavirus Pandemic, the majority of students at the schoolare learning from home.

This had put increasing pressure on the school’s technology supply and on parents to provide suitable devices.

Lowell, a European leader in credit management, has donated 20 laptops to the school.

Matt Hawley, head of Debden Primary Academy, said: “Unfortunately, many families are simply not equipped with the technology at home to access all aspects of their remote learning provision. Some children have been using costly data on their parents’ phones, and in other cases families only have one device that needs to be shared between multiple siblings.”

A new study by Lowell has revealed the state of our children’s mental health and anxiety levels during the pandemic.

When children were asked for their top concerns 57 per cent stated schoolwork, while 20 per cent are worried about their friends being okay.

John Pears, Lowell UK managing director, said: “At Lowell we are passionate about giving back to those that need it the most. In these uncertain times it is really important that children are able to continue their education and have some normality in their lives. We understand the pressure on schools and parents to be able to teach their children from home, so we hope the laptops help to make a difficult time that bit easier.”