Writhlington School to Give All Students Free Laptops
Wed, 24 Mar 2010
Writhlington School in Radstock is to become the first school in the UK to provide all of its pupils with laptops . The initiative is the result of the E-Learning@Writhlington scheme, and will see the school fund the cost of most of the computers, though parents will be invited to make voluntary contributions to help ensure the scheme is sustainable. Extensive trials were conducted by staff and pupils to determine the most suitable notebook PC, with consensus found on a Dell netbook .

The laptop PCs will give students access to a broad selection of educational programmes, and allow them to access the internet . Teachers will be able to upload any resources used in lessons, and students will be able to submit their homework online. The scheme will be introduced after Easter and it is hoped it will encourage children to learn independently, both at home and at school.

Until now, the provision of free laptops had been largely focused in developing countries. The success of the One Laptop Per Child foundation has, however, encouraged similar schemes, and the British government have started a scheme aimed at providing more Brits with computers and broadband .

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