So @Samfr maybe you’re the best person to explain how we can help kids in school generally (not just our own) with technology they need for remote learning? What’s the software platform... what sort of tablet (or is it chromebook? Old iPads?). Maybe we can get industry to help...
So is there any point, for example, donating old tablets or laptops - and to whom - and is there, for example a preference for android or iOS?
I was thinking anyone might benefit for example from the dozens of @bbcbitesize lessons - and they just requires an internet stream...
My BBC colleagues are putting on its biggest ever education offer including, as many asked for on this thread “significant airtime” on terrestrial BBC Two, as well as CBBC, Red button, Iplayer. @BBCBitesize
Starts Monday.
Details here:
At least two hours a day on BBC 2 for secondary school pupils...
And three hours a day on CBBC for primary school...
Expecting further grants to be announced shortly - grants for businesses forced to close were set at up to £3000 a month. Also the Self employed scheme grant rate not yet confirmed after end of month...
NEW:
Chancellor announces further “one off top up” grants of between £4000 and £9000 for businesses in retail hospitality and leisure now obliged to lockdown - based on rateable value.
Expected to benefit 600,000 businesses, will include funding for all four nations, cost £4.6bn
surprised to see issues immediately - our understanding was both GB-EU & GB-NI these would be all applied leniently this week...had heard that specifically about Export Health Certificates, new non-tariff barriers for food exports, requiring council vets or inspectors to sign off
so many doctors & nurses on here explaining what it is like now dealing with this wave in NHS... what’s new is, unlike in April, loads arguing & questioning them with half-baked Facebook theories.... but outside an actual hospital a&e??
New UK Govt case studies of new trade processes/ non tariff barriers replacing frictionless trade within single market/customs union from UK in transit via France exports of fish:
Customs EORI.
Export HEalth certificate
Rules of Origin,
Traces,
CHED,
Export safety declaration...
Govt lists 18 key steps required from about 4 hours time, to export fish from GB to EU via transit in France including 6. “Get someone to deal with customs for you”
CM Picardo says under the outline agreement the territory of Gibraltar will be part of the Schengen zone, that there will be Frontex EU border presence at airport/ ports (though not Spanish Guardia Civil) and that Gibraltar will have access to the Schengen Information System
Picardo also thanks PM and FM Raab for recognising that Gibraltar needed a “differentiated” settlement from rest of UK