Thread by @DrPetra

Here’s a helpful reflection for anyone wanting to donate laptops to schools.
1. Think about laptops and what you need to operate them (energy,skills,safety, connectivity, maintenance).
2. Note where additional barriers may arise (multiple users one laptop; competing needs) /cont

3. Alongside those practical issues what else might be necessary for learning at home? Heating, lighting, food and secure housing. Financial stability. Reflect on what those all mean, how they interact and impact on families.
/cont

4. Consider how benefit cuts, housing policies, reduced access to mental health services, and austerity has impacted on families. What are there needs alongside laptops and will laptops + connectivity alone meet their needs? /cont

5. Map out all that’s required to make home learning work (or learning in school for that matter) you’ll know it’s about many interrelated, crucial things.
6. Take that list and relentlessly pressure your MP, government departments plus local authorities to support children /cont

7. Use that passion and energy to talk about laptop provision or sourcing laptops to address and campaign against underlying inequalities and harms. Support vulnerable children and show solidarity for their teachers.
8. Thank you /ends