Presentation to LASH – 7th December 2006

What’s this initiative about?

Computers for Pupils is an initiative to put
computers and access to the internet into the
homes of pupils who lack them – giving them the
same access opportunities as their peers.
It’s funded for KS3 and KS4 pupils who live in the
10% most deprived areas in England.
This is defined by Index of Multiple Deprivation
(2004) and who are eligible for free school meals.
It’s an opportunity to maximise the impact on
teaching and learning for our most disadvantaged
pupils.
What’s this initiative about?
Research shows that pupils’ use of ICT at home as
well as school:
Raises standards and increases motivation
Supports personalisation
Improves their ICT skills
Provides more options for what they learn and how
they learn it
Supports homework and revision
How is the funding allocated?
Funding is being made available to LAs and
schools as part of SF 125 (revenue, connectivity)
and 210 (capital, equipment) respectively
Funding has been allocated to LAs by formula
LAs need to agree with their schools how it should
be distributed
Liverpool has funding for TWO years
06-07 - £271K (125) and £1,207,200 (210)
07-08 - £271K (125) and £1,207,200 (210)
funding continued…
The formula assumes that 30% of the targeted
pupils in deprived areas already have access to
ICT at home
For maximum impact, the formula also specifies a
threshold of a minimum number of eligible pupils at
school level – this has been set at 30 pupils
Funding allocated is a fixed amount of £10k per
notional school, plus a per-pupil amount for
schools with a minimum of eligible pupils
What the funding is for
Equipment
+
Connectivity
All equipment purchased under this initiative is the property
of the school.
Expectation is that equipment is for the home as long as
the eligible pupil remains in the school.
Connectivity is for ONE year ONLY.
In the event of loss or theft the school is not obliged to
replace the equipment.
 Liverpool Data
5311 eligible notional pupils according to DfES
statistics
There is not enough money to fund all of these
pupils (based on notional equipment and
connectivity costs of £1200* per pupil)
We need eligible schools to identify the pupils
(obviously in a sensitive manner)
* £800 “device” + £400 connectivity – this is data provided by the
National Computing Centre (it is a “ball-park” illustration only)
Choices

Devolve
or
Procure Centrally?
Next Steps
Agree a way forward
Identify Pupils
Procurement
Timescales
Please note this is a complex initiative
Contact:

p.bradshaw@liverpool.gov.uk