Call for laptops, iPads and routers for children being homeschooled in Trafford
direct to your inboxBusinesses are being asked to donate whatever computer equipment they can to help disadvantaged children learning from home across the Trafford.The ‘laptops for learners’ scheme has been launched by council leader Coun Andrew Western.He wrote to the borough’s ‘key businesses’, calling for donations to support families with home schooling.The move follows the government decision to close all primary and secondary schools for onsite learning, except for pupils who are vulnerable or whose parents are classed as critical workers.Now with the vast majority of children having to do their lessons at home, the council leader was concerned some do not have the necessary equipment.Coun Andrew Western said: “Our borough boasts