De Vere Cotswold Water Park, part of De Vere’s collection of house estates, hotels and event destinations, has announced that it will be donating laptops to schools in Swindon and Gloucester to support families with home schooling as part of the government’s Get Help With Technology scheme.
As schools have had to pivot to online learning due to the current lockdown, De Vere Cotswold Water Park is donating ten laptops to the Dorcan Academy, Swindon, to help ensure students can access learning resources during the pandemic.
Peter Sangster, venue director at De Vere Cotswold Water Park, said: “It is a challenging time for families facing home schooling, especially those who don’t have the equipment they need, so we are absolutely delighted that we are able to donate laptops to schools in Gloucester and Swindon. We want to ensure that children are not at risk of falling behind in their studies and can access online learning during lockdown. Schools, teachers and families are doing a fantastic job with remote learning and we hope this donation will make it a bit easier for those we’re helping.”
Robert Buckland, MP for South Swindon, lord chancellor and secretary of state for justice, added: “The Government have been doing an excellent job with the ‘Get Help With Technology Scheme’ and along with Justin Tomlinson MP, I have been supporting their efforts on a local level here in Swindon.
“I am delighted that De Vere Cotswold Water Park have offered their support with this scheme and I would like to thank them for their generous offer of laptops for students at the Dorcan Academy here in Swindon to help with home schooling.”
