Tech4 Learning
Set up an equitable 1:1 digital device Programme for ALL your pupils with Tech4Learning – our Donation Management Service.
Are you a school looking to implement digital devices on a 1:1 basis?
Providing all pupils with access to devices suitable for learning has undisputed educational benefit. But how do you fund this?
A portable personal device, to be used as part of a lesson, or for revision, homework, and extended research, replaces the pre-booked, whole class trip to the ICT Suite. From laptops to tablets, the future lies in personal access to digital resources as part of a blended learning approach. Yet too often, we hear from teachers and students alike that homework and coursework is being completed on smartphones, which don’t provide the tools that are needed for effective learning, writing or completing other tasks.
What’s the need?
In this digital age it is unjust for any school children not to have their own 1:1 digital device to use in school and at home. Research has evidenced that pupils who do not have a device of their own continue to lag behind their peers who do – and in 2024 the DPA found that 90% of secondary school students are expected to complete online tasks for school at least once a week. Yet one in five children are digitally excluded at home in the UK.
Without a sustainable and equitable provision, pupils who are already challenged through family circumstances will continue to fall behind.
The decision to run a 1:1 programme can often feel overwhelming and out of reach. Tech4Learning will help you with decision making and planning; ensuring all children in your school, year, class or cohort have personal access to a device according to your needs.
What benefits does a Donation Management Service (DMS) bring to your school?
Solve the issue of 1:1 digital provision for your pupils in a sustainable, future-proof way. Tech4Learning is our donation management service, and allows a school to teach all the pupils equitably across the school helping to ensure each has the opportunity to reach their potential irrespective socio-economic challenges.
- Increase pupil access to technology in readiness for GCSEs, A-Levels, T-Levels, Apprenticeships, Further Education and work.
- Improve pupil literacy, numeracy and digital skills.
- Ensure equal opportunities for all pupils, and leave no one behind, no matter if they donate to the programme.
So, how does Tech4Learning work?
Equitable, Sustainable and Repeatable, year on year, to ensure every pupil benefits, irrespective of whether a donation is made in their name to the Programme.
- Portal
FREE cloud-hosted donation management service portal for your school, with live data and reporting, and self-service options. Our system is powered by BeaconCRM. - Donors
Donation amounts determined by the school. We put together a full financial illustration once we have the device costs. Donations are made to each Programme either by direct debit or a one-off donation. - Donations
We collect and manage all donations for school Programmes through direct debit as well as collecting an extra 25% Gift Aid where eligible from HMRC, when donors elect to do this on the platform sign up. - Payments & Reporting
All Donations and 90% of Gift Aid is granted back to the school quarterly in arrears. We take nominal set up, donation and quarterly charges - Access to data
Schools can view real time data and update records. Parents can view their own accounts and make top up payments, change contact details and manage their contributions.
What makes us different?
- No subscription.
- Allow your school to thrive and reach optimal productivity with our live, real-time reporting on the TEch4Learning portal.
- We collect Gift Aid on eligible donations and grant 90% back to you for investment into future programmes.
- We provide free 1:1 portal demonstrations and training for School and Trust staff.
- Partnerships with the Digital Poverty Alliance provide opportunities for devices, and benefits.
The Digital Poverty Alliance commission research into technology enhanced learning and campaign to eliminate digital poverty.
As a Charity with 20+ years’ experience, we are passionate about getting I.T. right for schools, teachers, pupils and their families. We continue to carry out research with our third, public and private sector partners to convene and inform on the digital provision landscape and how to address obstacles to success.
We have pulled together the latest and most powerful research to help understand this and combined it along with real case studies of schools that have already been on the journey.
