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64 Trust to offer £36,000 in grants for ICT equipment to deprived part of Liverpool

The 64 Trust, a Liverpool charity set up in August 2020, is kicking off the New Year by giving primary schools in the Everton ward of the city the chance to bid for up to £36,000 for ICT equipment.

The charity has ringfenced the funds to help six schools buy computers, laptops and iPads for children struggling to afford equipment. The grants will be a lifeline for children currently unable to participate in home-learning as a result of their financial predicament.

In recent years primary schools in Everton have seen huge cuts in funding from central government funding, which has been compounded by the area being ranked as one of the poorest in the country.

Pauline Connolly, administrator for the 64 Trust, said:

“No child should be excluded from essential learning due to their family finances. Sadly, since Coronavirus forced schools in Everton to shut, there have been too many young people not able to participate in home-learning.

“We hope the six primary schools across the area will take up the opportunity of applying for the grants so they can order much-needed ICT equipment to ensure all children are able to continue learning and developing.”

This was posted in Bdaily's Members' News section by James Littlewood .