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Laptops, tablets and 4G wireless routers progress data as of 12 January 2021

How many laptops, tablets and 4G wireless routers we have delivered or dispatched to local authorities and academy trusts up until 12 January 2021.

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We are publishing these as official statistics from 19 January 2021 on Explore Education Statistics.

The Department for Education is providing laptops, tablets and internet access to disadvantaged families, children and young people who do not currently have access to them to enable access to remote education and social care services during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak.

For the 2020 to 2021 academic year, we have made more laptops and tablets available for disadvantaged children in certain year groups who are affected by disruption to face-to-face education at their school, or have been advised to shield because they are or someone in their household is clinically extremely vulnerable.

The report as of 12 January 2021 presents how many laptops and tablets we have delivered or dispatched to date.

For the summer term 2020 we ordered and delivered over 220,000 laptops and tablets and over 50,000 4G wireless routers.

Find more information about the programme and who is eligible at Get technology support for children and schools during coronavirus (COVID-19).

Published 16 June 2020
Last updated 19 January 2021 + show all updates
  1. Added a link to the official statistics collection page.

  2. Added 'Laptops and tablets data as of January 2021'.

  3. Added 'Devices and 4G wireless routers data as of December'.

  4. Added 'Devices data as of December 2020'.

  5. Added 'Devices and 4G wireless routers progress data as of 23 October 2020'.

  6. Added the final report and data as of 27 August.

  7. Updated to show latest figures up to 30 June 2020.

  8. First published.