BOHUNT School, The Petersfield School and Bohunt Education Trust (BET) are helping children get online during this unprecedented time by asking anyone with unused computers at home to donate their old iPads, Chromebooks and laptops.

Spare tech can be dropped off at BET’s schools, or the drop-off points at the main Tesco in Petersfield or Sainsbury’s in Liphook.

Remote learning is vitally important to enable children to continue with their education, and BET schools including TPS and Bohunt School are working with partner organisations to provide extensive and first-class online resources to support its students.

However, there are hundreds of children across these schools who are unable to access online learning because they do not have access to computers at home.

It is estimated 12 per cent of households in the UK do not have a computer.

Estimates also show people in the UK have at least one or more old computers around the house and that, overall, there are around 30 million laptops or iPads lying unused in homes across the country.

BET is calling for people to help support less advantaged families by providing a means to access schoolwork. It says this generosity and action could be "game-changing".

The donated devices will be provided to families with children within the BET’s school communities, so they are able to access the trust’s best resources and get immediate support and feedback from teachers.

The trust is specifically asking for:

* iPad 3s or higher

* Chromebooks

* Laptops capable of running Windows 7 or higher

It is important that any donated devices are:

* Cleaned/disinfected, using ethyl or isopropyl alcohol on a soft cloth (follow manufacturers’ recommendations)

* In full working order, with working leads and power adapters for laptops and Chromebooks (not essential for iPads), and completely reset.

Instructions for resetting (‘power-washing’) a Chromebook can be found at https://support.google.com/chromebook/answer/183084?hl=en-GB

Instructions for resetting a Windows PC can be found at https://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/gadgets/a29396384/how-to-wipe-computer/

Please drop your old devices to:

* Sainsburys, Midhurst Rd, Liphook GU30 7TW - donation ‘bin’ by Customer Services

* Tesco, The Causeway, Petersfield GU31 4JR - donation ‘bin’ by Customer Services

The trust also urges donors to only drop off devices as part of an essential shopping visit.