A BURY school has benefitted from a share of £60,000 worth of remote learning technology thanks to electronics giant Huawei.

The Chinese firm has donated 250 'Pupil Packs' to children who were identified by the Greater Manchester Tech Fund as being most in need of home-schooling technology.

Each pack contains a Huawei MatePad T3 10 tablet, a Huawei 4G modem and a sim card pre-loaded with data, courtesy of Huawei’s partners at Three UK.

Derby High School was one of only five schools across the region to receive the packs.

"We are so proud of the positive response our teachers and support staff have shown to provide remote education for those in the building and those learning from home," said assistant headteacher Lynn Provoost.

"During the first lockdown, we spent time and money photocopying resources for our IT-disadvantaged students. With staff now trained and eager to deliver live Microsoft Teams lessons, we did not want to return to this approach. We received several laptops from the Department of Education, but these devices still did not meet our demands after prioritising to our most vulnerable groups.

"Receiving the news that we were going to receive 50 Huawei devices via The Greater Manchester Tech Fund was a huge boost, and it really did lift our spirits.

"We are immensely grateful to The Manchester Tech Fund and Huawei for their generous donation, which will make a world of difference to our young people’s lives."

Victor Zhang, vice president, Huawei, added: "No pupils should be left behind, but we all know of school children who, through no fault of their own, are facing barriers to the education they should be receiving. 

We hope this donation goes some way to breaking down those barriers and helping school children continue their education at this uniquely challenging time.”