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Digital Futures Impact Report DIGITAL FUTURES Project Report May 2020 - April 2021 Background Digital Futures was delivered in partnership with 9% of UK families Westminster City Council to tackle digital exclusion during the COVID-19 pandemic and associated do not have a lockdown from March 2020. Face-to-face service provision stopped or was minimised laptop, desktop and services, education and opportunities were 1 provided online for children. or tablet at home. The project aimed to provide devices and/or connectivity to eligible young people in Westminster. 03 1: Children's Commissioner, August 2020 Why does Digital Inclusion matter? Digital inclusion is a minimum and basic requirement to experience equal opportunities. A device for young people with no device or a shared device enables them to: Take part in school Develop digital skills Improve chances of finding work Enable a sense of belonging Digitally excluded young people lack voice and visibility in society. 04 The project specifically targeted children and young 25.4% of people eligible for Free School Meals. Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds were already Westminster’s twice as likely to leave formal education without GCSEs in English and Maths compared to their better off 22,714 pupils classmates. 3 The Covid-19 pandemic has disproportionately receive Free impacted the education and future life chances of these School Meals. 2 same pupils as schooling moved online. 05 2: As of Autumn 2020, Westminster City Council 3: Westminster City Council, 2020 What did we do? Through Digital Futures, we worked with Westminster schools, 1874 alongside wider youth organisations and care leavers. This DEVICES DISTRIBUTED THROUGH DIGITAL FUTURES supplemented wider support schemes run by Westminster City Council and the Department for Education. At close, the project had allocated devices through: 47 5249 SCHOOLS DEVICES DISTRIBUTED IN TOTAL TO TACKLE DIGITAL EXCLUSION IN WESTMINSTER 2 SUPPLEMENTARY SCHOOLS 10 YOUTH CLUBS CARE LEAVERS 3 07 How were devices allocated? Following a consultation period, Westminster schools were invited to apply for devices in December 2020. A staff panel assessed individual need against criteria including Free School Meals data and specific lockdown circumstances. To 'recycle the benefits', it was agreed that devices from the scheme would be owned and distributed by the schools themselves, and loaned to students. Devices were first distributed in December, with regular drop-offs over the following months. We were updated by schools around any outstanding need. By the beginning of March 2021, the project had met all of the need identified by Westminster's schools. 08 09 Where were the Computacenter Busines Suppliers devices from? After a robust procurement process, We reached out to businesses, who Computacenter became our primary generously donated reconditioned supplier and partner, helping to devices. identify the correct device spec and creating a custom build for Windows Devices were supplied by Vodafone devices based on the needs of young Foundation, DragonRouge, people. Funding for the devices was Bouygues, For People & Ognisko. provided by Westminster City Council. 114 devices provided. 1,375 devices provided. London Grid For Learning Westminster City Council (LGFL) A number of reconditioned devices An additional project supplier who were also donated by the WCC provided devices that were sent Housing and Corporate straight to schools during the third departments. lockdown in January 2021. 166 devices provided. 250 devices provided. The Impact Which of these changes have you noticed as a result of children being Response from School Survey able to attend the school’s online offer (tick all that apply)? Based on responses from 27 schools 20 Teachers reported that the devices had a very positive impact on student’s attendance, engagement and even on 15 their progress: 90% of schools said children are both better engaged and 10 more easily able to access learning 57% of schools said their students' wellbeing has increased 5 66% of schools said teachers are able to reach out to families more easily 57% of schools said devices allowed teachers to track their student’s progress more easily 0 Childre n are Children's wellbeing Teachers can track better engaged has increased progress more easily Children are Teachers can reach Relationship more easily able out to families between family and to access learning more easily school improved 11 Feedback from Schools "We are so grateful for the devices we received and it has made a huge difference to increasing engagement during lockdown and also further “Because we knew all enhancing the digital literacy of children were able to access both pupils and families. This is learning online, we were able to provide a very "The benefit to our pupils has essential to succeed in the comprehensive provision to modern world.” ensure children were been immense. The improved continuing to learn and stay connect to their friends and engagement in all year groups teachers throughout this time. is clear." "Families felt supported and During the first lockdown, teachers felt valued, as we didn't have this and it has made the biggest difference.” children were able to access the learning more consistently." 12 No 4.8% Since having the device, did your child(ren) Response from Parent Survey attend more online lessons than previously? Based on responses from 85 family members Both parents and young people responded to the survey and gave us an insight into how they used the laptop and how it helped them in their learning. 95% of families reported that their children attended more online lessons as a result of being given a device by the school. Yes 55% of young people didn’t use the laptop just for school 95.2% No work, giving evidence to the fact that digital inclusion isn’t 45.2% Yes just about taking part in remote learning. 54.8% 73% of families reported that their school hadn’t asked them to return their laptop. Did your child(ren) use the laptop for school work only? 13 Feedback from Families "Before given the laptop, the remote learning was difficult. Their generosity has made lockdown and "It made my daughter (Year 1) virtual learning much feel more excited to participate better." in the online learning and I think it made her feel more "Thank you very much because if it studious and serious about her wasn't for this laptop my sister, my schoolwork since she had her mum and I wouldn't have been able to own laptop to work on." do online lessons and they still help with homework." "My daughter really benefited a lot from this thank you so much." 14 Lessons Learned Digital Wider Family Need Role of Sustainability Inclusion The feedback we received tells us that Schools Despite being in response to whole families need digital training and remote learning, ensuring that We learned that there technical support. We are able to Schools played a big part the schools can keep the are a range of identify this as an additional issue to in the smooth running of devices means that the impact interlinking factors address, which can also inform future the project. They spent of the project is sustainable contributing to digital project developments. much time and effort in beyond the end point. exclusion, including reaching out to their poverty. families to identify the The schools will be free to need and worked closely continue lending to students to The monitoring activity Partnerships with us to secure devices further tackle digital exclusion. revealed that devices are Given the urgency of the project, collaboration for their students. required not just for with our partners was key to its success. school work, but for They also stepped in to other important activities Working alongside Computacenter, we support families at home Assessing Need including job search and benefited from additional project to access the new keeping in touch with management and capacity despite the global technology as there was Free School Meals provided a friends. challenges of supply of devices. a lack of technological useful benchmark for expertise in many determining allocation. Other It's clear that digital Our partnership with Westminster City homes. This showed the criteria, including SEND and exclusion is an ongoing Council also contributed to a targeted crucial role schools play number of children in the issue where need fundraising campaign, which engaged in closing the digital household, were also important changes as family businesses with social value commitments exclusion gap. to inform this process. circumstances change. and existing relationships. Thank You Westminster City Council The funding made available by Westminster City Council to deliver Digital Futures has made an enormous difference to the lives of Cross-sector children and young people in the borough; supporting their education and ongoing inclusion during the pandemic. collaboration to Initiated by Councillor Tim Barnes, we were able to use this funding support children to meet every request made for a device by Westminster's schools. This is a brilliant example of what can be achieved through a cross- and young sector strategic partnership in Westminster. people 18 Corporate Partners We are grateful to have raised £43,000 in corporate donations which contributed to the procurement of devices for the project. Digital Futures received generous financial contributions from: Grosvenor Estates, Capita, British Land, Howard De Walden Estates and Ecoworld. This was alongside support from individual
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