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Computers for Pupils is a government funded scheme targeted at children aged 11-16 years, to provide computers and the internet into the homes of pupils who would not otherwise have them.

Latest information

Click on the links below to access information about the project:

05 December 2007 - Knowsley computers for schools case study (PDF 312KB) 

17 July 2007 - Computers for schools

Frequently asked questions

Read questions and answers for parents and carers

e-Safety

The Knowsleyspace website provides information to children, young people, parents and carers on topics such as safe surfing, safe chat and other internet safety topics.

Visit: www.knowsleyspace.co.uk for details.

Schools, pupils and parents/carers can find more information on e-safety through the following websites:

• Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre (CEOP)
• Think U Know 
• Becta
• Cluster web
• Kent NGFL
• Kent Police

The documents in the attachments box below are for reference only, for parents and carers who have already complete the relevant forms to apply for a computer. 

Additional support

One of the advantages of having access to the internet now is that you can set up your own free email account. There are many advantages of having an email account and it will help you access a wide range of online activities, such as purchasing websites e.g. doing your shopping online, booking holidays, or even communicating with family and friends. Please note that if you do not use your free email account within a certain time period then the account is shut down and your emails lost, so the trick is, from time to time, just log into it to see if you have received any messages.

Click here to find out how to create a free email account.

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To read the PDF document with a screen reader please visit Access Adobe website (Link opens in a new window), which provides useful tools and resources. Adobe also has a free online conversion tool for PDFs.