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Home Access programme Home Access is the new Government programme which will help to ensure that more children in England have access to technology at home to support learning. Eligible low-income families (eligibility is based on the criteria for free school meals) with learners in Years 3 to 9 will be able to apply for a grant to buy a computer and internet package. Families will be able to apply directly to a central body for their grant, so schools can make a choice as to their level of involvement. The programme, which is being delivered by Becta, will benefit over 270,000 households, and families should apply from January 2010. Because some learners will need additional support, assistive technology will also be available under the programme.
At Glenthorne, we have signed up for a great new collection scheme that could provide the school with hundreds of new books for our Learning Resources Centre and we would like your help! Books for Schools tokens are appearing every day in The Times and The Sunday Times; the school can exchange these tokens for free books of our choice from a catalogue of 170 titles. Please collect as many tokens as you can and give to your child to bring into school. With your help, this could make a real difference to our library, ensuring that we have access to some of the very best titles available to encourage pupils to read and improve their literacy.
Old Coursework Books Do you have any Coursework books or Revision Guides you no longer require? Would you be willing to give them to the school? We would be pleased to accept any coursework books you have had to purchase for your son/daughter which could benefit other families. If you have any such books, please send them to Mrs. Wooldridge in the LRC who will give them to the relevant Subject Leaders to pass on for a donation. Many thanks Mrs. Wooldridge
Cheques Now that we accept payments for trips, school uniform, books, school meals and anything you need to purchase by ParentPay, debit and credit card, we will be gradually reducing payments by cheque. We will stop accepting cheques on 1st April2010.