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<p>The department is providing laptops and tablets to vulnerable and disadvantaged
children who would otherwise not have access and are preparing for examination in
Year 10, receiving support from a social worker, including pre-school children, or
are a care leaver. Where care leavers, children with a social worker at secondary
school and children in Year 10 do not have internet connections, we are providing
4G wireless routers.</p><p>The department has also partnered with BT to give 10,000
young people free access to BT Wi-Fi hotspots, who do not have access to good internet
by other means.</p><p>Local authorities and academy trusts are best placed to identify
and distribute the laptops, tablets and 4G wireless routers to children and young
people who need devices. The department invited local authorities to order devices
for the most vulnerable children first - children with a social worker and care leavers.</p><p>Devices
are being delivered to local authorities daily and will continue to be distributed
throughout June.</p>
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