Classrooms count down to free Acorn computer equipment from Tesco Computers for Schools 94
Over 10,000 schools nationwide are starting the school year with new computer equipment from Acorn, the leading supplier of computers to education, as a result of the Tesco Computers for Schools 94 scheme.
The scheme has proved to be as successful as ever this year with over 22,000 items of computer equipment and books claimed from Acorn and other suppliers, including Thomas Nelson and Cumana. This means that schoolchildren throughout the UK will benefit from an extra 4,000 Acorn computers, over 6,500 peripherals and 5,300 other educational items in classrooms this Autumn. Computer equipment and learning materials designed for children with special educational needs also proved popular this year with more than 4,000 items being ordered.
Peter Talbot, General Manager UK Education at Acorn Computers, comments:
"The Computers for Schools scheme has once again proved to be a practical and achievable way of improving access to IT in the classroom to enhance learning for children of all ages and abilities.
"Recent Acorn research revealed startling figures on the ratio of children to computers in schools, with over 18 children sharing one computer in the average primary school. The 4,000 new Acorn computers gained through Computers for Schools will make a significant impact on classrooms and on our schools' ability to develop children's computer and communications capabilities for life in an IT-rich future."Acorn will deliver the computers and educational items to schools throughout September and October.
Through the tremendous support given to the scheme by local communities nationwide over the past three years, over a third of all schools in the UK have now gained a total of almost 15,000 Acorn computers.
Tesco Computers for Schools 94 ran for a total of ten weeks, from 18 April to 26 June, and offered schools the opportunity to obtain unlimited supplies of Acorn computer equipment and educational items in return for collecting vouchers, one issued for every 25 pounds spent at Tesco stores.
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The Acorn Computer Group is a holding company for Acorn Computers Limited, Acorn Australia, Acorn New Zealand, Acorn GmbH and Online Media. Acorn Computer Group owns 43% of ARM Ltd. Online Media, a division of the Acorn Computer Group, was launched in 1994 with the mission to design world class, interactive multimedia products.