Digital Devices/WIFI

Please see the information below sent to schools in relation to the lending of digital devices and/or wifi if needed.

If you feel that your child/ren could benefit from this please contact me by email on iporter336@c2kni.net.

We are pleased to inform you that we have procured a further 14,000 devices to roll out to eligible pupils in
the priority groups outlined above and also to extend this to pupils in other year groups where possible. The
scheme remains open to request devices for pupils who meet the criteria and do not have sufficient access
to a device to support their learning.
If you have already made a request for devices we will continue to be in touch with you regarding this. If you
would like to make a request now for eligible pupils the request forms are available on the C2K Exchange.
Prioritisation
DE have approved the prioritisation of devices to year groups in the following order:-
Current priority groups
 Year 14, Year 12, Year 7, Year 4, Year 11, Year 13
Other year groups
 Year 10
 Year 6
 Year 3
 Year 8
 Year 5
 Year 9
 Year 2
 Year 1

(Please note that the number of requests received will determine the priority group allocation and therefore
it is not guaranteed that all year groups will be fully allocated devices).
If you wish to make a request for identified pupils we would be grateful if you could do this as soon as
possible.
Below is an indicative timetable for the roll out of devices:-
 Verification of data and allocations – ongoing
 Devices delivered to NI – ongoing from early February 2021.
 Further Roll out of devices to schools for priority year groups (Year 14,12,7 and 4 and also Year 11
and 13) – ongoing from early February 2021.
 It is anticipated that we will begin the roll out of devices to Year 10 from the 22 February 2021.
 It is anticipated that we will begin the roll out of devices to Year 6 from the start of March 2021.
We will keep you informed of the next stages of the scheme and roll out to other year groups.
We understand that some of these devices may arrive after the current period of enhanced restrictions has
finished, however, there may be ongoing disruption to learning similar to that in Term 1. We are also aware
that supporting vulnerable and disadvantaged pupils as they return to school will be a priority and therefore
having access to a device for home use will support this.
This process will take some weeks to deliver in its entirety and we continue to thank you for your patience
during this period.
We would also like to take this opportunity to remind you that a number of solutions for broadband access
are available for eligible pupils across all year groups and the request forms are also available on the C2K
Exchange.

Yours sincerely
Mark Baker
Assistant Director of Education – School Development