Cash strapped schools are having to crowd-fund laptops and tablets to stop thousands of kids falling behind in home learning.
Headteachers are relying on online fundraisers, parents and community groups after the Government failed to deliver on a vow to deliver 1.3million computers for pupils in England.
So far, just 800,000 have been given to needy families and heads fear they may have to axe teacher jobs as they fund laptops, cover the costs of making classrooms Covid-safe and pay for supply staff to cover sickness.
Raphael Moss, head of Elsley Primary in Wembley, North London, said his £3million annual budget has a £100k shortfall due to the pandemic.
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