e-Learning Foundation

Technology is part of our daily lives and how we work, learn and communicate with each other Yet over 0.5 million of the most disadvantaged schoolchildren in the UK are still living on the edge of our digital society with home access to a computer and the Internet a seemingly inaccessible dream. The e-Learning Foundation aims to reduce the effect of this “Digital Divide” by working with schools, parents and other stakeholders to ensure that all children have access to the learning resources that technology can make available, when and where they need them, both at home and at school. Launched as a registered charity in 2000, our aim is to bridge the digital divide by significantly increasing access to ICT for education, and specifically to ensure that every child in the UK, irrespective of background, should have access to technology for learning especially at home, working in partnership with schools, parents and businesses. What we do: The e-Learning Foundation performs three main tasks: A free advisory, information and support service to help schools develop the most appropriate strategy to achieve high levels of personal access, at school and at home through equality of opportunity. Financial support through fundraising, provision of grants, and services to take away the administration burden of collecting parental donations and achieve a sustainable approach. Campaigning to keep the Digital Divide at the forefront of public consciousness.