iPads for Learning

Over the last few years, technology has moved on leaps and bounds and profound new opportunities for education have emerged. Communication is changing, methods of learning and working are evolving, and if we want our young people to be prepared for the opportunities and challenges they will face, we at the academy must evolve too.

Children spend a lot of time at school, but the learning that takes place at home is also extremely important to their future success. New technology, such as tablet devices, gives us the ability to make learning more engaging and more effective in the classroom, and the opportunity to extend learning beyond it, out into the community.

The portal for iPads for students in Year 10 is now open.

The scheme provides the iPad, protective case, insurance (accidental damage and theft), screen cover, warranty and all the software including the apps we use in the academy.

The monthly donation will be £17.00 per month, for the two years of the scheme. Alternatively you can pay a single payment lump sum of £384.00.

Please contact Mr Jackson if you have any queries:- contactus.wla@westlakesmat.org.uk

The portal address is: https://www.tech4learners.co.uk

Please follow the above link to the portal.

The steps are then as follows:

1. Enter your email address and use the username: WLA1019 and the password: Welcome01
2. Select the iPad by clicking on the iPad shown. This is the iPad 6^th Gen 32GB
3. Contribution options: use the drop-down menu to select either ‘1’ payment which will be a donation of a £384.00 lump sum, or ’24’ months contribution which will be 24 monthly donations of £17.00 per month (total cost of £408.00)
4. Then click on the green ‘Order Now’ box.
5. You will then need to fill in some personal details starting with parent/ carer information, followed by your daughter/ son’s details.
6. Then click on the green ‘Next’ box.
7. You will need to tick the ‘I agree’ box at the bottom of  the next page and also confirm a gift aid donation if you are eligible.
8. The next stage is to complete your bank account details for the direct debit details and to also tick the box at the top of the page confirming you have authorisation to set up a direct debit from this account and confirming your email address.
9. Order details – Enter student details: leave tutor group blank if you do not know it, Year is 10, name, then the parent / carer name and address details. When complete click on the green ‘Next section’ box.
10. Place Order – When everything on the portal is completed and correct click on the green ‘Place Order’ box. You will receive an email confirmation, and so will the academy.

Thank you

If you have any queries please contact Mr Jackson.

The portal for iPads for students joining West lakes Academy in September 2019 is now open.

The scheme provides the iPad, protective case, insurance (accidental damage and theft), screen cover, warranty and all the software including the apps we use in the academy.

There will be an initial 3 year iPad which will then be replaced at the start of Year 10 with a new device for the following 2 years. The initial iPad will be handed back at the end of the first three year period with the residual value of this device being used to reduce the cost of the whole scheme.

We would like everyone to get registered by July 15 2019 please. If you are registered by this date we guarantee that you will get your new iPad at the beginning of September.

The iPads will be available for collection on the second day of term in September.

The monthly donation will be £13 per month, for the initial three years of the scheme. Alternatively you can pay a single payment lump sum of £420. We anticipate the donation for the following 2 years to be similar.

We appreciate that this is a significant financial commitment and do not want any student to not have access to their own iPad, so please ask if you would like to discuss how the academy can help

Please contact Mr Jackson if you have any queries:- contactus@westlakesacademy.org.uk

The portal address is: https://www.tech4learners.co.uk

Please follow the above link to the portal.

The steps are then as follows:

1. Enter your email address and use the username: WLA2019 and the password: Welcome01
2. Select the iPad by clicking on the iPad shown. This is the iPad 6^th Gen 32GB
3. Contribution options: use the drop-down menu to select either ‘1’ payment which will be a donation of a £420 lump sum, or ’36’ months contribution which will be 36 monthly donations of £13 per month (total cost of £468.)
4. Then click on the green ‘Order Now’ box.
5. You will then need to fill in some personal details starting with parent/ carer information, followed by your daughter/ son’s details.
6. Then click on the green ‘Next’ box.
7. You will need to tick the ‘I agree’ box at the bottom of  the next page and also confirm a gift aid donation if you are eligible.
8. The next stage is to complete your bank account details for the direct debit details – the collection date is fixed for this as starting on 25th September 2019, and to also tick the box at the top of the page confirming you have authorisation to set up a direct debit from this account and confirming your email address.
9. Order details – Enter student details: leave tutor group blank if you do not know it, Year is 7, name, then the parent / carer name and address details. When complete click on the green ‘Next section’ box.
10. Place Order – When everything on the portal is completed and correct click on the green ‘Place Order’ box. You will receive an email confirmation, and so will the academy.

Thank you

If you have any queries please contact Mr Jackson.

Payments are collected on behalf of the academy by the following organisations.  If you have any problems with your direct debits, please use the following contacts:

For Year 7 (2018) and any other new member joining the scheme in September 2018- CPU on 0345 8722 156

For Year 8 (and other year groups starting a new scheme in September 2017) Tech4learners on 0203 8575630 or use their online help site Freedomtech.co.uk/help (enter West Lakes Academy when it asks for an order number.)

For Year 9 CPU on 0345 8722 156

For Years 10 to 11 Learning Foundation on 01344 636413

iPad Q&A for Parents (Covers damage, insurance, problems with apps)

Care and Use of iPads Policy

For replacement items and stock prices please contact the academy.

The claims process depends upon which year your child’s iPad scheme started in.

2019 scheme insurance process (Year 10)

2018 scheme insurance process 

Please contact the Network Support department at West Lakes Academy for 2017 and 2019 iPad scheme insurance process.

Compucover Claim Form

Vice Principal, Mr Simpson recently discussed the academy’s use of tablet technology alongside academy students during a Facebook Live broadcast. You can watch the video here.