A school in Leicestershire is set to purchase much-needed IT equipment thanks to a donation from a property consultancy.
Congerstone Primary School, in Congerstone near Market Bosworth, has received £1,406.25 through Fisher German’s ‘Building Communities’ initiative.
The school is set to purchase additional iPads to be used in lessons to support children across all year groups with their learning after retiring a number of old pieces of equipment which can no longer be used, and will be upgrading the sound system in the school hall.
The Building Communities initiative was launched in 2020 to strengthen community links and support schools, clubs and organisations with close ties to Fisher German, with the firm donating a proportion of the commission fee from completed house sales signed up to the scheme.
Katie Clarke, school governor and treasurer for the school’s PTA, said: “We would like to thank Fisher German for its support.
“Budgets are currently stretched incredibly thin for all schools, and replacing any IT equipment is a real challenge, so donations like this are a huge help.
“We’ve just retired a number of old iPads which will no longer update, so the new equipment is much-needed and will be used in lessons across all year groups.
“Fisher German’s Building Communities initiative is a fantastic scheme, and we are extremely pleased to be a beneficiary of it.”
Thomas Blake, of Fisher German, said: “Our Building Communities initiative is an excellent way of giving back to the communities in which we live and work.
“Schools often face spending cuts which can make buying essential, yet often expensive, new equipment extremely challenging.
“We are extremely pleased to present this donation to Congerstone Primary School to go towards much-needed new IT equipment, and we look forward to supporting even more schools, clubs and organisations across our communities in the future.”
