Jumar donates computers to Coleshill school

Computer desktops have been donated by a specialist IT recruitment and business technology firm Jumar Group, to a local school to support children with online learning.

Solihull-based Jumar identified a number of functional devices which were no longer needed in the business, and decided to donate them to the nearby Coleshill secondary school.

Coleshill school, which is part of the respected Arthur Terry Learning Partnership, is currently open to vulnerable students and the children of key workers and is providing a remote education for pupils to study at home.

In common with many other businesses, Jumar regularly updates its IT hardware to keep pace with emerging technology.

This, Jumar say, provided an ideal opportunity for the older devices to be re-purposed and reused, rather than being disposed of.

The devices were securely wiped, and reinstalled - before being donated to the school to be given to children who don 't have access to such technology at home.

This is part of Jumar 's Social Values ethos of adding value to the community close to its head office in Solihull.

Ian Smith-Childs, headteacher at the Coleshill School commented: “We are incredibly grateful for this donation. It is vital we continue to support all our pupils during this latest period of lockdown so that they can continue to learn, as effectively as they can, from home. These additional devices will be valuable in providing access to technology for those pupils who need it. We look forward to working with Jumar Group in the future. ”

Wendy Merricks, chief executive Jumar Group said: “At Jumar we are passionate about supporting our local communities and we are pleased to be able to provide support to disadvantaged children during the pandemic. It is great to know these devices will go to those who will most benefit from them. ”

Pictured: Lee Tregellis, from Coleshill School site team, collecting the donated computers