Councillor Dodds added: “The council is also receiving additional funding to increase levels of digital inclusion, providing laptops for disadvantaged children and young people to enable them to study online.

An additional revenue budget allocation of £124,000 and capital funding of £721,000 has been provided for this from the £30 million announced nationally.

This funding will provide 2900 digital devices for children and young people across West Lothian schools. Additionally, families will also be supported to remove barriers to internet connectivity, allowing online learning to be accessed both inside and outside of school.

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