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School gets digital with £5k donation  

Children at a school in Manchester are logging on and learning after Chester-based MBNA supplied them with a grant for almost £5,000 for new computer equipment.

St Catherine’s RC Primary School in Didsbury, Manchester successfully applied for a grant through the MBNA Foundation – the credit card lender’s charitable giving arm – and used the money to buy 16 new iPads.

Joanne Brading, Head of Data Warehouse for MBNA, applied for the donation on behalf of her six-year-old daughter Milly, who is in Year 2 at the school.

Joanne said: “I have a lot of educational apps on my own iPad so Milly and my eight-year-old son Charlie are both used to using it, and it’s fantastic for their learning.

“The iPads will be great learning tools for a school classroom because teachers can use them for lesson planning and delivering classes too.

“I’m so pleased the school used the grant to provide the children with this resource which will help them throughout their education and prepare them for the digital world.”

The donation was one of many grants made by MBNA to celebrate the company’s 20th anniversary in the UK in 2013. A total of 120 schools across the North West have received a share of around £500,000 to fund improvements that enhance children’s learning environments and support projects that promote education.

Nina Chwastek, Headteacher at St. Catherine’s, added: “The iPads are a wonderful resource which are already being well-used in school. They give the children access to a wealth of educational resources, which support and enhance their learning. We certainly want to thank MBNA for their support in helping us provide the latest technology for our children.”

For more information about MBNA, visit www.mbna.co.uk

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