‘Connecting Communities’: Evaluation of a pilot project aimed at promoting digital

The survey was designed with the intention of gaining insight into the views/perspectives of participating schools on the benefits of the scheme, its implementation including the delivery of training, its utility as we exit the pandemic and the potential and benefits of any further roll out. [...] The survey included a mix of quantitative and qualitative questions and was designed to illuminate the perspectives of participating households on the different elements of the scheme, use of the internet and to assess the impact of the scheme on digital inclusion. [...] The ‘Connecting Communities’ scheme “Not having the access, skills, and was in the development stage at the onset of the confidence to use the internet pandemic and its delivery was accelerated to and benefit fully from digital support home learning during the first lockdown. [...] The median earnings of workers in the 2021-2031 longitudinal study of 4,000 households Borough are the second highest in the UK and in east London also provides insights into the scale the income gap between people working in the of digital inclusion within some areas in Tower Borough and residents is the largest of any London Hamlets. [...] The handbook comprises: The scheme was under development in the period leading up to the pandemic and was expedited • A range of online resources including in response to the urgent need to support online PowerPoint slides and a bank of short learning.