In theory the school did provide laptops that could be borrowed, but they were old and weren't always sorted ready for use. In the meantime, the children who needed them got in trouble with the teachers and when they did have them they took so long to load up they'd lost half of the lesson. I hope that since my daughter left the school things have improved, but the last I heard they hadn't really.

I really feel there is more of a divide between the rich and poor here in Australia than we experienced in the UK. There is talk of support, but at the ground level little happens. Many are turning to homeschooling; not an available option in Germany I hear, but thankfully still an option here.