Beever and Struthers donates laptops to schools

Beever and Struthers has donated recycled laptops and related supplies to schools in Blackburn and Manchester.

The accountants and business are helping to eradicate the 'digital divide', which hinders the ability of students who don't have computers at home to keep pace with their education, by donating to Blackburn Central High School (BCHS) and Manchester Communication Academy (MCA).

BCHS allocated laptops to its safeguarding team to ensure students have access to external agencies supporting the care of young people, with the remainder being used as a ‘bank’ for online tutoring and mentoring across the curriculum. The donation included stationery and craft items.

The firm also recently organised for explorer Mark Wood to address Year 9 students at BCHS about his 35-plus expeditions in extreme environments including the Geographic North Pole and South Geographic Pole and an insight into the effects of climate change, with Mark also donating a signed copy of one of his books to the BCHS library.

Partner Andrew McLaren gave a presentation on career prospects at the firm to Year 11 students at MCA

Geraldine Finn, the firm's marketing and business development director and formal enterprise advisor for BCHS, said: “Being constantly aware of the need to give something back before, during and after the pandemic, sourcing and donating these laptops to GMAT and BCHS proves we’re more than an accountancy firm by investing in and supporting the communities in which we work and live.”

Geraldine’s role as formal enterprise advisor at BCHS helped Beever and Struthers to recently become a Lancashire Skills Pledge member, an accreditation from Lancashire Enterprise Partnership for more than 100 businesses actively involved in one or more skills pledges to inspire and upskill people in Lancashire.

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