Make a device for every student an affordable reality with our parental contribution scheme
What is the RM StudyKIT scheme?
Our parental contribution scheme enables every student to have their own device to use in school and at home.
By facilitating a large purchase for your students, we can offer a commercial‑grade device at a substantial saving. Parents cover the cost with regular contributions, saving your IT budget to use on infrastructure or elsewhere. Each device comes with a case, insurance and warranty – offering peace of mind for your school and parents.
You can be confident our recommended devices offer your parents great value, with a Chromebook option from just £9.99 month or the powerful HP ProBook 440 from £19.99. The school can decide whether to ask for parental contributions to cover the whole monthly cost, or a percentage of it – allowing flexibility to subsidise some or all of the cost for those receiving Pupil Premium, or more widely. Your school can choose whether you will return the devices at the end of the agreement, or for just a few extra pounds a month to keep them and transfer ownership to individuals.
Your school can achieve 1:1 devices with total savings in excess of £120,000 per year group (based on an average secondary year group of 200 students). Parents/carers save around £250 over any comparable device deal.
Why should my school participate?
Many schools are considering a 1:1 devices programme within their digital strategy. A device for every student makes learning accessible at all times, and can improve outcomes whilst reducing reliance on paper-based materials. One route to achieving 1:1 is for students to use their own devices from home, but there can be significant drawbacks in managing a bring-your-own-device (BYOD) scheme.
Instead, by offering students a uniform device through a parental contribution scheme, device management is greatly simplified and meeting your safeguarding and security requirements is straightforward.
As all students recieve the same specification, staff training and lesson preparation is made easier, and more time can be spent on teaching and learning rather than managing the technology. No one can be at advantage or disadvantage due to their individual device, also preventing competition between students over who has the superior technology.
What is included?
Option 1 - A powerful, commercial-grade laptop
From
£19.99
per month
HP 14” ProBook 440 G9
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Intel® CoreTM i5-1235U
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8GB DDR4-3100MHz RAM
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256GB PCIe NVMeTM SSD
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14" FHD screen
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720p HD camera
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2.0 Trusted Platform Module
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ENERGY STAR® certified
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HP 3-year next-business-day warranty
Includes HP carry case
and three years insurance
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Accidental damage
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Theft
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Fire and flood
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Malicious damage
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Misappropriation
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Two claims in a 12-month period
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In and out of school
The HP ProBook 440 is perfect for students, particularly those in secondary schools requiring a mix of performance and portability. The 14-inch screen is great for classroom collaboration and the light chassis and included case make it easy to transport their laptop safely to and from school. Long battery life enables students to stay on task throughout the day.
Option 2 - Google Chromebooks
From
£9.99
per month
A choice from HP or Lenovo
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4GB DDR4 RAM
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32GB eMMC hard drive
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11.6" HD screen
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720p HD camera
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Spill-resistant keyboard
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ENERGY STAR® certified
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3-year next-business-day warranty
Includes carry case
and three years insurance
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Accidental damage
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Theft
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Fire and flood
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Malicious damage
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Misappropriation
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Two claims in a 12-month period
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In and out of school
For schools looking for a Google ChromeOS option, both the HP and Lenovo 11-inch Chromebook offer solid performance. Being small and light they’re no problem for younger students to carry around. Both alternatives are built for education and durable enough to withstand knocks and bumps, with spill-resistant keyboards.
What are the benefits for schools?
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Achieve more by reinvesting funds into additional technology priorities
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Flexibility to tailor the scheme for your school's needs upfront; but parental contributions are then fully managed through a bespoke portal once
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One standard device, offers uniformity and efficiencies for pupils and staff - at a great price for parents
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Schools offer their cohort a device that offers quality technology to power learning
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With fewer paper-based exercise books required your school operates in a more sustainable way
Cost savings
Consistency
Improved outcomes
Sustainability
What are the benefits for parents?
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From £9.99 per month parents/carers invest in their child’s education and future
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Great value devices including case, 3-year warranty and insurance; parents can save over £250 on similar device packages
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One device for learning inside and outside of the classroom
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Parents support their child’s academic and IT development
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Parents support the school in its drive to reduce its use of paper-based exercise books