Digital inclusion through responsible IT
Retire IT securely.
Help pupils get connected.
Level IT uses a proportion of the value recovered from securely processed redundant technology to provide professionally refurbished laptops to pupils facing digital poverty.
Secure Data Handling
Certified processing with a clear audit trail.
Value Put To Work
Social value created through existing IT asset disposal activity.
Clear Reporting
The number of laptops provided and pupils supported.
What Level IT is
Make more of your redundant technology.
Every organisation needs a secure route for its redundant IT. Level IT allows that same process to create social value.
Blackmore UK securely sanitises and processes a wide range of redundant IT assets, including PCs, laptops, tablets, servers and mobile phones. An agreed proportion of the value recovered is recorded for the participating organisation within its Level IT Social Pool and used to provide professionally refurbished laptops to pupils facing digital poverty.
A participating primary school identifies pupils who do not have suitable access to a device at home and distributes the laptops directly to them. The school is the trusted route for identifying need, managing consent and safeguarding, and allocating each device.
How Level IT works
From redundant IT to refurbished laptops for pupils.
A clear process that protects data, pupil privacy and safeguarding at every stage.
Secure IT processing
Blackmore UK collects and processes the redundant assets, securely sanitises the data and provides the appropriate audit trail and certification.
Value recovered
An agreed proportion of the recovered value is recorded for the participating organisation within its Level IT Social Pool.
Laptops provided
Value recovered from servers, desktops, phones, networking equipment and other assets can fund professionally refurbished laptops selected for pupils’ needs.
Pupils supported
The chosen primary school identifies pupils who need suitable access to technology at home and allocates the laptops through its existing safeguarding procedures.
Impact where it matters
Helping pupils access the technology they need.
Participating organisations can choose a primary school, local area or community whose pupils they would like to support. If there is no geographic preference, laptops can be directed where the need is greatest.
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refurbished laptops already provided directly to pupils
Privacy and safeguarding
Clear reporting. Pupil privacy protected.
The Level IT initiative reports the number of laptops provided and pupils supported without sharing personal details.
Schools remain responsible for identifying pupils, managing consent and safeguarding, and allocating the laptops. Neither Blackmore UK nor the participating organisation receives pupils’ names or other personal information.
Why Level IT is different
Built into your IT asset disposal.
Level IT creates measurable social value through an activity your organisation already needs to carry out.
Adds social value to your existing IT disposal process
Supports reuse and responsible recycling
Provides a clear audit trail and outcome reporting
Keeps consent and safeguarding with the school
Lets organisations support pupils in a chosen community
Responsibilities
Clear roles. Protected pupils.
Blackmore UK
- Collects and processes redundant IT assets
- Securely sanitises data
- Records the Social Pool contribution
- Arranges refurbished laptops and reports on outcomes
Participating organisation
- Uses its existing IT asset disposal process
- Chooses a school, area or community
- Receives clear outcome reporting
- Has no direct contact with pupils
The school
- Identifies pupils who need a device
- Manages parental consent
- Manages safeguarding
- Allocates laptops directly to pupils
Level IT in practice
Refurbished laptops reaching pupils.
Level IT has already helped pupils in Dorset and Devon access suitable technology at home.
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Laptops provided to pupils at Gillingham Primary School
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Laptops provided to pupils at Littletown Primary Academy
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Laptops provided to pupils at Stockland Primary Academy
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Laptops provided to pupils at Chickerell Primary School
Create social value through your next IT refresh.
Talk to Blackmore UK about including the Level IT initiative in your IT asset disposal strategy.
