England’s plan to keep disadvantaged young people learning online? Free Internet.

Britain’s department of education has partnered with telecommunications company, BT, to offer 10,000 families in England free Internet access to support young people with their studies amid the limitations enforced as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.

A recent report from the National Foundation for Educational Research noted that around a quarter of students (23 percent) had limited or no access to technology, sparking concerns over the quality of education being received by young people from poorer and disadvantaged backgrounds during the pandemic.