Edge 1:1 programmes
FAQs for schools.
Clear answers on risk, liability, administration, repairs and support.
School questions
What Edge takes away from the school.
Does the school take on parent payment risk?
No. Where the Future Ready Foundation route applies, parent contributions are administered as voluntary donations through the programme route. The school is not left chasing missed parent payments or carrying parent bad-debt administration.
Is there a lease liability for the school?
The programme is structured to avoid placing parent contribution liability onto the school. Edge will confirm the proposed finance, funding and contractual route before any formal proposal is issued.
Do parents need credit checks?
No. The parent contribution route is not based on individual parent credit checks, device rental or a parent finance agreement.
Who manages parent collections?
Collection administration, payment reporting and remittance visibility are handled through the programme route, reducing school office workload.
Who deals with damaged or faulty devices?
Edge builds the repair route, accidental damage process and spare pool into the programme so faults and damage do not become a daily burden for school staff.
Is warranty administration handled by the school?
No. Warranty and support routes are planned into the programme. Edge helps manage the process so the school is not left coordinating suppliers, repairs and replacements alone.
What happens if a pupil needs a device while theirs is repaired?
A typical 10% spare device pool can be included so learning can continue while repair or replacement work is managed.
Can the school reclaim VAT?
VAT treatment is reviewed as part of the programme model. Where VAT is reclaimable for the school, this is built into the proposal assumptions.
Can the school receive cashback?
Eligible HP and Lenovo education promotions can create vendor cashback, and Edge also offers £75 per device on Carbon Conscious devices deployed into an Edge managed 1:1 programme.
Does Edge support staff training and adoption?
Yes. Edge can include digital strategy, on-site launch support, remote classroom support and funded professional development routes so the programme supports teaching, not just device ownership.
What does the school need to do first?
Start with the device numbers, year groups, preferred launch date and platform. Edge can then model the funding route, contribution assumptions, deployment plan and support model.
Next step
Create a 1:1 quotation.
View available devices, select quantities and start the school proposal in the Edge quotation portal.