Separate household campaign devices from school assets
A parent donating an old personal phone is different from a school disposing of twenty managed laptops. Keep those streams clear so the school can apply the right approvals and records to its own equipment.
Before institutional devices leave the school
- Confirm the school has authority to dispose of the asset.
- Record serial or asset numbers where required.
- Follow the school’s data and safeguarding policies.
- Confirm the receiving process and evidence available for data handling.
- Retain disposal or reporting records required by the organisation.
Reuse before material recovery where appropriate
If an item can safely have a second useful life, that can preserve more value than immediately breaking it down for materials. The correct route depends on condition, security requirements and the receiving process.
What Tech for Change currently states
The homepage says phones, tablets, laptops, wearables and small IT equipment are collected and describes compliant recovery routes and certified data destruction. Before using the service for school-owned assets, verify the exact evidence and paperwork your school needs.
Frequently asked questions
Can schools recycle staff or pupil devices?
Personal devices can be part of a community campaign if their owners choose to contribute them. School-owned assets should follow the school’s internal disposal and data policies.
What records should a school keep?
That depends on its own governance and IT policies. Asset identifiers, approval, collection records and data-destruction evidence may all be relevant.
Planning a technology collection?
Register your organisation through the current Tech for Change collection form and confirm the latest accepted-device, logistics and data-handling guidance before launch.
Request a collection