Leavers

Return instructions

Students still in school

Please take the iPad, iPad charger, and case to Main Reception (Year 7-12 Students) or Sixth Form Reception (Year 12-13 Students). The condition of the items being returned will be checked and you will be provided you a dated and numbered receipt. If there is any damage or missing items this will be written onto the reverse of the receipt and on our receipt book stub. Please keep this receipt safe as it is your only proof of the return.

Should items be damaged or not returned there will be an invoice sent out to cover repair or replacement:

• Repair fee at the prevailing rate shown on our website at Harrogate Grammar School - Red Kite Learning Trust - Repairs procedure
• £20 for a damaged or missing iPad charger.

Students who have left us

Please return your iPad to Student Services in Main School. If it is not possible to return your iPad during term-time you can return it via a tracked postal method. Please address the parcel to Mrs M French, Harrogate Grammar School, Arthurs Avenue, Harrogate, North Yorkshire, HG2 0FZ and email hgsipads@hgs.rklt.co.uk with the company name, and tracking number and the date the item was posted.  Please follow the instructions at the top of this page to remove the iPad if it is linked to a personal AppleID.   Please wrap the parcel well so ensure the iPad will not be damaged in transit as a repair fee will be payable in the event of any damage. 

Please note that during the summer holidays it may be possible to arrange a drop-off by prior arrangement. Please email the iPads Administrator at hgsipads@hgs.rklt.co.uk.

Items like app data generally should be in the student’s iCloud account, and photos should be in the iCloud drive, given that is where everything is backed up to. The iCloud drive can be accessed at any time at iCloud.com. You can also save items to OneDrive or another Cloud storage system instead.

Options to buy

Loaned iPads are not available for purchase. Should your child be enrolled in a school iPad scheme they may Should you have the option to buy your the iPad but this is limited to certain dates only (see below). If your child qualifies please contact the iPads Administrator as soon as possible at hgsipads@hgs.rklt.co.uk

Options to buy are for scheme iPads only at the following points:
• Mid-way through Y10 when iPads are upgraded
• At the end of Year 11 should students leave us *
• At the end of Y13

* iPad purchase will be higher than at the end of a scheme based on the age of the iPad

For those students who have not already left us, payment can be made using the online payment system whilst the account is still active. For everyone else, the only method of payment is by bank transfer and you will be provided with our banking details and reference number to quote.

Once payment has been confirmed the iPad will be released from the school’s management system to allow it to be used as a personal device without restriction.