Apple’s back-to-school offer is live — students and teachers get exclusive savings on iPads and MacBooks, plus free gift cards

With a new school year almost upon us, Apple has brought back its education offer on MacBooks and iPads, making it a smart time to buy if you’re shopping for some new tech.

• View all offers at Apple’s Education Store

On top of small savings on several of its most popular laptops and tablets, you can also get a gift card of up to £120 with your purchase. While that can’t be used on the product you’re buying, you can put it towards other extras you might want, such as AirPods, accessories such as the Apple Pencil, or software like Apple Creator Studio.

One important point: you need to be an eligible student, parent, educator, or homeschooler verified on Unidays to take advantage of the offer. Once that’s all set up, though, you simply go through the checkout process at the Apple Store using the same email address to prove that you qualify for the discount.

You can check out all of the best deals I’ve found below.