Can i use itunes vouchers to purchase apps on vpp

Question

We are a Primary (Elementary) School in England who have recently bought 30 iPads...
Can we use iTunes vouchers to purchase apps and books alongside VPP?
...or...
Do you have to use/buy VPP Credit to buy apps and books to distribute to all the iPads?
Any help/advice will be much appreciated.
Thanks in advance.
Dave
(IT Subject Lead)

Answer 1

From the VVP guide.....I highlighted copy in bold type.
Step 4. Enter payment and billing information. Complete your transaction with a Volume Voucher, credit card, PayPal in the United States, or ClickandBuy in the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy, and Spain. You’ll receive a confirmation email from Apple telling you that your order has been processed.
Volume Vouchers. Volume Vouchers are physical cards in denominations of $100, $500, $1000, $5000, and $10,000 that can be used to purchase apps and books in the VPP store. Volume Vouchers can be provided to Program Facilitators within your instituion who then redeem the vouchers within their individual VPP accounts. Volume Vouchers can be purchased with a range of payment methods, including purchase orders, and are only availble directly through Apple in the United States. The cards are shipped via Federal Express or UPS within three to five business days after your order is processed.
Purchase history. Your purchase history is stored on the program website under your account information, so you can track the status of each transaction, refer to past purchases, view content you’ve purchased, or download the current spreadsheet of redeemable codes. The purchase history also contains other helpful order information, such as order date, order number, purchase price, and number of apps and books procured.
Here is where I found the info.
https://www.apple.com/education/docs/vpp_education_guide_en_Oct2013.pdf