Pupils at a chain of academy schools in England are to have access to smartphones removed. The Ormiston Academies Trust is bringing in the rules during the school day due to the “overwhelming” relationship between their use and mental health, according to chief executive Tom Rees.

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One of England's biggest school academy trusts to ban phone use

Ormiston Academies Trust is removing access to phones for 35,000 pupils at its 42 schools.

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The Ormiston Academies Trust is bringing in the rules at its 32 secondary schools in England.

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Academy trust removing access to smartphones from pupils

The Ormiston Academies Trust is to remove smartphone access for pupils in England which will affect around 35,000 children at 42 schools due to their use and mental health

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One of England's largest school academy trusts bans 35,000 pupils from using smartphones

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One of England's biggest school academy trusts to ban smartphones

Thousands of pupils to be impacted by academy chain's decision

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Some 35,000 pupils are to be banned from using their phones during the school day, one of England's largest school academy trusts has revealed.

One of England's biggest academy trusts to ban phone use during school day for 35,000 pupils

The Minister of Education, Science and Innovation has announced that the Government will recommend that schools ban the use of mobile phones in the 1st and 2nd cycles and restrict them in the 3rd cycle.

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Pupils at a chain of academy schools in England are to have access to smartphones removed.The Ormiston Academies Trust is bringing in the rules during the school day due to the "overwhelming" relationship between their use and mental health, according to chief executive Tom Rees.He told The Guardian the trust was "seeing huge and real concerns" about pupils' mental health with a "clear correlation" between those issue and the use of phones and s…

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Pupils at a chain of academy schools in England are to have access to smartphones removed. The Ormiston Academies Trust is bringing in the rules during the school day due to the “overwhelming” relationship between their use and mental health, according to chief executive Tom Rees. He told The Guardian the trust was “seeing huge and real concerns” about pupils’ mental health with a “clear correlation” between those issue and the use of phones and…

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The Ormiston Academies Trust is bringing in the rules at its 32 secondary schools in England.  Pupils at a chain of academy schools in England are to have access to smartphones removed. The Ormiston Academies Trust is bringing in the rules during the school day due to the “overwhelming” relationship between their use and mental health, according to chief executive Tom Rees. He told The Guardian the trust was “seeing huge and real concerns” about…

One of England's biggest academy trusts to ban phone use during school day for 35,000 pupils

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