Gillian Keegan plans to ban mobile phones from English schools

'Distracting' Mobile Phones to Be Banned in Schools but Unions Doubt It Is Enforceable

Education Secretary Gillian Keegan has set out plans to ban children from using mobile phones in school, saying they are to blame for “distraction, disruption, and bullying.” But the proposed blanket ban on pupils using mobile phones in schools across England was immediately criticised by the leader of one of the big teaching unions who said it “could cause more problems than it solves.” Ms. Keegan told the Conservative Party Conference in Manch…

Mobile phones to be banned from schools in England under new Government plan

Mobile phones could soon be banned from schools in England under new plans set to be unveiled by Education Secretary, Gillian Keegan, at the…

Gillian Keegan to announce phone ban in schools - despite most already having policy in place

The education secretary will promise the guidance during her party conference speech - even though a recent consultation concluded no government intervention was needed.

Mobile phones to be banned in schools under new Tory plans

Education Secretary Gillian Keegan will set out the ban during her speech at Monday's Conservative Conference

Government to ban mobile phones in schools - even on breaks

Education secretary to make an announcement later on Monday

‘It’s the right thing to do’: Chancellor backs ban on mobile phones in schools ahead of policy announcement

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has backed the education secretary’s plan to ban mobile phones in schools as he hailed the decision as the "right thing to do".