Labour tells headteachers: Ban pupils keeping phones in bags
Schools must keep phones out of use all day, and 16% of secondary pupils said existing rules were followed consistently, survey results found.
- Schools in England have been ordered to collect pupils' mobile phones at the start of the day under updated statutory guidance announced today, moving beyond previous policies that allowed devices to remain in bags.
- Earlier this year, Education Minister Olivia Bailey declared 'not seen, not heard' policies insufficient after survey results found only 16 per cent of secondary pupils followed existing rules consistently.
- Paul Whiteman, general secretary of the NAHT school leaders union, warned the measures 'come at a cost,' while Pepe Di'Iasio, general secretary of the Association of School and College Leaders, said schools 'cannot simply make mobile phones disappear.'
- Education Secretary Lucy Powell stated 'Children should not be using smartphones at any point during the school day,' emphasizing the government's aim to create phone-free schools effective next September.
- Approaches across the UK remain fragmented: Northern Ireland is consulting on a phone ban law while the Senedd in Wales recently rejected a national ban. Meanwhile, the government launched a review into EdTech safety regulation.
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