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Phones to be banned from pupils' bags or pockets under new rules
Schools must collect phones at the start of the day or use secure storage, with only 16% of secondary pupils saying current rules are always followed.
- 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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Phones to be banned from school pupils' bags as new rules come into force
Pupils in England will be banned from having mobile phones in their bags or pockets during the school day, as stricter rules are being introduced.
·Stroud, United Kingdom
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Pupils could be forced to hand over phones all day under tougher school rules
Schools in England are being urged to move beyond “not seen, not heard” mobile phone rules, with ministers pushing for devices to be physically inaccessible throughout the school day.
·London, United Kingdom
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Schools told to keep phones ‘inaccessible’ all day under strengthened guidance
The education secretary has said children “should not be using smartphones at any point during the school day, full stop”, as the government strengthens its mobile phone guidance for schools. The guidance will make clear that schools should go beyond “not seen, not heard” – where phones may remain in pupils’ bags – and adopt […]
·London, United Kingdom
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