The UK government has issued stringent new guidance advising all schools across England to enforce a comprehensive ban on mobile phone use during school hours. The rules, confirmed by Education Secretary Gillian Keegan in interviews, aim to mitigate distractions and inappropriate behaviours associated with students’ excessive phone use.
The decision aligns the United Kingdom with other European countries that have restricted mobile phones in schools, including France, Italy, and Portugal.
The new guidelines provide headteachers with broad powers to limit the use of mobile phones within schools without altogether banning them through legislation. The suggested methods include a complete ban on phones within school boundaries, collection of phones during school hours, or installation of special lockers for phone storage.
The Department for Education (DfE) has raised several concerns regarding the excessive use of mobile phones in schools, such as cyberbullying, interruption of curriculum, and significant loss of learning time. According to Ofcom statistics, 97% of children possess a…
The decision aligns the United Kingdom with other European countries that have restricted mobile phones in schools, including France, Italy, and Portugal.
The new guidelines provide headteachers with broad powers to limit the use of mobile phones within schools without altogether banning them through legislation. The suggested methods include a complete ban on phones within school boundaries, collection of phones during school hours, or installation of special lockers for phone storage.
The Department for Education (DfE) has raised several concerns regarding the excessive use of mobile phones in schools, such as cyberbullying, interruption of curriculum, and significant loss of learning time. According to Ofcom statistics, 97% of children possess a…
