Open the app store and search for family safety, and you will find the same idea over and over: a map, a moving dot, and the reassurance of knowing where your people are. Location tracking has become one of the most common ways families look out for one another. And it is easy to see […]
The UK is having one of the most important conversations about childhood in a generation. The Government’s “Growing up in the online world” consultation has now closed, with a response expected over the summer. Ofcom has published its most comprehensive research yet into how children experience the internet. The Commons Education Committee has called for […]
Every headteacher who has rolled out a phone free policy has heard the same question, usually within the first parents’ evening of the new term. “If my child needs me during the day, how will they reach me?” It is a fair question. And how a school answers it can make or break the policy. […]
Going phone free is the easy part. Keeping it phone free is where the real work begins. The true cost of phone free schools is not the policy itself. It is everything that happens after the phones go away. Most schools that adopt a phone free policy do so with the right intentions and the […]
There is a clear answer to why every school is going phone free, and from 29 June 2026 it is backed by law. In the last two years, something has shifted in UK education. From small primary schools to the country’s largest Multi Academy Trusts, leaders are reaching the same conclusion: smartphones do not belong […]
In January 2026 we launched a free version of the My Home Call app: a free personal safety app that lets you reach an emergency contact and share your location from any phone, even when your own is out of battery, lost, broken or stolen. The idea is simple. If you cannot get to your […]
Freshers’ week, student social nights, cheap drinks and last minute plans. Nights out are one of the best parts of being a student: catching up with friends, meeting new people, and making memories you will keep for years. But when it gets late, your phone dies or goes missing, you lose your friends, or you […]
Emergency services across the UK face increased pressures during the winter months. As part of national Winter Safety Awareness Week running from Monday 8th to Sunday 14th December, My Home Call is joining forces with partners nationwide to raise awareness of simple, effective steps the public can take to stay safe – and to help emergency services reach people faster when it matters most.
Heading to a busy event with your family? Here’s how to stay safe, avoid stress, and make sure your kids can always reach you with My Home Call.
Think back to when you were a kid…
Chances are, you could rattle off your home number (you probably still remember every digit of that first telephone number), your best friend’s, maybe even your grandparents’. Now ask your own child what your phone number is.
If you get a blank look, you’re not alone.
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