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. Most schools that adopt a phone free policy do so with the right intentions and the right tools. Magnetic pouches. Lockable wallets. Clear sanctions. And in the early weeks, it works. Then the operational reality sets in. And […]
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 the school day. The Department for Education tightened its guidance in January 2026 to say that all schools should be mobile phone […]
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