Mobile phones in schools

New guidance from the Department for Education covers how to implement a policy that prohibits the use of mobile phones throughout the school day. The guidance can be downloaded from their website, here.

Mobile phone use to be banned in schools in England

The headline announcement from Education Secretary Gillian Keegan is currently non-mandaory, though. However, if schools fail to implement the new guidance, the government will consider legislating in the future to make the guidance statutory. The announcement - which can be read on the DfE webiste at the link below - makes the point that other … Continue reading Mobile phone use to be banned in schools in England