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Opinion: What's the role of primary schools?
Recent research shows that the earlier a child gets a smartphone, the worse their mental health will be. And yet the age a child gets...


‘The crux of all evil’: what happened to the first city that tried to ban smartphones for under-14s?
St. Albans head teachers asked parents not to give younger children smartphones, the Guardian examines what the impact has been.


Fathers plan legal action to get smartphones banned in England’s schools
The fathers said a ban on smartphones was a ‘no-brainer’, saying children should only have ‘brick phones’ to communicate with parents if...


Primary schools in Hampshire go smartphone free
More than a hundred primary schools in Hampshire will be smartphone free by 2026


Interview: Emma Mills, Birchwood Community High School
“Lunchtimes are noisier now - because they’re all talking to each other.” “Lunchtimes are noisier now - because they’re all talking to...


Smartphone free schools reveal impact of bans
Leaders who banned mobile phones saw suspensions drop, fewer safeguarding incidents and happier staff


Article: From a phoney ban to an effective phone ban
Damian McBeath “I’m sorry to interrupt, we have a Mr Davies down in the Reception foyer, who has turned up unannounced demanding to speak...
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