Ofsted to check schools’ phone policies and ‘tougher guidance’ coming – DfE Government will also consult on a potential social media ban for children and advise school staff not to use their own phones in front of pupils
Ex-minister Nick Gibb to advise phone pouch firm Former Conservative politician becomes strategy adviser to American firm Yondr
School smartphone bans reduce overall screen time, poll suggests Polling also seems to show tougher policies aren’t harder to enforce – contrary to claims
Fully ban phones in schools if crackdown doesn’t work, say MPs Committee also calls for ‘kitemarking’ for education apps and better digital literacy education as it raises concerns over data and privacy
DfE unveils dozens of new behaviour hub schools and trusts The DfE said almost 700 schools will receive help with behaviour from selected schools and trusts by 2024