From the mag: Why mobile phones have no place in the classroom

In October 2023, the Secretary of State for Education announced that non-statutory guidance would be published supporting headteachers to ban the use of mobile phones throughout the school day

This guidance is seen by the sector as unnecessary and headline-chasing rather than meaningfully useful given that many schools already ban mobile phones.

Fiona Aubrey-Smith has spent extensive time completed academic research into digital technology in schools, collaborating with students, teachers, and leaders. Based on these insights, she identifies three reasons why, in the current educational landscape, mobile phones are unfit for the classroom.

Read the full article HERE 

This article featured in the January/February issue of Education Executive magazine

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