Calls for clarity on UK schools' proposed smartphone ban
Headteachers and campaigners in the United Kingdom have called for clearer guidance on the government's proposed legal ban on smartphones in schools.The government is seeking to amend existing legislation to impose a legal duty on schools to consider guidance that recommends schools be "mobile phone-free environments by default." MPs are currently debating this issue in the House of Commons.The proposed amendment is part of the Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill, which also includes measures such as a register of children not in school and a unique identifying number for children.The bill is currently in parliamentary "ping-pong," moving between the Commons... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 22 Apr 2026 16:32 LONDON
