Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 14646
Pupils: Mobile Phones
Tabled: 18 November 2024
Answered: 21 November 2024
Named DayQuestion
Laura Trott
Conservative — Sevenoaks
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure mobile phones are not a distraction in (a) primary and (b) secondary schools.
Answer
Stephen MorganThe department knows that using mobile phones in schools can lead to online bullying, distraction and classroom disruption, which can, in turn, lead to lost learning time. Schools are required by law to have a behaviour policy that sets out what is expec...
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