Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 29183

Pupils: Mobile Phones

Tabled: 5 February 2025
Answered: 20 February 2025

Question

Bradley Thomas

ConservativeBromsgrove

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of smartphone usage in school on recent trends in youth mental health.

Answer

Stephen Morgan
​The government’s ‘Mobile phones in schools’ guidance supports schools on how to develop, implement and maintain a policy that prohibits the use of mobile phones throughout the school day including during lessons, the time between lessons, breaktimes and ...

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