Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 82323

Schools: Social Media

Tabled: 15 October 2025
Answered: 30 October 2025

Question

Jim Shannon

Democratic Unionist Party — Strangford

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of social media in schools on bullying.

Answer

Olivia Bailey
​​Education is a devolved matter, and the response outlines the information for England only.​We know that evidence suggests that cyberbullying is often linked to face-to-face bullying.​Mobile phones have no place in our schools. The department’s ‘mobile ...
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