Earlier this year, Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson wrote to head teachers to encourage them to follow guidance which says “all schools should be smartphone-free environments by default”.
This is now going to be law as part of the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act, which passed in April.
It means head teachers are legally required to follow that guidance.
Read the full article on the BBC website here.
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