Nicole Dempsey

Nov 8, 2023 | teachwire.net | Melissa Benn |Nicole Dempsey |Jennifer Hampton |John Lawson

Secondary Gareth Sturdy weighs up the government’s decision to try and enact a blanket ban on smartphones in schools… by “The distraction, the disruption, the bullying…”. That was the grave lamentation with which Education Secretary Gillian Keegan set the tone for her blanket phone ban in schools at the 2023 Conservative Party conference. She painted a picture of schools virtually overwhelmed by pupils clutching phones, struggling to cope with their wholly negative impact.