Richard Freeth

Mar 11, 2024 | lexology.com | Alexandra Myers |Philip Wood |Richard Freeth

The Department for Education (DfE) recently released new guidance in relation to mobile devices in schools and prohibiting the use of them through the school day. It had long been anticipated that the DfE’s guidance would advise a ban on mobile devices from schools and it does appear that this is the direction that the DfE wants schools to go in, with mobile phones’ use in schools limited. “The guidance falls short…”However, the guidance falls short of imposing a blanket ban on mobiles.