5 h. ago Consultation launched on banning mobile phones in all Edinburgh schools

A consultation has been launched on whether to ban mobile phones in all Edinburgh schools.

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9 h. ago Edinburgh pupils could have mobile phones locked away under new school plans

Mobile phones could be restricted across Edinburgh schools as the council launches a citywide consultation following a successful pilot using lockable pouches at two high schools.

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9 h. ago Consultation opens on expanding mobile phone ban to all Edinburgh schools

Portobello and Queensferry high schools are already using lockable pouches which restrict access to phones throughout the day.

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12 h. ago AI learning tools ‘different’ to phones in schools – Bridget Phillipson

The Education Secretary told the Bett UK conference AI can ‘deliver the biggest leap forward for learning in centuries’.

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17 h. ago As I navigated the hazy days of early parenting, voice messages from friends kept me afloat | Samantha Allemann

A phone call feels impossible amid the busyness of motherhood, but a quick voice note? That I can manageSharing the Load is a column about parenting children of all agesMy friend Sevil and I met up recently, where we sat and talked for three hours. Neither of us are strangers to hanging out in bars, but this time the meeting felt luxurious; it was face-to-face social interaction! On my walk home, I sent her a voice note, she sent me one back, and we continued to do so the next day.I remember when my mum would ask teenage me, “what do you still have to talk about?” after I’d return from school and make a beeline for the phone to call my bestie who I’d seen 20 minutes prior. Laying on my parents’ bed next to our landline, I’d twirl the cord as my friend and I would chat, before my brothers barged in and told me to get off so they could use the internet. Continue reading...

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39 h. ago Boy, 15, wore 'fake smiles' before tragic death as family not told bail had elapsed

Tyrique Jemaa was tragically found dead at home after being found with a mobile phone at school, which breached his bail conditions, but the restrictions had already elapsed but no one had informed the family, the inquest heard

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45 h. ago School girl, 11, phoned mum 'screaming' after stumbling across dead body in PE lesson

The pupil made the discovery on her way to her morning PE lesson on the school field

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45 h. ago TOBY YOUNG: It's a crowded field, but Bridget Phillipson's failure to protect free speech in universities makes her the most useless Cabinet minister

The Education Secretary has been promising to shore up free-speech protections on campus for more than a year but, so far, there's been no sign of action, despite the desperate need.

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5 d. ago Darlington nurses accuse Government of dragging feet on single

A tribunal found they suffered harassment which violated their dignity and created ‘a hostile, intimidating, humiliating and degrading environment’.

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6 d. ago Cancellation of MP’s visit to Bristol school ‘unacceptable’, says Phillipson

Damien Egan was reportedly prevented from visiting Bristol Brunel Academy after intervention from pro-Palestinian activists.

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6 d. ago Sandie Peggie 'has been through hell' says Kemi Badenoch calling for guidance after trans row tribunal

Mrs Badenoch demanded Bridget Phillipson, the UK minister for women and equalities, publish revised guidance in the wake of a landmark Supreme Court ruling.

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6 d. ago Tribunal nurse Sandie Peggie ‘has been through hell’, Kemi Badenoch says

The Tory leader met nurse Sandie Peggie in Edinburgh on Thursday – and afterwards called on the UK Government to issue updated gender guidance.

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9 d. ago The great cellphone purge in schools — something both sides of the aisle can agree on

Educators and state legislators across the nation are pushing to banish smartphones from the classroom as evidence mounts that compulsive tech use is harming young people, reports Io Dodds

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2 w. ago Classroom changes since my own teaching days make me believe phones should be banned in schools

A ban on devices should be in place during lessons and schools should be supported in implementing it

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2 w. ago LIBBY PURVES: Sorry sisters, I'm not going to join the war on men. And here's why...

Last year another nail was hammered into the coffin of the patriarchy in the form of Netflix drama Adolescence, which chillingly depicted how misogyny in a classroom can become murder.

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2 w. ago Lack of reading is security threat by 'leaving kids vulnerable to fake news from Russia'

Just 33% of kids aged over eight say they enjoy reading in their free time, down from 51% two decades ago. Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson says it's a national security threat

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3 w. ago New York teachers stunned to learn some students can’t read time on old clocks after phone ban comes into play

At least 31 states and the District of Columbia restrict cell phones in schools

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3 w. ago Sophie Winkleman says she 'failed spectacularly' at banning her daughter, 12, from having a phone after she complained it was 'ruining her life' by making her 'so isolated' at school

The Peep Show star, 45, shares two daughters, Maud, 12 and Isabella, nine, with her husband Lord Frederick Windsor - the son of Prince Michael of Kent.

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3 w. ago Edinburgh schools: Mobile phone ban in Edinburgh secondary schools 'by the end of 2026'

The pilot is said to be working well.

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