10 h. ago Schools must fully ban phones all day and they can't be used as calculators, Phillipson tells heads

In a letter to all heads in England, the Education Secretary said children must even abstain at break times to create a fully phone-free day.

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11 h. ago Headteachers urged to ban phones completely from schools by Education Secretary

Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson said phones aren't appropriate to be used as calculators or 'for research'. It follows government guidance on phone use in schools

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18 h. ago Education Secretary tells teachers to make sure schools are phone

Teachers have also been advised not to use their phones in front of pupils

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20 h. ago 'Phones are not calculators' as UK schools urged to go 'phone

Phones should not be used in schools throughout the entire school day and teachers should not use their devices in front of pupils, according to a letter from Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson

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3 d. ago I’m a teacher – here’s 5 ways I can tell your kid gets too much screentime & all the impact it’s really having

IT'S no secret that too much screentime can have a negative impact on children, but one teacher has revealed just how bad it can get. She took to TikTok to share the ways she can tell her pupils spend a lot of time looking at phones and iPads and the impact it's really having. Sam...

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3 d. ago 'I'm a teacher and instantly know difference between kids who have too much screen time'

A teacher has shared five ways she can tell if the children she teaches have lots and lots of screen time at home, and some of the points are unsettling to hear...

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4 d. ago Schoolgirl horrifically dies after being electrocuted by phone in major charging error

Beatriz Costa Diniz, a 15-year-old from Jutai, in northern Brazil, was found by her father after she was electrocuted, and was later taken to three different hospitals before she died

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5 d. 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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5 d. 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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5 d. 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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6 d. 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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7 d. 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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7 d. ago Teachers need to relocate to where the jobs are, says Education Secretary Jenny Gilruth

Government data suggests the majority of newly-qualified teachers are not able to secure permanent teaching contracts in Scotland.

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1 week 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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1 week ago Squirming teachers' union boss says he'll no longer call for pro

Daniel Kebede, the general secretary of the National Education Union (NEU), said he 'certainly will not use phrases like that' while he remains in the role.

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1 week ago Strictly star and former Labour MP Jacqui Smith engaged to partner of six years

The ex-Home Secretary - who is a government minister in the Department of Education - is set to marry Professor Graham Timmins, who is affectionately known as Page Three Boy, this August

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2 w. ago Art teacher banned after telling pupils how to improve their work during exam

Wendy Lewis’ behaviour lacked integrity and was dishonest, a panel hearing at the Teaching Regulation Agency found

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2 w. 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 Teacher banned for telling pupils gay men are 'unnatural' and Islam is 'demonic'

Patrick Lawler was banned from teaching indefinitely with a minimum of four years before he can apply for reinstatement due to the 'high risk of similar misconduct reoccurring'

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3 w. ago California can’t bar teachers from telling parents about student’s gender identity at school, judge rules

The state of California quickly challenged the ruling and the decision is currently on hold as a federal appeals court considers the case

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