5 d. ago Now even a union boss calls for a total mobile phone ban in schools to ease 'pressure' on teachers and warns pupils are accessing 'damaging' porn

Daniel Kebede, general secretary of the National Education Union (NEU), joined the growing chorus demanding a ban, saying it would alleviate the pressure on parents and teachers.

Events

5 d. ago Children have access to porn in the classroom, education union head says in call for phone ban

The National Education Union warns that children currently have access to ‘hardcore pornography’ in the classroom

Politics

5 d. ago Under 16s should be restricted from using smartphones to keep them safe from harm, the Children's watchdog warns, as it emerges the majority of England's schools have now imposed bans on mobiles

It comes as a major new survey of 19,000 schools and colleges found that the vast majority already restrict mobile phone use during the school day.

Events

5 d. ago Legal ban on mobile phones in schools should be introduced, union chief says

General Secretary of the National Education Union (NEU) Daniel Kebede said it was his 'personal view' the government should take a stronger stance on phones in schools

Politics

5 d. ago Government should ban phones in schools to alleviate pressures – union leader

Daniel Kebede, general secretary of the NEU, said the country should look at Australia where social media is banned for under-16s.

Politics

8 d. ago Mother of murdered teen Brianna Ghey says mobiles should be banned in ALL schools

Esther Ghey said she supported a 'blanket ban' on phones in schools across the country amid concerns about how devices can be misused by students.

Events

9 d. ago This is what happened after New Zealand banned phones in schools

The goal for last year’s move was to cut distractions - but not everyone was on board

Events

9 d. ago Mum is found 'dangling by her left arm' after getting impaled on school fence

Emergency services warn people not to climb school gates after a mum got her arm impaled when she tried to enter her daughter's school on a Saturday to get her phone

Politics

1 week ago School children 'disarm robber and stab him to death' after being held at gunpoint

A suspected robber who posessed a firearm attempted to steal the phones of two pupils on the way to school. One of the victims fought back and stabbed him to death in Chile

Events

2 w. ago East Kilbride MP launches campaign for 'complete ban' of smartphones in schools

The MP is urging the Scottish Government to implement a complete bad on phones in schools and wants the UK Government to toughen laws to protect children.

Politics

2 w. ago New Zealand banned phones in schools 12 months ago. Here’s what happened

The goal was to cut the distractions so kids could learn and achieve - but not everyone was on board

Events

2 w. ago Ofsted chief backs headteachers taking ‘tough’ decision to ban phones in schools

Sir Martyn Oliver told parents at a Q&A in London that he had walked into schools in ‘utter chaos’ where phones were rife.

Politics

2 w. ago Keir Starmer says a mandatory ban on phones in schools is 'completely unnecessary' in fiery PMQs clash over Labour block on law change

Tory leader Kemi Badenoch took aim after Labour blocked a proposal to bar the use of smartphones in educational settings.

Politics

2 w. ago Supreme Court takes up $8 billion phone and internet subsidy for rural and low

The Supreme Court is hearing arguments in a major legal fight over the $8 billion a year the federal government spends to subsidize phone and internet services in schools, libraries and rural areas, in a new test of federal regulatory power

Economics

2 w. ago Grandfather held over the death of little Emile was quizzed over alleged violence and sexual assault at Catholic school where he worked in the 1990s

The grandfather of a little French boy found dead in the Alps was previously questions over alleged sexual assault and violence at a private Catholic school he worked at.

Events

2 w. ago Head teachers in Renfrewshire schools can call upon council mobile phone guidance

Advice – put together in consultation with primary and secondary bosses as well as trade unions – was recently approved.

Culture

3 w. ago Education secretary to review guidance on smartphones in schools amid calls for outright ban

Bridget Phillipson commissions probe into smartphones after pressure from MPs to go further to tackle harmful effects of social media

Culture

3 w. ago School put on lockdown and parents told 'do not collect children' amid incident

Woodbank Primary School in Bury received a phone call which prompted a police response

Society

4 w. ago Government defeats Conservative attempt to ban mobile phones in schools

The Conservative proposal came as MPs raised concerns about smartphones and social media’s impact on children’s mental health.

Politics

4 w. ago Tories bid to ban phones from classrooms as schools Bill returns to Commons

The Conservatives have launched a petition urging the public to back their proposal to require schools to ban phones.

Politics