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Government should ban phones in schools to alleviate pressures – union leader

Cs news4 months ago09 mins

The Government should introduce a statutory ban on mobile phones in schools to alleviate the pressure on parents, teachers and headteachers, the leader of the largest education union in the UK has said Daniel Kebede, general secretary of the National Education Union (NEU), warned that children have access to “hardcore pornography” on their phones which…

Just 18% of teachers think phone ban would improve pupil behaviour – poll

Cs news8 months ago07 mins

Fewer than one in five teachers believe a school-wide ban on mobile phones would improve student behaviour, a survey has suggested. More than two in five (41%) teachers agree that mobile phones can be a teaching tool within schools, according to the poll. The survey of 1,001 UK teachers also suggested only 20% said unauthorised…