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The letter from the councillors called for national legislation which would require all primary schools to be smartphone-free during the school day, acknowledging secondary schools require more flexibility.
“We want to help teachers and school staff by ensuring there are clear rules and consistent approaches for managing changes in the school environment, including the use of new technologies,” Russel said.
“The new guidelines support those aims.”
The Minister for Early Education, Olivia Bailey, highlighted the new government guidelines in her response, saying people could share their views on a range of measures through the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology’s new three-month “Growing up in the Online World” consultation.
