<ul><li>A national survey commissioned by the children’s commissioner, Rachel de Souza, reveals that 99.8% of primary schools and 90% of secondary schools in England enforce some form of mobile phone restriction.</li><li>Some schools require students to hand in their phones, while others ban their use or display but allow students to keep them. A small percentage of secondary schools have a complete ban on student phone possession.</li><li>The National Education Union (NEU) supports a legal ban on mobile phones in schools, as well as a complete social media ban for under-16s, citing mental health concerns.</li><li>Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson welcomes the survey results and supports the approach of backing headteachers to implement phone bans in their schools.</li></ul>

Over 90% of England’s Schools Ban Mobile Phones as Union Pushes for National Law

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