In 2024, Canada’s school phone ban expanded from Ontario (back in 2019) to cover most provinces. But is it working? We take a look at some of the feedback in Ontario.
Author Archives: Phone Locker
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Mar
Mar
When children first started getting smartphones a decade ago, there was no research on their impact. Today, smartphones are inescapable. According to Ofcom, 98% of children between 16 and 17 years old own a smartphone in the UK, almost 50% of under-13s are now on social media, and 90% of children own a mobile phone by the time they reach 11.
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Feb
Feb
Debates over mobile phones in schools have exploded in recent years. As of 2022, almost 1 in 4 countries introduced laws, policies or guidelines that either mandate or advise schools to ban smartphones during the school day.
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Feb
Feb
Not long ago, FOMO (The fear of missing out) was a feeling that many of us were far too familiar with. Thanks to social media and the instant connectivity that we have at our fingertips, we’re able to keep up with everything and everyone, all the time. But should we?
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Jan
Jan
Amidst Kier Starmer’s recent controversy and allegations regarding his conduct in the ‘grooming gangs’ scandal, the Tories have challenged the Prime Minister to prove he is serious about improving the wellbeing and education of children by accepting their amendments to this bill. The Labour government are presenting the bill to a committee, but it’s understood […]
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Jan
Jan
Navigating the mobile phone ban in UK schools sparks debate over student focus and technology’s role in education; what are the potential consequences?
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Jan
Jan
There is some contention across Europe on the approach to banning mobile phones and smart devices from the classroom. We take a look at what’s causing people to stay on the fence. Back in 2021, Australia’s Queensland began rolling out mobile phones bans in schools, followed in 2023 by South Australia and New South Wales. […]
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Jan
Jan
Following a ban in French-speaking schools in Germany, from the start of the 2025 school year, the use of smartphones, smart watches and other connected devices will be banned in all primary and secondary schools in Belgium’s German-speaking community too. We recently covered the news that Belgium were implementing a complete ban on mobile phones […]
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Dec
Dec
Channel 4’s new documentary SWIPED has taken the country by storm as it investigates young people’s relationships with technology and conducts experiments to try and grasp how much these devices are really endangering our children.
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Dec
Dec
A new nightclub in Manchester is set to pave the way for the rest of the city’s clubbing scene with ones of its house rules: no phones allowed. Amber Club is adopting the same policy as famous London nightclub Fabric, which has had the same rule since 2021. Further afield, phone bans are common in […]
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