Category Archives: School

Location: Brent, London School Type: Secondary Academy Ofsted Rating: Good Solution: Phone Locker® magnetic phone pouches The Challenge Like many secondary schools, E-ACT Crest Academy was seeing the growing impact of mobile phones on behaviour, focus and wellbeing during the school day. While behaviour was already rated as good by Ofsted and serious incidents such […]

We understand that school budgets are under pressure. While Phone Locker® is priced competitively, any new initiative still needs to demonstrate value, longevity and clear educational benefit. The good news is that many UK schools successfully fund secure phone pouches through a mix of budgets, grants and community support — particularly when the solution supports […]

In December 2025, Chile’s Parliament approved a groundbreaking law that bans the use of mobile phones and other smart devices in elementary and middle school classrooms, a policy set to take effect across the country at the start of the 2026 school year.  The legislation, passed with broad support and now awaiting formal promulgation by […]

Artificial intelligence is reshaping the workforce faster than any technological shift in recent history. Bank of England governor Andrew Bailey recently compared AI’s potential disruption to the Industrial Revolution, not because it will eliminate work altogether, but because it will fundamentally change it. Just as machines once displaced manual labourers before creating new industries, AI […]

Phone Locker® was proud to attend The Schools & Academies Show Birmingham at the NEC—one of the UK’s most important education events bringing together thousands of leaders, Multi-Academy Trusts, local authorities, and sector experts to discuss the future of education. The show is designed to help schools navigate today’s biggest challenges through policy insight, CPD […]

Back-to-school shopping is becoming more expensive for UK families and alongside financial pressures, parents are also navigating growing concerns about screen time. This blog explores the rising costs, shares a real-life case study and highlights how simple solutions like Phone Locker pouches can support healthier habits. According to Action for Children, the minimum annual cost […]

How will Latvia’s mobile phone ban for young students reshape classroom dynamics and cognitive growth? Discover the implications and global trend.

Icelandic schools’ phone-free policies boost learning and social interactions, but what unexpected benefits and challenges do they reveal? Discover more here.

Georgia (country) has no national school phone ban. Explore current rules, challenges, and how PhoneLocker helps create distraction-free classrooms.

In a significant move to enhance classroom focus and student well-being, Turkey has implemented a nationwide ban on mobile phone usage in schools, effective from the start of the 2025-2026 academic year on September 8, 2025. This policy, announced by the Ministry of National Education through a circular signed by Minister Yusuf Tekin, prohibits both […]