Ofsted chief backs headteachers taking ‘tough’ decision to ban phones in schools

Sir Martyn Oliver said exposure to online content on devices could be ‘harmful’ and ‘damaging’ to children (Yui Mok/PA) - (PA Wire)

The chief inspector of Ofsted has said smartphones should be banned in schools in England.

Sir Martyn Oliver said the watchdog will back headteachers who take the “tough” decision to ban phones as he warned that exposure to online content on devices can be “harmful” and “damaging” to children.