The Education Secretary has issued a direct challenge to the presence of smartphones in the nation's classrooms.
Bridget Phillipson has made it clear that the school day should be a sanctuary for learning, undisturbed by the persistent buzz of notifications or the lure of the 'infinite scroll'. In a letter that has rattled staffrooms and parent groups alike, the government has declared that mobile phones have 'no place' in school, extending the prohibition far beyond the classroom door to include break times and lunch hours.
