Tories call for classroom phone ban after admitting their guidance hasn’t worked

The Tory Party is calling for a ban on phones in schools due to the failure of previous non-statutory guidance issued by former prime minister Rishi Sunak. Conservatives plan to amend Labour’s Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill to include the ban, following concerns raised by shadow education secretary Laura Trott about the negative impact of mobile phones on students’ well-being and learning experiences. Trott emphasized the need to make the ban a legal requirement, citing feedback from headteachers and students who have found schools with phone bans to be safer and more conducive to learning.

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