"The government will table an amendment to its landmark Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill creating a clear legal requirement for schools on the matter of smartphone bans."
"Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson had written to schools in January encouraging them to follow new guidance that schools be phone-free for the entire day."
"The Department for Education said it had been consistently clear that mobile phones have no place in schools and that the majority already prohibit them."
"Schools' mobile phone policies will be monitored as part of Ofsted inspections from April, ensuring compliance with the new legal requirements."
The government plans to implement a legal ban on smartphones in schools across England, as announced by Education Minister Baroness Jacqui Smith. This amendment to the Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill aims to formalize existing practices in schools. Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson previously encouraged schools to adopt phone-free policies. Supporters, including Conservative shadow education secretary Laura Trott, view this as a positive step for improving classroom behavior. The Department for Education emphasizes that mobile phones should not be present in schools, with policies to be monitored during Ofsted inspections starting in April.
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