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British Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson said that schoolchildren in England should completely abandon smartphones on school grounds for the whole day, even as calculators or research tools. Phillipson stressed the value of such a rule, urged parents to support such a policy, even teachers were advised to show their gadgets in front of students.
Ofsted, which inspects educational institutions, will begin inspecting schools for compliance with the new regulations. The UK Department of Science, Innovation and Technology intends to take immediate action due to the fact that children use social networks excessively: according to new rules from the government, schoolchildren do not have the right to use a smartphone either in class, or during breaks, or during lunch, or in extracurricular activities.
Despite the high percentage of restrictions — almost 100% in primary schools and about 90% in secondary schools — a large proportion of students admit that they still use phones, even if they do so without authorization.
In addition, the country's government is considering the Australian experience: there, the authorities have generally restricted social networks for teenagers under 16 years old. Among the proposals of British officials are to raise the age of consent to use digital platforms, limit potentially dangerous functions of applications (primarily speech and endless scrolling of the feed). Now the authorities plan to consult with parents and young people, to study how a similar ban in Australia, which was introduced in December last year, affects society and children. Specific decisions are likely to be made this summer.
