From September, 103 primary schools in Barnet will not allow smartphones to be brought in and 23 secondary schools will commit to working towards removing smartphones entirely from the school day.
This is according to the Smartphone Free Childhood (SFC) charity, which says the “groundbreaking” policy was made possible by school leaders, Barnet Public Health, Dan Tomlinson MP and the SFC community.
The charity is also encouraging parents to delay smartphone purchases until their children are at least 14 and to prevent their access to social media until they are 16.
BBC -> Read more here about what Barnet is doing in their schools
