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Introduction
In this video, Ms Underwood (Vice Principal) explains why Ark Alexandra moved to a mobile phone free school in September 2024 and why our policy is for students to leave their phones at home. The video explains the reason for the policy and answers any frequently asked questions. We are determined to protect our student's childhood, give them a great education and keep them safe from the well documented risks and dangers associated with mobile phones.
To find out more about how you can protect your child visit: https://smartphonefreechildhood.co.uk/
Parents may also be interested in this selection of articles, podcasts and research and policy papers, which deal with the impact of mobile phones on children:
- https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/mobile-phones-in-schools
- https://www.instagram.com/reel/C8C5-PqN4nT/?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igsh=ODdmZWVhMTFiMw%3D%3D
- https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3ct5mss
- https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ckmm2nrlem2o
- https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/huberman-lab/id1545953110?i=1000658427329
- https://www.theguardian.com/technology/article/2024/jun/06/group-of-17-london-secondary-schools-join-up-to-go-smartphone-free
- https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-69044426
- https://www.theguardian.com/society/article/2024/may/27/more-than-300m-children-victims-of-online-sexual-abuse-every-year
- https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cjmm0zgx9zno
- https://www.theguardian.com/technology/article/2024/may/25/mps-urge-under-16s-smartphone-ban-statutory-ban-schools
- Policy Exchange - Disconnect
- https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c98821dn27lo
- https://news.sky.com/story/schools-which-ban-mobile-phones-get-better-gcse-grades-study-finds-13125841
- https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/65cf5f2a4239310011b7b916/Mobile_phones_in_schools_guidance.pdf
- https://scienceblog.cincinnatichildrens.org/screen-usage-linked-to-differences-in-brain-structure-in-young-children/
- https://www.gov.uk/government/news/crackdown-to-halt-rise-in-phone-thefts
- https://news.sky.com/story/amp/snatch-thefts-of-bags-and-mobiles-on-streets-of-england-and-wales-more-than-double-as-government-promises-crackdown-13208799
- https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c0m099zm4wyo
- https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ckg2r4rxjd9o
- https://www.thetimes.com/article/0611df1a-e349-46e3-a4fe-6f4c1a4cc9c6
- https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/czj98jrj112o
- https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cj0467e9e43o