The John Wallis Academy in Ashford, Kent, is set to implement a policy where students must lock their mobile phones in pouches during the school day. Principal Damian McBeath aims to reduce disruptions and improve safeguarding, highlighting that this measure educates rather than confiscates phones. The school’s move has received positive feedback from students recognizing the importance of focusing on learning. The Department for Education supports the academy’s ban on mobile phones to create a distraction-free environment conducive to students’ academic growth.
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