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A Fresh Approach to Mobile Phones: Striking the Right Digital Balance at Morrison’s Academy
As technology continues to shape every aspect of our lives, the role of mobile phones in education, and in life, is becoming an increasingly complex issue. Nearly 97% of children own a mobile phone by the age of 12 While these devices can be invaluable tools for learning and communication, there’s growing concern over their impact on mental health, education, and overall well-being.
Stamford School goes Smartphone Free with Yondr
Stamford School is now a smartphone free space for children aged 11-16. At the start of the new academic year, Stamford School made its senior school, for children in Year 7 – 11, a smartphone free environment by introducing Yondr pouches. The Yondr system utilises a simple, secure, lockable pouch that stores a student’s phone. Something that is becoming more frequent at concerts, so that you focus on the music and don’t spend the event trying to record it.
Screen Time: Digital Technology and Schools
The issue of how digital technology should be used in schools is very much an educational hot topic. Many educationalists argue that children need to be exposed to the technology that they will have to interact with in their adult lives and that the benefits of early exposure are self-evident in the digital literacy they acquire.
7 Effective Ways to Promote Online Safety and Digital Wellbeing in Schools
Technology and social media have become part of the fabric of daily life. Whilst they provide fantastic opportunities for education, creativity and connection, it is a challenge for young people to avoid over-engaging with them and their overuse can pose risks to wellbeing if not managed properly. This is particularly true for younger users who are still developing critical thinking skills and independence.
Internet Safety at Abingdon School
When was the last time you and your family spent quality time eating a meal together with all devices switched off? Sadly, I suspect that for the majority of us, it hasn’t happened in a while… That’s because, in this digital age of ours, the primary way to communicate is via technology and we are bombarded by it – websites, emails, apps and social media. It doesn’t matter whether we are arranging to meet friends or doing the weekly shop – almost everything we do, we do using these technologies.
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