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1. committees.parliament.uk › committee › 203Stronger guidance and controls needed to protect children ...

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   May 25, 2024 · For young children, the benefits of screen time are significantly outweighed by the risks, a report by the Education Committee has found.

2. www.bbc.co.uk › newsround › 47154686Screen time for children: What do you think about this advice ...

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   Feb 7, 2019 · Banning mobiles and tablets from the dinner table and bedtime are among the recommendations by health experts in the UK to keep you safe on your devices, and we want to know what you think.

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4. www.bbc.co.uk › news › articlesSmartphone ban for kids 'worth considering' - MPs - BBC

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   May 25, 2024 · Government guidance to bar phone use in schools in England earlier this year prompted a debate on how much screen time children should be having.

5. www.bbc.co.uk › news › articlesThe debate: Should smartphones be banned for under 16s? - BBC

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   Sep 28, 2024 · There’s a little evidence supporting restrictions on smartphones in schools. For the rest of children’s lives, we need to consider the positives as well as the negatives of phone use.

6. www.gov.uk › government › newsGovernment launches crackdown on mobile phones in schools

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   Feb 19, 2024 · Schools will be supported to prohibit mobile phone use with examples of different approaches including banning phones from the school premises, handing in phones on arrival at school, and...

7. www.bbc.com › news › uk-england-south-yorkshire-68338395Excessive screen time leaves children unfit to learn - teachers

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   Feb 19, 2024 · On Monday, the government issued new advice to schools intended to stop the use of mobile phones in classrooms. But screen time at home should instead be a focus, some teachers have said.

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   Should smartphones be banned from schools?

   • Last year, Unesco called for smartphones to be banned from schools as evidence showed it was linked to reduced educational performance and that excessive screen time had a negative impact on children’s wellbeing.

   Government launches crackdown on mobile phones in schools

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   Is excessive screen time a threat to schools?

   • Pepe Di’Iasio, general secretary of the Association of School and College Leaders, said the committee's report raised "very valid concerns" about the dangers of excessive screen time. But he said those concerns risked being undermined by the threat of legally banning phones in schools.

   Smartphone ban for kids 'worth considering' - MPs - BBC

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   Why did the government ban mobile phones in schools?

   • The government said its new guidance on mobile phone use in schools was part of a plan to "minimise disruption and improve behaviour in classrooms". The advice came almost three years after the government first called for a ban on phones in schools.

   Excessive screen time leaves children unfit to learn - teachers - BBC

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   Is screen time good for young children?

   • For young children, the benefits of screen time are significantly outweighed by the risks, a report by the Education Committee has found. Today the Education Committee publishes its report “Screen time: impacts on education and wellbeing”.

   Stronger guidance and controls needed to protect children from screen

   committees.parliament.uk/committee/203/education-committee/news/201715/stronger-guidance-and-controls-needed-to-protect-children-from-screen-time-education-committee-finds/

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   Does screen time affect education & wellbeing?

   • Today the Education Committee publishes its report “Screen time: impacts on education and wellbeing”. There has been a 52% increase in children’s screen time between 2020 and 2022; nearly 25% of children and young people use their smartphones in a way that is consistent with a behavioural addiction.

   Stronger guidance and controls needed to protect children from screen

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   Should schools stop using mobile phones in classrooms?

   • On Monday, the government issued new advice to schools intended to stop the use of mobile phones in classrooms. But screen time at home should instead be a focus, some teachers have said. Hannah Feerick, assistant head at Wales High School in Rotherham, said: "We're noticing students that tend to be quite quiet or sleepy in school time."

   Excessive screen time leaves children unfit to learn - teachers - BBC

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9. commonslibrary.parliament.uk › research-briefingsThe impact of smartphones and social media on children

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   May 13, 2024 · To protect children, the Online Safety Act 2023 requires social media companies to (among other things): remove illegal content quickly or prevent it from appearing in the first place – for example, child sexual abuse material and grooming.