City of London Freemen's Senior School

Phase:

Rating:

Secondary

Silver (Smartphones locked away or handed in)

Planned policy

change?

We have announced plans to move to Gold (no smartphones on site)

Local authority:

Mole Valley

Link to policy:

https://www.freemens.org/userfiles/colfsmvc/Images/Infographics/Code_of_Conduct_Pupils_7_5_25.pdf

Website:

https://www.freemens.org/

We are proud of our smartphone policy because:

Year 7 are now smartphone-free, supported by all members of the school community. This extension builds on Junior School success, promoting soft skills and protecting childhood in a tech-heavy world. It is the intention that this ban will roll into Year 8 next September.

Additional policy features:

- We actively engage with parents and children to educate on the downside of smartphones,

- We actively minimise the need for smartphones when completing homework, enabling alternatives where possible