Heathside Walton-on-Thames

Phase:

Rating:

Secondary

Silver (Smartphones locked away or handed in)

Planned policy

change?

Local authority:

Elmbridge

Link to policy:

https://www.heathsidewalton.org/policies/59.html

Website:

https://www.heathsidewalton.org/

We are proud of our smartphone policy because:

Yondr pouches mean we are fully smartphone free during the day, but allow children access to devices when they leave our building, which is important for many of our families.

Additional policy features:

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

- We never ask children to use smartphones for lesson related activities or otherwise,

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

- We are excellent at implementing our policy