Turing House School

Phase:

Rating:

Secondary

Silver (Smartphones locked away or handed in)

Planned policy

change?

Local authority:

Richmond upon Thames

Link to policy:

https://turinghouseschool.org.uk/phone-free-school.php

Website:

https://turinghouseschool.org.uk/

We are proud of our smartphone policy because:

Our policy gives students time away from their phones.

Additional policy features:

- We limit smartphone use on school trips,

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

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

- We limit smartphone use during after school clubs,

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