Mobile phone use reached saturation point during the pandemic, so how do you set the ground rules and instill the right behaviours early on in young children" LARA PECHARD, headmistress at St Margaret’s School, explains her school?s phones-free policy.
St Margaret’s School is a co-educational independent school in Bushey, Hertfordshire. Until recently, St. Margaret’s was more relaxed about its pupils having phones while at school. But since lockdowns over the last two years have caused young people to be glued to their screens for longer than usual. Here, headmistress Lara Pechard explains why she has implemented a phones-free policy.
Why St. Margaret’s School is Proud to be a Phone-free Zone
Children?s relationships with their mobile phones have changed during the pandemic and, many would argue, not for the better. As a result, many schools have started to ban their use altogether, but is banning really the answer" How do we redress the balance and nurture the right behaviours early on, especially as children are becoming owners of mobile phones from a much younger age"
St Margaret?s School has a ?no mobiles? phone policy. It is gloriously unusual to see a pupil using their mobile phone during the school day. In fairness, this was an initiative that was put in place before I arrived as Head. The absence of mobile phones in school has been well received by parents and staff, but it is also well respected by our children.
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