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The UK government plans to make phone bans in schools statutory through an amendment to the Schools Bill.

PoliticsEducationTechnologyLegal IssuesApr 20, 2026score 0.272 posts · 0 replies across 2 instances
The UK government is proposing an amendment to the schools Bill to make phone bans in schools statutory. This has been reported by multiple news outlets, indicating a potential policy change affecting school regulations.

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The UK government plans to make phone bans in schools statutory through an amendment to the Schools Bill.
Parent: Education PolicyEntity: Schools Bill AmendmentImpact: neutralDate: Apr 20, 2026Target: The introduction of statutory phone bans in schools

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Government to introduce amendment to schools Bill to make phone bans statutory https://www.the-independent.com/news/uk/home-news/government-conservative-bill-dfe-nasuwt-b2961277.html?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub Posted into UK Government @uk-government-FlipboardUK
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Government to introduce amendment to schools Bill to make phone bans statutory https://www.standard.co.uk/news/politics/government-conservative-wellbeing-dfe-nasuwt-b1279380.html?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub Posted into The Evening Standard @the-evening-standard-EveningStandard
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Government to introduce amendment to schools Bill to make phone bans statutory https://www.standard.co.uk/news/politics/government-conservative-wellbeing-dfe-press-association-b1279380.html?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub Posted into News | Evening Standard @news-evening-standard-EveningStandard
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