You may have seen in the local news a collective letter from 11 of the 63 city’s headteachers promoting smartphone free schools and childhoods. Please be aware that Lord Deramore’s wholeheartedly promotes the principles of this collective letter. We have always actively promoted phone-free childhoods and do a lot of work with our junior children around the pitfalls of smartphones, internet and excessive screen use.
Whilst we know that a small minority of our oldest pupils have to bring in phones for safety or logistical reasons, we ask that you only allow this for exceptional reasons and that you please consider using smart free alternatives.
The use of mobile phones, smartphones or smart watches are not permitted during the school day. In exceptional cases where children need to bring them into school, they must be turned off and handed to their class teacher for the full day. School does not take any responsibility for the safety of such devices and are not liable for any lost or stolen personal belongings (our school insurance does not cover for this).
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