{"id":1948,"date":"2026-01-20T16:25:01","date_gmt":"2026-01-20T16:25:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/phonelocker.marklanham.com\/?p=1948"},"modified":"2026-01-22T14:53:45","modified_gmt":"2026-01-22T14:53:45","slug":"headteachers-back-phone-bans-in-schools","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/testphonelocker.promcollection.ca\/de\/headteachers-back-phone-bans-in-schools\/","title":{"rendered":"Schulleiter unterst\u00fctzen Telefonverbot in Schulen"},"content":{"rendered":"<section\n  class=\"section section-flexible-content-block reveal active\"\n  data-aos=\"fade-up\" data-aos-duration=\"1000\">\n  <div class=\"container\">\n    <div class=\"row\">\n      <div class=\"col-md-12\">\n        <div class=\"content\">\n          <div class=\"content__centered\">\n            <p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tes.com\/magazine\/news\/general\/heads-likely-support-ban-mobile-phones-schools\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A recent article in <em>TES Magazine<\/em>, covering the Conservative Party Conference, revealed that the majority of headteachers now support banning mobile phones in schools.<\/a> Their reasons were clear: phones are fuelling anxiety, distraction, bullying and poor behaviour.<\/p>\n<p>Dem Bericht zufolge sind die Schulleiter zunehmend frustriert dar\u00fcber, dass die nationalen Richtlinien zwar strenger werden, die Durchsetzung aber immer noch den einzelnen Schulen obliegt. Viele haben bereits \u201cHandyverbot\u201d-Regeln, aber die Lehrer sehen sich weiterhin t\u00e4glichen K\u00e4mpfen dar\u00fcber ausgesetzt, wann und wo Ger\u00e4te benutzt werden d\u00fcrfen.<\/p>\n<p>As one headteacher put it, banning phones \u201cmakes perfect sense in theory, but it\u2019s almost impossible to police consistently.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3><strong>The UK Picture: Near\u2011Universal Rules, Mixed Results<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Nearly every school in England already limits mobile use in some form. A 2025 survey by the Children\u2019s Commissioner found:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>99.8%<\/strong> of primary schools restrict phones<\/li>\n<li><strong>90%<\/strong> of secondary schools do the same<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Despite this, many heads say phones still creep into lessons, corridors and playgrounds.<\/p>\n<p>Ofsted has backed stricter enforcement, supporting leaders who take a firm stance. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/publications\/mobile-phones-in-schools\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The government has also reiterated its guidance that phones should not be seen or heard during the school day.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.birmingham.ac.uk\/news\/2025\/school-bans-alone-not-enough-to-tackle-negative-impacts-of-phone-and-social-media-use\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">But research from the University of Birmingham suggests rules alone aren\u2019t enough.<\/a> Schools that simply ban phones don\u2019t always see improvements in wellbeing or academic outcomes unless the policy is embedded into daily routines and supported with clear systems.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s why many schools are now looking for practical tools to make phone\u2011free environments sustainable \u2014 and where Phone Locker\u00ae has made a difference.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>What\u2019s Phone Locker\u00ae?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/phonelocker.marklanham.com\/products\/phone-locker-pouch\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Phone Locker\u00ae\u2019s secure, lockable pouches offer schools a simple and consistent way to enforce phone\u2011free policies.<\/a> Students keep their devices with them, but can\u2019t access them until the end of the day.<\/p>\n<p>This removes the daily argument over confiscation and brings clarity to a policy that can otherwise be hard to apply.<\/p>\n<p>Schools already using Phone Locker\u00ae report:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Calmer classrooms<\/li>\n<li>Fewer phone\u2011related behaviour incidents<\/li>\n<li>More engaged students during lessons and break times<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Teachers describe it as removing the friction \u2014 the rules stay the same, but enforcement no longer depends on confrontation.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Effective Phone Bans<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>For most schools, the debate isn\u2019t whether phones belong in classrooms, but how to manage them fairly and effectively. The <em>TES<\/em> article made clear that leaders are ready to take stronger action; what\u2019s needed now are systems that make those decisions workable and consistent.<\/p>\n<p>By locking phones away safely, schools can take pressure off staff, reduce anxiety for students and help everyone focus on what really matters: learning, connection and calm.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/phonelocker.marklanham.com\/services\/education\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Find out more in our Education section.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!--EndFragment --><\/p>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n          <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":2007,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1948","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-education"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/testphonelocker.promcollection.ca\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1948","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/testphonelocker.promcollection.ca\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/testphonelocker.promcollection.ca\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/testphonelocker.promcollection.ca\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/testphonelocker.promcollection.ca\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1948"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/testphonelocker.promcollection.ca\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1948\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3151,"href":"https:\/\/testphonelocker.promcollection.ca\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1948\/revisions\/3151"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/testphonelocker.promcollection.ca\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2007"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/testphonelocker.promcollection.ca\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1948"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/testphonelocker.promcollection.ca\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1948"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/testphonelocker.promcollection.ca\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1948"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}