{"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\/es\/headteachers-back-phone-bans-in-schools\/","title":{"rendered":"Los directores apoyan la prohibici\u00f3n del tel\u00e9fono en las escuelas"},"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>Seg\u00fan el informe, los responsables de los centros escolares se sienten cada vez m\u00e1s frustrados porque, aunque las directrices nacionales son cada vez m\u00e1s estrictas, su aplicaci\u00f3n sigue dependiendo de cada centro. Muchos ya tienen normas que proh\u00edben el uso del tel\u00e9fono, pero los profesores siguen enfrent\u00e1ndose a diario a batallas sobre cu\u00e1ndo y d\u00f3nde se pueden utilizar los dispositivos.<\/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\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1948","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/testphonelocker.promcollection.ca\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/testphonelocker.promcollection.ca\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/testphonelocker.promcollection.ca\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/testphonelocker.promcollection.ca\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1948"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/testphonelocker.promcollection.ca\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1948\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3151,"href":"https:\/\/testphonelocker.promcollection.ca\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1948\/revisions\/3151"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/testphonelocker.promcollection.ca\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2007"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/testphonelocker.promcollection.ca\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1948"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/testphonelocker.promcollection.ca\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1948"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/testphonelocker.promcollection.ca\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1948"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}