https://birminghamdaily.co.uk/tags/online-safety/Recent content in online safety on Birmingham DailyHugo -- gohugo.ioen-usTue, 30 Jun 2026 05:04:14 +0000https://birminghamdaily.co.uk/new-legal-requirement-mandates-smartphone-ban-in-all-english-schools/Tue, 30 Jun 2026 05:04:14 +0000https://birminghamdaily.co.uk/new-legal-requirement-mandates-smartphone-ban-in-all-english-schools/Starting June 29, all schools in England are legally required to prohibit smartphones during the school day. This move, part of the Labour Party government’s online safety initiative, formalizes what many schools have already been practicing. Labour Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson has reinforced this stance, urging headteachers to adopt policies making schools “smartphone-free environments by default.” The new rule places legal responsibility on individual schools and trusts to enforce the ban.