Restricting phone use at school does not improve grades or mental well-being in young people, a landmark study has found. The University of Birmingham study found students’ sleep, exercise, academic ...

The government should publish a recommended curriculum that, crucially, schools are not bound in law to follow.

School phone bans do not improve young people’s grades or mental wellbeing, a study has found. The research, by academics at ...

Bridget Phillipson said a Tory amendment to the schools Bill is unnecessary as she defended removing automatic academisation of failing schools.

The Conservative party said last week that it ... Shadow education secretary Laura Trott asked Ms Phillipson whether she would support her party’s plans. She said: “We know that smartphones ...