Smartphone Free Childhood - Heathcote School

As a retired headteacher I totally agree with this. In my primary school in Cornwall no one ever thought to bring a phone and it made life so much more simple. Best of luck with the challenges you may face from some parents but are you doing the right thing.

Thanks for doing this!

Please prolong childhood

Strongly agree with this notion. Please share regularly to get the necessary reach

Please ban mobile phones in the school. They serve no purpose and we wish our children off the screens

There is no need for children to bring phones to school. We need this to be a rule from school to avoid peer pressure

I am fully supportive of this.

All schools should ban them full stop

Let's make the world a better place for our children and keep them safe!

No phones in Primary or Secondary

As a mental health nurse working for CAMHS we are seeing an increased amount of young people struggle due to social media and use of smartphones. I anticipate most parents would be keen for this ban to allow children to learn in a safe environment free from distraction and most importantly increased risk of bullying. I really hope that this is considered at healthcote to protect our children’s mental health and wellbeing.

No phones please

Fully supportive of this.

100% behind this proposal

No phones and social media at schools for mental health and safety education.

Please do not permit smartphone at school!! It’s just common sense, thanks!

The focus should be making kids smarter without phones.

Agree

Let’s make Heathcote -smartphone free school !

Children under the age of 16 do not need phones