Last year, an entire town’s primary schools banned smartphones. This is what happened

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Last year, an entire town’s primary schools banned smartphones. This is what happened

Monday 21st April 2025, 10:29PM

Just under a year ago, headteachers at primary schools in St Albans told families their learning environments would be smartphone free and urged parents not to give their children the devices until the age of 14. Nearly a year into the experiment, Holly Bancroft explores the impact at one school

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