12th May 2026 |
Blogs
As schools across the UK move towards stricter phone-free approaches, many leaders are asking whether banning phones will genuinely improve behaviour, focus and wellbeing. This blog explores the growing national conversation around mobile phone policies in schools, the challenges schools are facing in practice, and why lasting change depends on more than removing devices. Drawing on Thrive’s neuroscience-informed, child development approach, it considers what pupils need alongside phone-free policies to support regulation, engagement and emotional wellbeing.
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