FREE TO FOCUS:
giving every child the benefits of a smartphone free school day.
We believe every child should be free to focus, learn and thrive during the school day so we're supporting headteachers to get smartphones out of schools for good. This protects students from addictive-by-design technology, harmful content and contact, and the threat of being filmed or photographed.
A child's school years are too precious to be spent on a smartphone.
The tools headteachers need to go smartphone free: a 3-step guide and downloadable templates.
We are calling on government to implement this low-cost, high-impact policy.
WHY
48%
of teens say they bypass the parental controls on their smartphones
9000+
messages on just one Year 6 WhatsApp group overnight
75%
of teachers say most of their lessons are interrupted by phones
83%
of teachers favour banning smartphones from the school day
"We are stealing childhood from our kids, one swipe at a time. The screens we hand them are not just distractions - they are robbing them of the chance to grow, to learn, and to be free from the relentless
pressure of online life."
Jean Twenge, Psychologist
OUR FOCUS
BRINGING SCHOOL LEADERS TOGETHER TO PROTECT THE SCHOOL DAY FOR LEARNING, PLAY AND SOCIAL CONNECTION.
We want every school in the UK to be genuinely smartphone free, meaning children can only take a simple phone onto school premises. We provide headteachers with guidance and tools for navigating this journey.
We also support collective action because it's easier if headteachers in the same area go smartphone-free at the same time.
