Resources
A template mobile phone policy is available on the School Policy Templates (staff login required).
Schools can modify the template to suit their local circumstances.
Other support resources for schools include:
- Sample wording on policy compliance following periods of flexible and remote learning (staff login required)
- Sample wording on policy scope for new students/families (staff login required)
- Frequently asked questions for families (staff login required) – schools can modify this document to suit their local circumstances
- Frequently asked questions for students (staff login required) – schools can modify this document to suit their local circumstances
- Guiding questions for teachers on mobile phone use in the classroom (staff login required)
- A research summary for use with students and families (staff login required)
- A more comprehensive research digest that explores the impact of phone use on students (staff login required).
A parent support page on mobile phones in is available on the department’s website. This page provides links to resources for families to help them balance their child/children’s time on and offline.
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Reviewed 12 April 2022