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Unesco’s Global Education Monitoring Report 2023, ‘Technology in Education: A Tool on Whose Terms’ has endorsed banning smartphones in schools in situations where “technology integration does not improve learning or if it worsens student well-being”.

Children need to be aware of the dangers of spending too many hours on a screen, especially late into the night, Nick Gibb warned.

Should smartphones be allowed in classrooms? A new report from UNESCO, the education arm of the United Nations, raises questions about the practice. Though smartphones can be used for educational purposes, the report says the devices also disrupt classroom learning, expose students to cyberbullying and can compromise students’ privacy.

Smartphones in schools are doing more harm than good, UNESCO says, urging governments to regulate the use of technology in the classroom.