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Written Question · S6W-26678 · Session 6

Whether it will provide an update on when the refreshed guidance on mobile phone use in schools will be published, and whether this guidanc…

Answered Asked by Tess White Con Lodged 3 Apr 2024

The question

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on when the refreshed guidance on mobile phone use in schools will be published, and whether this guidance will follow the approach set out in the UK Government Department for Education February 2024 guidance, Mobile phones in schools, which emphasises that mobile phones should not be used during the school day, including breaks and lunchtimes.

The answer

Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 23 Apr 2024 · 20 days after it was lodged, on time

Updated guidance on the use of mobile phone technologies in schools will be published in the coming weeks. The current guidance to education authorities and schools on this issue remains available from Guidance on Developing Policies to Promote the Safe and Responsible Use of Mobile Technology in Schools (www.gov.scot).

In the Official Report

No contribution in the Official Report cites S6W-26678 by reference.