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Mobile phones could be banned from schools in England to help create 'calm classrooms'

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Sign up to the M.E.N.'s Manchester Family newsletter for all the latest from school closures to ways to entertain the kids Mobile phones could be banned from schools in England as part of plans to promote 'calm classrooms'.

The ban, along with other measures, will be considered as part of a consultation on behaviour and discipline in schools. Launching the six-week consultation this week, Education Secretary Gavin Williamson said he wants to make the school day mobile-free, describing the devices as 'not just distracting' but also potentially 'damaging' when misused.

The consultation, launched on Tuesday, will seek the views of teachers, parents and other staff on how to manage good behaviour. READ MORE: Parents and school leaders warn of

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