Abuse over phone bans ‘unacceptable’, and 5 other things we learned from Phillipson

Posted: 8th January 2026

Source: Phillipson at education committee: 6 things we learned

Abuse of headteachers over phone bans in their schools is “completely unacceptable”, the education secretary has said, after an MP reported that one leader was “spat and sworn at”.

But Bridget Phillipson insisted leaders already “have the powers” to ban phones, as she continued to resist calls for a national statutory ban.

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