Mobile phones in schools (England)
A short overview of policy relating to mobile phone use in English schools, and related discussions
Documents to download
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Debate on an e-petition relating to term-time leave from school for holiday (155 KB , PDF)
This Westminster Hall debate is being held in response to an e-petition uploaded to Parliament’s petitions website which attracted over the 100,000 signatures required to be considered for a debate in the House.
The petition, entitled, ‘Make an allowance for up to 2 weeks term time leave from school for holiday’ can be viewed on the Petitions website.
You will be able to view the debate at parliamentlive.tv
This debate pack has been compiled in preparation for the debate.
Documents to download
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Debate on an e-petition relating to term-time leave from school for holiday (155 KB , PDF)
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