Mobile Phone Policy

Use of Mobile Phones in School

Pupils may use mobile phones:

During Break
Pupils may only use their phones outside the building only.

During Lunch
Pupils eat their lunch in a ‘family dining’ setting, and sit with their Tutor group each day.

Pupils in Years 7 & 8 may only use their phone in the second half of their lunch break, this will mainly be outside but on occasion, this will be in a classroom due to the weather conditions.

Pupils in Years 9,10 & 11 may use their phone in the Dining Halls and outside the building unless it is a wet break, where pupils will be permitted to use their phone in a classroom.

Pupils MUST NOT use mobiles AT ALL during lessons, or on the corridors.
Any mobile seen in a classroom or corridor will be confiscated without further warning, and will be returned at the end of the day. Refusal to hand it over will be a serious offence. In the event of a second confiscation, a parent/carer will have to visit school to have the device returned.

The corridor ban is necessary because paying attention to a phone while on the move in a busy corridor is a health and safety risk, leading to accidents which are completely avoidable. For the same reason the ban also applies during wet breaks when all students have to remain inside the building.