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Voices: Addiction, misinformation and bullying: Why Independent readers want phones banned in classrooms
With most Independent readers supporting a school smartphone ban, the overwhelming consensus was that phones are too ...
Addiction, misinformation and bullying: Why Independent readers want phones banned in classrooms
With most Independent readers supporting a school smartphone ban, the overwhelming consensus was that phones are too ...
Last year, a town’s primary schools banned smartphones. This is what happened
Just under a year ago, headteachers at primary schools in St Albans told families their learning environments would be ...
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MP Daisy Cooper reopens Links Academy building after RAAC closure
St Albans MP Daisy Cooper has finally reopened a building at a St Albans secondary school after it was closed for RAAC concerns.
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Last year, an entire town’s primary schools banned smartphones. This is what happened
Last May, his primary school – along with 32 others in St Albans, Hertfordshire – decided to address the problem themselves. They sent out a joint letter to families, declaring their schools ...
Number of school suspensions and exclusions in England has risen in a year
The number of suspensions from schools in England has risen in a year, Government figures show. Data from the Department for Education (DfE) shows there were 295,559 suspensions in the spring term of ...
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The federal electorate of Fraser in the spotlight
A host of marginal seats across metropolitan Melbourne could decide the outcome of the May 3 federal election, but the ...
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St. Andrew’s unveils plans for major improvements on the lower school campus
Construction will begin this summer at St. Andrew’s Episcopal School in Jackson on new classrooms for grades one through four ...
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Body cameras coming to the St. Albans Police Department
ST. ALBANS, W.Va. (WSAZ) – The St. Albans Police Department will be adding a new layer of safety. City Council members voted Monday night to approve a $150,000 grant to purchase police body cameras.