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Focussed on the best interests of chlldren our strategic legal and political campaigns call for societal and legislative change. We work with cross party politicians and other public and private stakeholders, including teaching unions, other campaigners, the Children’s Commissioner and Government departments.
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PUT THE BRAKES ON EdTech
Campaigning for EdTech to be the exception, not the norm
Our Proposals
- Early Years and Primary Schools should be havens free from EdTech and personal devices
- Secondary Schools must suspend the use of student facing EdTech, apps and personal devices until safety, privacy and net educational benefit is independently proven
- Parents must have a statutory right to opt out of digital learning and homework materials
Roll back Smartphones
Campaigning for better legislation to protect children from addictive devices and harmful online content
Our Proposals
- We are calling for a tobacco-style regulatory framework for smartphones, including prominent health warnings about excessive screen time
- We want to see bell to bell statutory restrictions on smartphone use in schools
- Our proposals include a licencing regime to create a new market for child-appropriate restricted smartphones and applications
Bring back fun,Bring back Childhood
On top of getting smartphones out of schools, the campaign group SafeScreens is demanding “a statutory right for parents to opt out of digital homework and digital-first learning”