Issue - meetings

“Instruct the Chief Officer - Education and Lifelong Learning, in collaboration with the Health Determinants Research Collaboration (HDRC), to review national research on the impacts of banning mobile phones in schools and report findings to a future meeting of the Education and Children’s Services Committee.”

Carried forward from the Council meeting of 10 December 2025

(i)             to approve the notice of motion; and

(ii)           to instruct the Chief Officer - Education and Lifelong Learning, in collaboration with the HDRC, to review national and international research on the impacts of banning mobile phones and smart watches in schools for inclusion in the report on "Action to Reduce Incidents in Schools” to the Education and Children’s Services Committee as soon as possible.