A Kent school is introducing phone pouches in a bid to stop students from being distracted in class

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00:00 to introduce them for to improve learning, to create environments that were distraction-free.

00:06 I think there's lots and lots of research now out there about the impact of mobile phones,

00:11 and even when they're in your pocket or in a bag, students receiving multiple notifications

00:17 throughout the day, and it can be a distraction. So the aim of the pouch was to increase

00:23 distraction-free learning environments. On top of that, safeguarding is a huge issue. We need

00:31 to ensure very safe schools, so safeguarding concerns around phones are well reported on,

00:38 and also children's mental health and well-being and having time where they're not so attached to

00:43 their phone and issues from their phones.