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Doctors raise alarm over screen time in schools – and the risks to children
More than 150 clinicians say educational technology needs stronger checks before it reaches pupils. But what evidence do they cite, which children could be most affected, and what are they asking ministers to do?
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00:00More than 150 clinicians are calling for stronger health checks on technology used by children in schools.
00:08They say educational devices and platforms can reach pupils without equivalent child-focused safety scrutiny.
00:15The group claims around £900 million is spent on education technology in English schools each year.
00:22They also raise concerns about children's eyesight, speech and language development and the amount of time pupils spend on screens.
00:30Particular concern has been raised about children with special educational needs.
00:35The clinicians have written to the health and education secretaries calling for children's health to be considered before products are
00:44bought.

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