Tweet Monday, 27 January, 2025 Articles Please fill out the survey below about your child's phone usage. Smartphones in Schools - Survey Current How does your child use their phone? Your details Leave this field blank 1. What school does your child attend? 2. Heavy phone usage is shown to affect girls and boys in different ways. Is your child male/ female/ prefer not to say? Male Female Prefer not to say 3. How old is your child? - Select -456789101112131415161718Prefer not to say 4. Does your child have a phone? Yes No 5. If yes to the previous answer, at what age did your child first get a phone? 6. Does your child use social media? Yes No Other… Enter other… 7. What social media does your child use? Facebook Instagram Snapchat TikTok BeReal My child doesn't use social media Don't know Other… Enter other… 8. Do you feel your child uses social media too much? Yes No I don't know Other… Enter other… 9. What technology does your child use in school as part of their learning (iPad/laptop/don't know)? 10. What technology does your child use at home to do their homework? 11. Do you believe that your child's phone usage has negatively impacted their academic performance? Yes No I don't know Prefer not to say 12. Do you agree that access to social media by 16-year-olds and under makes bullying issues worse? Questions Firmly Agree Somewhat Agree Somewhat Disagree Firmly Disagree Don't know At school? Firmly Agree Somewhat Agree Somewhat Disagree Firmly Disagree Don't know Out of school? Firmly Agree Somewhat Agree Somewhat Disagree Firmly Disagree Don't know 13. How much time does your child spend on their phone every day? 14. How much do you feel you know about your child's digital activity? A lot A little Nothing at all 15. Are you aware of apps which allow you to control content and place time limits on your child’s mobile activity? Yes No 16. Would you support a ban on smartphones applicable to children at all primary and secondary schools during the school day? Yes No Other… Enter other… 17. If you answered yes, would you also support that ban extending to sixth form and college students? Yes No 18. As a parent, do you believe that there is the right amount of support or education available to help you navigate your child's digital activities? Yes No Is there anything else that you would like to bring to my attention on this matter?
Letter from Hampshire County Council regarding Stubbington Study Centre Monday, 3 February, 2025 Further to a letter (attached below) I sent to Hampshire County Council regarding the future of Stubbington Study Centre on 21 January, I have received a response from Council Leader Nick Adams-King: