Mobile Phone Usage

Your child will need a mobile phone if they are travelling on the coach. During the day, their mobile phone must be switched off and kept in their bag. If they need to call home, then they should go to reception to make the call. Any phones seen by a member of staff during the school day will be confiscated.

We aim to teach your child how to use their phone safely and we encourage parents to be very firm about their usage at home. We highly recommend parents of younger students to make regular checks of your child’s device to ensure they are using it appropriately. The bill payer is responsible for anything on the phone that may be construed as inappropriate. As as school, we do not endorse the use of Whatsapp as in April 2018 Whatsapp raised the minimum age to 16. We also do not endorse the use of Snapchat or TikTok for students under the app’s minimum age of 13.