It’s a drizzly September morning, and I’m walking towards Fulham Boys School in west London at 8am. Pockets of boys wearing the school logo are heading the same way, and from the nervous-looking new starters in their oversized blazers,

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One of England's largest school academy trusts is set to ban phones during the school day. Ormiston Academies Trust confirmed to the BBC it was phasing out access to smartphones for around 35,000 pupils at its 42 state schools across the country.

Mobile phones have been banned at 44 schools in England over concerns for pupil’s health and learning. A national academy chain is thought to be the first of its kind to impose a blanket mobile phone ban for a total of 35,

The Ormiston Academies Trust is to remove smartphone access for pupils in England which will affect around 35,000 children at 42 schools due to their use and mental health

Pupils at a chain of academy schools are to have access to smartphones removed. The Ormiston Academies Trust (OAT) is bringing in the rules during the school day due to the “overwhelming” relationship between their use and mental health,

Academy with 35,000 pupils becomes first in England to ban smartphones - ‘There’s evidence that tells us that even if your phone is in the same room, it could be in your bag or pocket, your brain is leaking attention,

The Ormiston Academies Trust (OAT) says it is introducing the rules because of the 'overwhelming' relationship between excessive smartphone usage and poor mental health.