Education

Opinion: Having a phone-free school life has made all the difference

Transition year student Cathy Keogh gives her backing to the banning of phones at primary level

Transition Year student Cathy Keogh: ‘In my own experience, not having a phone in primary school set me up to not rely on my phone in secondary school’

As a transition year (TY) student who went through primary school without using a phone, I believe I am better off for it and I think all children should be able to enjoy their early school years phone free.

A report published earlier this year by Unesco, the UN body that promotes world peace and security, outlined the effects phone can have on primary school children.

It stated that smartphones were disruptive in the classroom ...