At St John’s CE Primary School the welfare and well-being of our pupils is
paramount. The aim of the Mobile Phone Policy is to allow users to benefit from
modern communication technologies, whilst promoting safe and appropriate practice
through establishing clear and robust acceptable mobile user guidelines. This is
achieved through balancing protection against potential misuse with the recognition
that mobile phones are effective communication tools. It is recognised that it is the
enhanced functions of many mobile phones that cause the most concern, offering
distractions and disruption to the working day, and which are most susceptible to
misuse - including the taking and distribution of indecent images, exploitation and
bullying. However as it is difficult to detect specific usage, this policy refers to ALL
mobile communication devices.