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Smart Phone survey

There is a very live debate taking place in society at the moment about the impact and outcomes of screen time on our children. 

Locally, I am especially concerned about the use of smartphones in schools, and iPads for homework, which can be extremely distracting for both for the students and teachers, as well as the impact of social media on young children. I have therefore launched the below survey as I am keen to hear from parents. 

The survey will be open until 20th December, so please do encourage your friends and families to share their experience. 

I am also going to be using this to speak with headteachers, and also raise awareness about smart phone and children in our community. The way we’ve done the survey means you can answer with one child in mind, but you can also complete the survey multiple times for different children. 

 

Smartphones/ children

  • Survey questions
  • Your details
3. Is your child?
4. Does your child have a phone?
5. Does your child use social media?
6. If your child does use social media, do you feel they are on it too much?
7. Does your child use an iPad for homework?
8. Would you like the of use of ipads in schools to be reduced?
10. Do you believe that smartphone usage has negatively impacted your children's academic performance?
12. Are you aware of apps which allow you to control content and place time limits on your child’s mobile activity?
13. If you answered yes to the above question, do you personally use any of these apps?
14. Would you support a ban on smartphones applicable to children at all primary and secondary schools during the school day?
15. If you answered yes to the above question, would you also support that ban extending to sixth form and college students?