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Starmer urged to back ban on smartphones in schools to stop children ‘doom-scrolling’ | Politics News
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Sir Keir Starmer has been urged to support a new law to ban smartphones in schools to stop children “doom-scrolling” – after Number 10 refused to back the plan. New Labour MP Josh MacAlister is calling for the government to make legal changes to make social media and smartphones less addictive for children and to…
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Schools won’t use Meta Quest VR unless teachers have ‘complete visibility and control’, says Nick Clegg | Science & Tech News
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Virtual reality headsets will not be used in schools under a new Meta scheme unless teachers can monitor what pupils are doing, Sir Nick Clegg has said amid growing concerns about child safety in the metaverse. Mr Clegg said: “This is not going to be used in the classroom unless teachers feel they have complete…
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Schools urged to teach children how to use AI from age of 11 | Science & Tech News
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Schools have been urged to teach children how to use AI from the age of 11 as the technology threatens to upend the jobs market. Rather than wait for pupils to take up computer science at GCSE, the British Computer Society (BCS, The Chartered institute for IT) said all youngsters need to learn to work…
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Schools warned of cyberattack threat as new year begins | Science & Tech News
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School leaders have been warned they must prepare for the threat of cyberattacks as the new academic year begins. The National Cyber Security Centre said “appropriate security measures” should be in place to defend against any threats and prevent disruption. While there is no indication of an increased threat ahead of schools going back this…