Mobile Phone Policy

Our Policy

Mobile Phone/Device Policy (Students)

  • Never Used, Seen or Heard
  • Mobile Phones & Accessories MUST NOT be seen or heard during the school day either inside or outside the school building, including free time. If a Mobile Phone (or any attachments) is seen… They Will Be Confiscated.
  • Student/Parents/Carers will be required to sign to say the item (s) have been collected

1st Offence - No Sanction

Students collect item(s) at the end of the day and sign the log to say they have collected it.

2nd Offence - C3 - 30 Minute After School Detention is Issued.

Parents/Carers collect the item(s) at the end of the day.

If parents/carers are unable to collect the item (s) they will be kept securely on site.

Further Offences - C3 - 30 Minute After School Detention is Issued.

Parents/Carers ATTEND A MEETING and collect the item at the end of the day.

Changes From September 2026

Letter re Mobile Phone Changes Sept 2026

How It Will Work

Each student will be assigned a “Yondr” pouch — a secure, lockable case for storing personal devices. Students are responsible for bringing their pouch to and from school each day and keeping it in good condition.

  • Upon arrival: Students power off all smart technology, including their mobile phones and smartwatches, place all devices in the pouch and lock it in front of a teacher when entering the school site.
  • During the day: Students keep the locked pouch in their school bag.
  • At dismissal: Students unlock pouches at designated stations to retrieve their devices.

Yondr Instructions

If a student loses, damages or leaves their phone pouch at home the following sanctions may apply:

Example Sanctions

Pouch damaged or lost pouch Examples of damage: 

  • Ripped fabric 
  • Torn/cut 
  • Bent pin 
  • Signs of force to black button or flap 
  • Damage to the black ball
  • Pouch opens without unlocking station.
 Action: 
  • Parents/carers or students must inform the school immediately. 
  • A replacement pouch must be purchased at a cost of £15. 
  • Until a new pouch is obtained, the student must hand their mobile phone in to reception. The phone will be stored in a secure space until the end of the day when students can collect.
Sanctions: 
  • Accidental damage will not be sanctioned. 
  • If the damage is intentional or the incident is repeated, the student will be issued with a 40-minute after school detention, internal exclusion, Off-Site Provision or suspension, depending on the severity and frequency.
Forgotten Phone Pouch At Home Action: 
  • The student must hand their mobile phone into reception and collect it at the end of the school day. 
  • A small number of pouches will be available to be borrowed.
Sanction: 
  • A 10-minute detention will be issued. 
  • Failure to hand phone over will result in a Suspension. Repeated failure to bring the pouch will result in escalating sanctions, including longer detentions or internal exclusion.
Phone Is Seen During The School Day Not In Yondr Pouch A suspension will be issued.