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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Politics
Harry Taylor

DARK SECRETS: Primary school pupils using screens for tests is normalising use tories claim | Vintage Vibes

Current guidance from the Government suggests headteachers limit mobile phone usage in schools – although the Conservatives are backing a full ban (Peter Byrne/PA) - (PA Wire)

Primary school pupils using computers and tablets for tests is normalising screen time for young children, the Conservatives have claimed.

Shadow education secretary Laura Trott said the Government was instilling screen usage for children as young as four, as the Government came under pressure to ban smartphones in schools.

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