Two pupils use their phones under the table. They are wearing white shirts, trousers and school ties.Image source, Getty
ByHayley ClarkeEducation reporter

Pupils will not be allowed to have their phones on them at all during the school day under stricter government guidance in England.

Statutory guidance came into force in June, making schools and trusts legally responsible for being phone-free throughout the day.

Ministers now say changes to that guidance will go beyond the current "no see, no hear" policies in place in some schools - where phones can remain in pupils' bags if they are not seen or heard - when it comes into force from September 2027.