Leadership discussion guide and agenda
Starting the conversation about smartphone policy in your school is often the hardest step. This discussion guide is designed to help you take it.
Built for headteachers and senior leadership teams, this flexible resource gives you everything you need to open up honest, evidence-informed conversations with your staff, leadership team, and governing body, at whatever pace works for your school.
There's no single right way to use it. Dip into one discussion to get the ball rolling, work through it as a series of shorter conversations over a term, or bring your whole leadership team together for a longer session. The guide adapts to your context, your starting point, and the pace of change that's right for your community.
Inside, you'll find a structured framework to help you:
- Reflect on what you're already seeing: grounding the conversation in your own school's experience
- Review the evidence: exploring the latest research on smartphones and young people's learning, wellbeing and development
- Find your why: building a shared sense of purpose and conviction across your leadership team
- Gather your community's voice: using data from students, staff and parents to build a compelling case for change
This resource will support you in building the internal support, shared understanding, and confidence to move forward, whatever that looks like for your school.
