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Template letters and policies

We've collated the best examples of surveys, policies and letters to parents which have already been sent out by schools across England. 

Downloadable templates

Completely anonymous, this survey paints an accurate picture of how smartphones are impacting children in your school and establishes the urgent need for action. Headteachers - and parents - are often quite shocked by the results.  

Introducing a summary of the evidence that smartphones are harming children, this letter signals to parents your concerns about smartphone ownership and invites parents to an education session. 

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A simple policy that allows brick-phones only to be brought to school by children travelling alone. 

This letter announces a new smartphone-free policy and encourages parents to delay buying a smartphone until children are much older. 

Completely anonymous, this survey helps you establish parental support for tighter restrictions on smartphones in schools. It's most effective when shared across a group of schools or a secondary plus primary feeders. 

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This letter announces a review of school's smartphone policy in the light of overwhelming evidence of the harm they are having on young people and the school day. It invites parents to an information event to better understand the problem.

A clear policy, tried and tested by headteachers in rural and urban settings. 

 

This letter announces the new smartphone-free policy with evidence on why restrictions are necessary and beneficial.

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Sample secondary school letters to parents

This letter requests new Year 7s not to bring a smartphone to school, and encourages parents to delay buying a device for their children.

This letter announces a ban of all phones on school premises. 

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This letter announces the school will not allow smartphones to be brought to school from January 2026 onwards. 

This letter announces a complete ban on smartphones for Year 7s, with a phased approach for Years 8 and 9. 

This letter announces a new policy, stipulating that new Year 7s may not bring smartphones or smart watches to school.

An impassioned letter from the school's Deputy Head of Pastoral, urging new Year 7 parents to buy a brick phone rather than a smartphone for their children. 

Sample primary school letters to parents

This letter announcing a smartphone free school policy was signed by 121 primary schools across Hampshire.

The first of its kind, this letter is from 24 head teachers in the same consortium, declaring all their schools smartphone free and asking parents to delay.

This letter encourages parents to delay buying a smartphone for their child until at least 14.

A clear, comprehensive letter from a group of primary schools, declaring themselves smartphone free.

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