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Alistair Strathern

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“the growth of generative AI is threatening to tread on children’s learning in the same way that smartphones did; just as we did with smartphones, we should not treat that as inevitable or unavoidable.”
Mobile Phones in SchoolsUK House of Commons, November 10, 2026. Speaking as: Other. Labour MP asking the minister how schools will keep generative AI out of the places where it harms learning.

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    Mobile Phones in Schools

    In a Commons statement, Education Under-Secretary Josh MacAlister announced tougher mobile phone guidance from September 2027 and a consultation on independent safety certification of education technology. MPs from several parties used the questions to press on AI tutors, homework and generative AI in classrooms.