Looking for school places? We have spaces for Early Years from now, Reception 2027 as well as some other year groups and would love for you to come and visit our school. Call the school office to arrange a personal tour 0151 342 2556.
Looking for school places? We have spaces for Early Years from now, Reception 2027 as well as some other year groups and would love for you to come and visit our school. Call the school office to arrange a personal tour 0151 342 2556.
St Peter's C of E Primary School

SmartPhones

Published: 21 Apr '26

Over the academic year 2025-2026 we underwent some training for parents and then consultations about developing a shared approach to the use of SmartPhones. This was as a result of:

  • the Government concern around the impact of social media and the national agenda
  • awareness raised by the Smartphpne free childhood movement
  • schools observations of the impact of SmartPhones on children
  • Ongoing issues with misuse of social media by Year 5 and 6 children (namely WhatsApp and Messenger)

As a result, as from September 2026 we now do not allow any children to bring a SmartPhone into school. If Year 6's want a phpne for walking home with they need to bring in a 'brick' phone. We also ask parents to keep all devices out of site whilst on the school grounds as we believe it is importnat as adults to model a healthy approach to phone use.

There is a variety of documentation below realting to this process, including the final version of the digital charter.Â