Head teacher praises mobile phone ban at Manchester school

Name: Head teacher praises mobile phone ban at Manchester school
Uploaded: 2012-11-27T13:46:07.000Z
Duration: 3 min 28 s
Description: The head teacher of a school told 5 live that banning mobile phones was the best thing he had done for his pupils.

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A secondary school for boys in Manchester has seen a dramatic improvement in the behaviour of its pupils after banning mobile phones one year ago.

Students at Burnage Media Arts College are not allowed to use their phones on campus at all.

BBC Radio 5 live Breakfast asked head teacher Ian Fenn why the scheme had worked.

27 November 2012