My DD starts year 7 in September. The school rules state no smart devices at all.
Handbook states:
from September 2026 we will be a smart device free school.
This includes smartphones, smartwatches, earbuds, fitness trackers and any other internet-enabled or messaging-capable wearable device.
Basic "brick" phones (call and text only, no internet or apps) remain permitted.
i was thinking the Sayph Phone but can’t find many reviews. This is a phone from the smart free childhood website. It has no internet browser, no App Store, no social media.
But it does have messages. Don’t all phones? Even the most basic Nokia has messaging.
At the moment she doesn’t have a phone, but some of her friends have.
what are other people buying for year 7 to meet similar guidelines?
id like her to message me if she’s staying late at school , playing a sport after school or wants to go to a friends house etc.
id also like GPS tracking and music if she wants to listen to music. (I wish they’d bring back the basic iPod, but that’s a whole other thread!).