The Conservatives have said they will push for MPs to be given a vote on banning mobile phones in schools this week.
The party will attempt to amend the Labour government’s Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill to include the ban.
Speaking to the BBC’s Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg, Shadow Education Secretary Laura Trott said ending phone use in schools was a “no-brainer”.
The previous Tory government issued guidance to schools last year but Trott said this “hasn’t worked”, with too many children still using the devices in classrooms.
“So now it is time to make it law,” Trott said.
The BBC has sought comment from the Department for Education.
The Conservative amendment would needed to be backed by a majority of MPs to be added to the schools bill.
But the bid to change the bill is unlikely to succeed given Labour has a working majority of 167 MPs.
When asked if her party had a chance of adding the phone ban to the bill, Trott said: “I’ve got…
