Brain rot is real, hitting adults too. Two recent articles show that.... 1) When our phones got smart, we got dumber: ft.com/content/a8016c… 2) When people are randomly assigned to make their smartphones dumb, they get smarter academic.oup.com/pnasnexus/arti…

Taking phones off the internet boosts mental health. People were randomly assigned to block mobile internet for 2 weeks. They socialized, exercised, and read more—and became happier, less depressed & anxious, and more focused. Being unglued from devices is good for well-being.

If you child watches TikTok (or if you do), you should know what TikTok's own employees and consultants say about the many ways TikTok harms children. We collect stunning quotations from them at After Babel: afterbabel.com/p/industrial-s…

Our Spring Term Trust newsletter is available to read online - heyzine.com/flip-book/7175…

Back to school for the summer term today. And summer has arrived! Can’t wait to see you!

I'm doing a #giveaway of my latest book to celebrate the Bank Holiday weekend! *Like and retweet to enter.* Winner announced Monday evening. See below for some links to buy it! Bloomsbury Education #free #freebie

Tristan Harris's TED talk is amazing. He's been right all along, about the attention economy and incentives that make social media so destructive. Now he lays out the far larger risks of AI, and the "narrow path" that might get us through. Center For Humane Technology ted.com/talks/tristan_…

Parents looking for a book for their kids, to bring them along on why its so important to delay smartphones and social media, I strongly recommend "Kids Brains and Screens," by Melanie Hempe, of ScreenStrong. My Amazon review is below Buy the book here: screenstrong.org/home-edition/

Colourful. Quirky. Creative. I think these look fab. Christian Hilton Mr. Hilton

Well done to our Rainbows and Brownies for the VE Day British Legion window display.

Good luck to our 23 staff running in the race for life this morning!

What do you miss from childhood, which young generations won't get to experience? It's moving to see how many miss riding bicycles (freedom machines), and how many lament something about smartphones. How about we give kids bicycles instead of smartphones? Let Grow

Have you thanked someone at your school for National #ThankaTeacherDay? Don't miss your chance to send a FREE personalised e-card through the official Thank a Teacher website: thankateacher.co.uk Send TODAY so it arrives before the 18th June #TeachingHeroes

Freestyle Making 🎨🖌️ Last week of our summer Curious Creators after school programme at Shipston Primary. Mr. Hilton Christian Hilton Making and creating using recyclable materials … and a big sprinkle of imagination.

Can anyone find a school, state, or country that went phone free (bell to bell) and regrets it, or reversed it? The Netherlands went phone free in most schools in 2024. Their first major survey of schools finds very positive results: theguardian.com/world/2025/jul…

Wow! 🤩 We’re over the moon to receive a Gold Recommendation Award from Teacher Tapp. Over 90% of teachers who use our toolkit say they’d recommend it. Huge thanks to everyone who supports what we do - there’s so much more to come! Teachers love WalkThrus! 🙌