THREAD: there is a growing body of evidence to show that mobile phone use is linked with lower academic achievement, a decrease in wellbeing and can often facilitate bullying in schools. Here's some of the available evidence.

Fab way to end the school year with a very competitive football game! Even Damian Lawlor got involved! ⚽️ ☀️ Newport High School

This lovely bunch have done so well throughout a difficult and disruptive year. Privileged to witness their successes and efforts! Newport High Sixth Form

Top footballers! ⚽️ Newport High School

Wow! 🤩 Well done Ffion! Fantastic. 🏏 ⭐️

Crazy to see how far I have come, I was never that academically inclined. However, research and studying is now something I enjoy and would like to continue doing for the foreseeable future. Newport High School

Year 10 NHS Year 11 Newport High NHS Year 11 Sorry girls no netball tomorrow night but we will be back training next week until 4.15 #welovenetball

Excellent result for year 10 Year 10 NHS ⚽️ boys, running out 2-1 winners. Goals courtesy of Petrescu x1 and Griffin x1. ⚽️⚽️ MOM’s were Ethan L, Zach D and Jamie P 🔥🔥🔥 @NewporthighPE Newport High School

Congratulations to the Year 10 🏉 team who have advanced to the next round of the Newport Schools Cup after a convincing win against Chepstow School. Da iawn lads! Newport High School Rugby Academy Newport High School

Wow 🤩 Amazing, Niamh! Such a dedicated, talented and all round superstar! 🤸‍♀️

🎄 *XMAS BOOK GIVEAWAY* 🎄 I’m giving away three pairs of ‘Closing the Reading Gap’ & ‘Closing the Vocabulary Gap’ for Xmas. Simply RETWEET to have a chance of picking up a pair of signed books. (Draw on Monday 20th December)

Good luck to David, Osian and Noah who are all involved Friday night. Go well lads 🏉💪🏼

Unfortunately there is no netball tomorrow night as I am in parents evening Year 10 NHS Newport High School

Sometimes Year 7s sit with me at lunch and just tell me random stuff about their pets and families and hobbies and favourite things and they don't suspect, not at all, that this is often the best part of my day.

⚽️ Well done boys!

Really useful session today with Newport Mind/Mind Casnewydd on coping with emotions for Y10 students Newport High School. Thank you to Abbey!

Congratulations boys! 🏉 ⭐️

Three sporting superstars in the making! So proud of them. #winners 🏉

Well done boys. Always dedicated to their football! So proud. ⚽️

Proud of these boys today! Superb result for the @NewporthighPE Newport High School Year 10 NHS ⚽️ boys winning the final of the Newport 🏆2-0 against an excellent MCS PE goal scorers were Dan.M and Noah. M all the boys were on 🔥🔥🔥