One in four children spends more than four hours a day online[/caption]
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Children’s Commissioner for England Dame Rachel de Souza[/caption]
Dame Rachel de Souza argued schools were just one part of the solution and parents should be better supported in setting appropriate boundaries for screen time.
The poll found a quarter of eight to 15-year-olds spent four hours on phones, tablets and consoles each day.
Another fifth spent three to four hours a day on the devices, it also revealed.
A second poll for Dame Rachel found 90 per cent of secondary schools and 99.8 per cent of primary schools already imposed phone restrictions.
Despite this, online safety is still a top worry for teachers.
Daniel Kebede, of the National Education Union, urged the Government to ban phones in schools.
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