Pupils at a chain of academy schools are to have access to smartphones removed. The Ormiston Academies Trust (OAT) is bringing in the rules during the school day due to the “overwhelming” relationship between their use and mental health, according to chief executive Tom Rees. In Suffolk, OAT runs Ormiston Sudbury Academy, Ormiston Denes Academy in Lowestoft, Stoke High School, Thomas Wolsey Academy and Ormiston Endeavour Academy, in Ipswich, The national academy chain with 35,000 students has become the first in England to ban smartphones. Mr Rees told The Guardian the trust was “seeing huge a…
