The University of Birmingham research looked into sleep, exercise and academic records to compile its conclusions

The study’s lead author, Dr Victoria Goodyear, told BBC, that the findings were not “against the ban of smartphones in schools but “what we’re suggesting is that those bans in isolation are not enough

Days after a University of Birmingham study revealed that banning smartphones in schools does little to improve student well-being or academic performance, British Education Secretary Gillian Keegan rejected calls to enact a new law to ban phones in classrooms.