Screen Time: Impacts on education and wellbeing

Education Committee Closed Inquiry
Opened: 8 Sep 2023 Closed: 27 May 2024 Parliament page
The Education Committee will assess how screentime can support and impact children’s development, wellbeing and educational outcomes. The Committee will also examine the effectiveness of digital safety education in schools and the ways in which schools and parents can be better supported to manage children’s screen usage. The inquiry will … Read more
17 Recommendations
15 Conclusions
1 Report
4 Oral sessions
4 Events
Activity timeline 10 events
22 May
2025
Report published
25 May
2024
Report published
12 Mar
2024
Oral evidence
12 Mar
2024
Formal meeting (oral evidence session) · Room 15, Palace of Westminster
20 Feb
2024
Oral evidence
20 Feb
2024
Formal meeting (oral evidence session) · Room 15, Palace of Westminster
9 Jan
2024
Oral evidence
9 Jan
2024
Formal meeting (oral evidence session) · Room 15, Palace of Westminster
21 Nov
2023
Oral evidence
21 Nov
2023
Formal meeting (oral evidence session) · Room 15, Palace of Westminster
Oral evidence sessions 4 sessions
12 Mar 2024
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Panel 1; Panel 2
Charlotte Briscall · Department for Education Kate Dixon · Department for Education Mark Bunting · Ofcom Rt Hon Damian Hinds MP · Department for Education Yih-Choung Teh · Ofcom
20 Feb 2024
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Screen time: impacts on education and wellbeing
Dame Rachel de Souza · Office of the Children's Commissioner for England David Wright · The UK Safer Internet Centre (UKSIC) Ian Critchley · National Police Chiefs’ Council Jessica Edwards · Barnardo’s
9 Jan 2024
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Screen time: impacts on education and wellbeing
Darren Northcott · NASUWT The Teachers' Union Elizabeth Anderson · Learning Foundation and the Digital Poverty Alliance John McGee · BBC Education Jonathan Baggaley · PSHE Association The Baroness Kidron OBE · 5Rights Foundation
21 Nov 2023
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Screen time: impacts on education and wellbeing
Carolyn Bunting MBE · Internet Matters Dr Amy Orben · University of Cambridge Dr Bernadka Dubicka · Hull and York Medical School, University of York Rafe Clayton · University of Leeds Vicki Shotbolt · Parent Zone
Title HC No. Published Items Response
Fourth Report - Screen time: impacts on education and wellbeing HC 118 25 May 2024 32 Responded
Recommendations & Conclusions
1 result
Clear
24 Recommendation Rejected
Fourth Report - Screen time: impac…
Children are exposed to online harms through smartphone and social media use
It is clear that children are exposed to online harms when using smart phones to access the internet and, in particular, social media platforms. We support calls for tighter controls on the sale of smart phones to children under 16 … Read more
Government Response
The government rejects the call for tighter controls on smartphone sales to under-16s, citing a lack of robust causal evidence to support such measures and stating its focus remains on the Online Safety Act, while also commissioning further evidence-building and monitoring international developments.
Department for Education
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Government Response AI assessment · 32 of 17 classified
Accepted 7
Accepted in Part 3
Acknowledged 5
Deferred 13
Not Addressed 3
Rejected 1
Total 17 recs + 15 conclusions