Yondr

We will be making our school a phone-free space to improve teaching and learning using a system called Yondr. Yondr has been implemented in over 3,000 schools across 21 countries to facilitate an engaged learning environment. We are confident Yondr will have a positive impact here as it will give students a genuine break from their phones for the whole of the school day.

We believe that phones have great utility. We have also found that learning and social behaviour improve drastically when students are fully engaged with their teachers and classmates.

The Yondr Program utilises a simple, secure pouch that stores a phone. Every student will secure their phone in a personally assigned Yondr pouch when they arrive at school. Students will maintain possession of their phones and will not use them until their pouches are opened at the end of the school day. Students are required to bring their Yondr pouch to and from school each day and are responsible for their pouch at all times.

Yondr recently surveyed over 900 school partners to measure the effects of creating phone-free educational environments. These schools achieved notable progress in multiple areas:

• 65% of schools saw an improvement in academic performance

• 72% of schools saw an improvement in student behaviour

• 84% of schools saw an improvement in student engagement in the classroom

• 86% of schools saw a positive impact on student safety and wellbeing

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact the school directly via admin@onslow.herts.sch.uk.

If there is an emergency and you would like to get in contact with your child, please contact the Reception team on 01707 264228.

In an effort to best serve your child, we appreciate your full support in the adoption of the Yondr Program at our school.