Devices to be ditched for Disconnect to Reconnect Week

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Leeds schools are being invited to back a city-wide campaign encouraging children and young people to ditch their devices for a week as figures show over half of pupils from years five and above spend over two hours or more a day on screens.

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00:00Schools across Leeds are being invited to back a city-wide campaign encouraging children

00:05and young people to ditch their devices for a week.

00:09Leeds City Council is launching Disconnect to Reconnect between the 21st and 25th of

00:14October to inspire young people to think about their smart device usage and consider a more

00:20balanced approach.

00:21The campaign is open to both secondary and primary schools and follows the most recent

00:25results of the My Health My Schools survey.

00:28It found 54% of the 5,874 pupils surveyed in years 5 and 6 reported spending two hours

00:36or more each day on screens.

00:38In secondary schools, this figure rose to 77% of responses across years 7, 9 and 11

00:45and 85% of the responses from students in post-16 settings.

00:50The week follows a pilot week in March and will provide a range of activities and projects

00:54for students and families to encourage a healthier and more mindful use of smart device technology.

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