Is This ONE Thing Costing You Half Your Lesson?
Supply teacher classroom management can be tricky… You walk into a new classroom. Within 30 seconds, a student pulls out their phone. Do you tackle it and risk an immediate battle, or let it slide and lose the room?
According to UNESCO, after a single phone notification, it can take a student up to 20 minutes to fully re-engage with a task. In a standard lesson, that single “ping” just wiped out half their learning time.
With Ofsted explicitly inspecting the consistent application of school phone policies, managing tech calmly isn’t just a preference—it’s a benchmark of your classroom control.
In this episode of Excell Connect, we break down 5 practical, non-confrontational strategies to handle mobile phones without causing friction, including:
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The simple trick to leveraging the school’s policy before the pupils even sit down.
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How to use low-tech “holding bays” to keep lessons moving seamlessly.
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When to step back and hand over a compliance issue to the right team member.
Watch the full guide here:
▶️ Classroom Technology Rules Every Supply Teacher Must Know
Join the Conversation: How is your school handling phone policies and Supply teacher classroom management? Let us know in the YouTube comments section—we’d love to hear your experiences!