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| Hampton school gives pupils alarm clocks to replace 'distracting phones' | Hampton school gives pupils alarm clocks to replace 'distracting phones' |
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| A school has handed out free alarm clocks to students in an effort to stop mobile phones interrupting their sleep. | A school has handed out free alarm clocks to students in an effort to stop mobile phones interrupting their sleep. |
| Heather Hanbury, head teacher at Lady Eleanor Holles in west London, advised parents to ban phones, televisions and computers from their children's bedrooms. | Heather Hanbury, head teacher at Lady Eleanor Holles in west London, advised parents to ban phones, televisions and computers from their children's bedrooms. |
| "Students often claim they need their phone to wake them up in the morning," Mrs Hanbury told the BBC. | "Students often claim they need their phone to wake them up in the morning," Mrs Hanbury told the BBC. |
| But she said mobile phones were distracting them from sleeping. | But she said mobile phones were distracting them from sleeping. |
| "Young people are regularly online, dealing with social media distracted by the idea of missing out if they're not online," she said. | "Young people are regularly online, dealing with social media distracted by the idea of missing out if they're not online," she said. |
| Every girl in the Senior School in Hampton - 700 students in total - was given an alarm clock at an assembly marking World Mental Health Day. | |
| The £20,000-a-year private girls school also carried out workshops for students on how "to rewire an anxious brain". | The £20,000-a-year private girls school also carried out workshops for students on how "to rewire an anxious brain". |
| In a blog on the school's website, Mrs Hanbury wrote: "Without a proper amount of sleep nightly, it is very difficult to learn efficiently and effectively. | In a blog on the school's website, Mrs Hanbury wrote: "Without a proper amount of sleep nightly, it is very difficult to learn efficiently and effectively. |
| "Neurotoxins which build up during the day as we learn and experience things, can only be cleansed from our brains by sleep." | "Neurotoxins which build up during the day as we learn and experience things, can only be cleansed from our brains by sleep." |
| The NHS recommends children aged 12 and above get at least nine hours sleep a night, with those that don't more likely to be overweight or obese. | The NHS recommends children aged 12 and above get at least nine hours sleep a night, with those that don't more likely to be overweight or obese. |
| Persistent sleep-deprivation can leave also children overactive, seeking constant stimulation and unable to concentrate, it said. | Persistent sleep-deprivation can leave also children overactive, seeking constant stimulation and unable to concentrate, it said. |