Educational standards and IQ in the West are declining for the first time in history; since the birth of EdTech. Hugh Grant and Sophie Winkleman discuss with neuroscientist and author, Dr Jared Cooney Horvath. #CloseScreensOpenMinds

EdTech is eroding children's learning. It's a state of emergency. The OECD says children who use computers very frequently in class do a lot worse in most learning outcomes. Ask your school for a review using our letter templates: #ClosescreensOpenMinds

Britain spends £900m on EdTech per year. Sophie Winkleman asks what that could do back in the hands of teachers. And one school in Australia found it was spending $850,000 a year on subscriptions no one used. #ClosescreensOpenMinds

UK children's health is at risk. Sophie Winkleman and Jared Cooney Horvath share health experts' warnings that screens are leaving UK children short-sighted and sleep-deprived. Shouldn't school be one screen-free safe haven for learning? #ClosescreensOpenMinds

Our Patron Sophie Winkleman with Katharine Birbalsingh and Jared Cooney Horvath in conversation at the UK launch of his book The Digital Delusion. Our Patron Hugh Grant: “Terrifying and essential reading.” #ClosescreensOpenMinds #EdTech

Is EdTech really helping our kids learn? It arrived as a Covid emergency measure. The pandemic ended - but the screens stayed. The research shows they're harming focus, memory and performance. Our children need real learning - not more screentime. #ClosescreensOpenMinds

Sophie Winkleman and Hugh Grant support the work of Schools Beyond Screens and Pencils Over Pixels. If you have concerns yourself please check out our website, where you can find further evidence and even template letters you can use to question your school’s use of technology.

They sold us the Edtech dream: better teaching, personalised learning and a digital future. The result: test scores are down, screen use is rising, and pupils are using AI to write essays. Children deserve real learning, not more screen time. #EdTech #ScreensInSchools

How did we get here? Schools flooding classrooms with electricity-guzzling devices wired to water-slurping datacentres. Children need human teachers, human examiners, and physical textbooks. Read the evidence: closescreensopenminds.com/th… #ClosescreensOpenMinds

Human brains don't learn well from screens. Cognitive skills are declining. Attention spans are declining. Executive functioning skills are declining. So why are our schools continuing to digitise education? closescreensopenminds.com/th… #ClosescreensOpenMinds