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ByAmy Walker
  • Published33 minutes ago

The Conservatives have promised to halt screen-based exams and cut coursework in a bid to limit the use of AI by schoolchildren in England if the party returns to power.

The party has also pledged to develop new guidelines so that laptops and tablets are not the "default in classrooms".

Shadow education secretary Laura Trott cited recent warnings from clinicians that excessive screen time could be damaging children's health, adding that "everything in schools must be safe for children and improve standards".