Seven Year 10 students from King’s Oak Academy have voluntarily stepped away from social media recently, as Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s announcement of plans to ban under-16s from accessing a range of social media platforms.
The students chose to take part in the challenge to explore the impact that social media has on their daily lives, relationships, wellbeing and concentration. Throughout the week, they have been reflecting on their experiences without platforms that many young people use every day.
BBC Points West visited King’s Oak Academy to speak with the participating students and hear their reactions to both the social media challenge and the proposed changes.
