Schoolchildren 'more likely to have a phone than know how to throw a ball', shock report reveals

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Schoolchildren 'more likely to have a phone than know how to throw a ball', shock report reveals.

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Schoolchildren across England are more likely to have a phone than know how to throw a ball, a shocking new report has revealed.Fewer than half of English 10-year-olds demonstrate a basic level of competence when throwing a ball, the latest report from the think tank Centre for Social Justice showed.Meanwhile, some 70 per cent of the youngsters own a smartphone.

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On the whole, half of primary school children manage to meet basic activity levels, with the remainder falling behind what is required for a healthy life.

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By the age of 10, students are spending three hours a day on their device, which is the equivalent of spending a month a year online.As a result, Britain is witnessing the surge of a generation of "iPad kids" as screen-loving youngsters ditch...

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