PhoneAway supplies lockable phone pouches on a monthly subscription. Tell us who you are and we’ll show you exactly how it works for you.
Ofsted now assesses phone policies on every inspection. Get compliant from April 2026 with pouches and a complete 8-document implementation kit.
Schools →Deliver a truly phone-free retreat. For wellness operators, yoga and meditation centres, weddings and theatres on a flexible monthly rental.
Retreats →Law firms, investment banks, R&D labs and consultancies. A physical security layer for sensitive meetings, trading floors and NDA environments.
Workplaces →PhoneAway supplies lockable phone pouches to UK secondary schools on a simple monthly subscription. Every subscription includes a complete, editable Ofsted implementation kit covering policy, parent communication, staff procedures and outcome tracking.
The pouch system is designed around the natural rhythms of the school day. Each pupil has their own dedicated pouch. They lock it themselves on arrival, tutors verify at registration, and students unlock phones, using the magnet, at the gate when the day ends.
On arrival, each pupil places their phone in their own dedicated lockable pouch and locks it themselves. Form tutors verify during registration that pouches are secured. The pouch stays in their bag throughout the day so their phone is always with them, just inaccessible.
The locked pouch cannot be opened without the unlock magnet. No complicated setup. Pupils carry the pouch in their pocket or bag throughout lessons, break, and lunch. Supply staff need no training beyond a laminated quick-reference card.
At the end of the school day, students place their pouch on the magnet at each exit point to unlock it themselves as they leave. The number of magnets can be tailored to your exits and what flow works best for your school.
Every PhoneAway subscription includes eight editable template documents to help your school put a strong, evidence-based phone policy in place. Each one is a starting point your team can adapt to reflect your school’s own approach and values.
A suggested policy structure covering scope, SEN exceptions, escalation procedures, safeguarding, sixth form and staff conduct. Includes a governor sign-off block and references to DfE January 2026 guidance. Adapt the language to reflect your school’s approach.
A suggested parent letter covering how the system works, an FAQ addressing common concerns, and a return slip for capturing medical exceptions. The tone is supportive rather than prescriptive. Edit it to match the way your school communicates with families.
A suggested 8-slide assembly presentation your team can use as a starting point. It opens with data pupils find relevant, walks through how the day works in practice and includes a proposed FAQ slide. Presenter notes are on every slide. Amend the messaging to suit your school.
A suggested evidence summary drawing on published research including LSE (2015), UNESCO (2023) and Policy Exchange (2024). Provides a framework your governors can review and build on. Add your school’s own context and experience as evidence accumulates.
A suggested set of day-to-day procedures your staff team can review and adopt. Covers the morning routine, daytime expectations, end-of-day process, proposed escalation steps, lost pouches and medical exceptions. Includes a laminate-ready quick-reference card for tutors and supply staff.
A suggested monitoring framework covering behaviour, pouch administration, wellbeing and staff observations. Tracking these metrics over time gives your school a clear picture of how the policy is bedding in and provides evidence you can share with governors. Use the metrics that are most meaningful for your school.
A suggested termly staff questionnaire covering implementation, learning, wellbeing and staff experience. Designed to be completed anonymously and to give school leaders an honest picture of how staff feel the policy is working in practice. Results aggregate automatically for easy review.
A suggested overview presentation summarising the full document set. A useful starting point for a governor discussion or staff briefing. Adapt it to reflect the decisions your school has made.
PhoneAway is rented, not bought. You pay a predictable monthly fee per pupil rather than a large upfront purchase. No capital approval needed and no commitment to stock you have not yet seen work for your school.
Policy compliant from day one. Pouches and basic documents included.
Full 8-document Ofsted kit, monitoring, priority support. Everything included.
Magnets are a one-off purchase, separate from the subscription. The right number depends on your exits and how you want to manage the unlock process. We will advise when you get in touch.
| Benefit | PhoneAway subscription |
|---|---|
| No large upfront spend on stock before you have seen it in use | ✓ |
| Sits in your operational budget, no capital approval needed | ✓ |
| Each pupil gets their own dedicated pouch, included in the fee | ✓ |
| Implementation documents included and kept up to date | ✓ |
| Cancel with 30 days notice if the system does not work for you | ✓ |
| Replacement pouches available at cost when needed | ✓ |
| Transparent pricing published online, no sales call required | ✓ |
All prices are exclusive of VAT. PhoneAway is currently below the VAT registration threshold so no VAT is charged. MAT and multi-site pricing is available on request.
PhoneAway is built around what actually matters in a secondary school: reducing distraction, supporting pupil wellbeing, and giving your team a system that is straightforward to run every day.
From April 2026*, Ofsted inspectors assess mobile phone policies on every visit. Schools without a clear, communicated, and evidence-backed policy risk failing the Behaviour and Attitudes judgement. The DfE January 2026 guidance is unambiguous: all schools should be phone-free by default.
PhoneAway makes compliance straightforward. One order, one download, and your school has a governor-ratified policy, a parent letter, a pupil assembly deck, research evidence, staff procedures, and an outcome tracking system ready to show any inspector within 30 minutes of customising.
Eight editable template documents covering policy, parent communication, pupil assembly, research evidence, staff procedures and outcome tracking. Each one is a starting point your team can shape to fit your school.
Our prices are published on this page. No quote required and no sales call needed. We think school business managers deserve to make informed decisions with all the information in front of them.
The number of magnets is matched to your school’s layout and exits. No installation required and no IT involvement. We recommend a setup that keeps the unlock process smooth and fast for your specific site.
DfE guidance changed in January 2026. This kit reflects that update. When guidance changes again, subscribers receive updated documents automatically. Your evidence base stays current without any additional work from you.
We can arrange for you to see a sample pouch before you make any decision. We think you should be able to hold it, feel it and test it before a penny changes hands.
Because PhoneAway is a monthly subscription rather than a one-off purchase, you are not committing to buying stock outright before you know it works for your school. Pay monthly, cancel with 30 days notice and scale up when you are ready.
Straight answers to the things school business managers and headteachers want to know.
Tell us about your school and we will be in touch to talk through pricing, magnets and next steps. There is no commitment to proceed and no pressure. We want to make sure PhoneAway is right for your school before anything else.
We will be in touch within 2 working days to answer your questions and discuss what a PhoneAway subscription would look like for your school. If you would like to see a sample pouch before deciding, just let us know and we will arrange that as part of the conversation.
Takes under 2 minutes. No payment details required.
PhoneAway supplies lockable phone pouches to UK wellness retreats, digital detox programmes, yoga and meditation centres. Lock phones away for a full retreat, or just for specific moments such as yoga, meditation, sound baths or evening sessions. Whatever fits your programme.
Use PhoneAway for a full retreat or just for specific moments such as yoga, meditation, sound baths or fireside evening sessions. Guests lock their own pouch, keep it with them, and unlock when the session or retreat ends.
At the start of the retreat, or at the start of a specific session, each guest places their phone in a lockable pouch and locks it themselves. It becomes a meaningful moment that signals the shift into presence rather than a confiscation.
The pouch stays with the guest. Their phone is in their possession the whole time, just locked away. No anxiety about where their phone is, and no temptation to peek.
Whenever the moment ends, whether that is a single session or the final day of the retreat, guests unlock their pouches at the magnet station. Pouches return to you, ready for the next group. The whole process is calm, simple, and adds to the experience rather than feeling clinical.
If your retreat promises a digital detox, PhoneAway is the difference between a request and a reality. The pouch makes the commitment physical rather than aspirational. Guests cannot quietly check their phone when willpower wavers.
Even silenced phones pull guests out of presence. Knowing the phone is physically locked away changes how guests show up to a session. Sound baths, breath work and meditation feel deeper. Yoga teachers notice the difference immediately.
The lock-up moment becomes part of how you mark the start of a session or retreat. Guests remember it as the symbolic shift into presence. Many retreat owners say it sets the tone for the whole experience.
Lock phones away for an entire retreat, an evening session, or just a single yoga class. The pouches are flexible enough to slot into your existing programme however you choose to use them.
Pouches stay with you and are reused retreat after retreat. Your monthly subscription covers the stock so it just sits there ready to go for whenever your next session or retreat runs.
Standard pouches carry the PhoneAway logo, subtle and unbranded enough for any retreat. If you want your own logo, custom branded pouches are available as a one-off purchase.
Rent your pouches by the month, or buy outright if you want your own custom branded set. Replacement pouches available at cost when needed.
Everything you need for a small or medium retreat. PhoneAway-branded pouches.
For larger retreats, multi-house properties or busier programmes.
Buy outright is available, with or without your own custom branding. Custom branded pouches are buy only, since they cannot be redeployed once printed.
| Benefit | PhoneAway rental |
|---|---|
| No upfront capital cost, sits in operational budget | ✓ |
| Use the pouches for full retreats or single sessions, however suits you | ✓ |
| 30 day rolling cancellation after the first 12 months | ✓ |
| Front of house briefing template included | ✓ |
| Pouches stay with you, reused retreat after retreat | ✓ |
| Replacement pouches available at cost when needed | ✓ |
All prices exclude VAT. PhoneAway is currently below the VAT registration threshold so no VAT is charged. Larger retreat operators and multi-site bookings are quoted on enquiry.
PhoneAway also works for any event where presence matters. We supply pouches across these adjacent categories on the same flexible monthly rental basis.
For phone-free shows where artists or directors require it. Comedy clubs, intimate theatre, comedy specials and music venues running occasional phone-free programming.
Couples who want their guests present, not filming. The pouches give wedding planners a calm, elegant way to deliver a phone-free ceremony without confrontation.
Vipassana style centres, silent meditation retreats and mindfulness day-courses where phones are already discouraged but enforcement is hard.
For corporate offsites with a wellness or focus theme. Combines our retreat plan with our workplace confidentiality offering for executive offsites and leadership retreats.
Share a few details and we will reach out to schedule a 20 minute discovery call. We will talk through how you would use the pouches, the right plan for you, and answer any questions you have.
We will be in touch within 2 working days to find a time that works. Before the call we will send a sample pouch so you can see the product in person.
Takes under a minute. No payment details required.
PhoneAway supplies lockable phone pouches to professional workplaces on a monthly subscription. A physical security layer for sensitive meeting rooms, trading floors, and NDA-governed environments.
PhoneAway is a purely physical system. Pouches are placed in meeting rooms or handed to visitors at reception. No software, no app, no integration with your existing infrastructure.
Employees and visitors place their phone in a pouch before entering a sensitive meeting room, trading floor, or secure zone.
The locked pouch cannot be opened without the unlock tool. The person keeps it with them throughout the meeting — their phone is always with them, just physically inaccessible.
On leaving the secure zone, the pouch is unlocked at the door using the fixed unlock magnet. Pouches are returned to the meeting room for the next user.
Law firms and investment banks manage some of the most sensitive information in the economy. PhoneAway provides a physical mechanism to enforce phone-free zones that a policy document alone cannot.
Pharmaceutical and technology R&D environments where trade secrets and pre-publication research are at risk. Physical pouch use in labs and IP review meetings removes the risk of inadvertent recording.
Sensitive pricing discussions, M&A negotiations and earnings calls can be conducted with confidence that no personal device is recording from inside the room.
Managing external visitors in secure meeting rooms is a consistent challenge. Pouches provide a professional, non-confrontational way to enforce the policy.
Every workplace subscription includes an editable phone-free zone policy template, visitor briefing card, and staff implementation guide.
Monthly subscription means no capital approval. Sits in facilities or office management budget. Cancel with 30 days notice.
Priced by meeting room, floor, or whole-site depending on how you want to deploy. All pricing confirmed on enquiry.
A fixed monthly fee per secure meeting room. Covers a set of pouches sized to your room capacity, the unlock magnet, and replacements as needed.
A monthly subscription covering all secure zones on a given floor or in a defined area. Suitable for trading floors, deal rooms, or secure practice group floors.
A site-wide subscription covering all employees and visitors. One monthly fee, one account, supply managed centrally.
For firms with multiple UK offices. One contract covering all sites, with supply managed per location. Volume discounts apply from three sites.
Tell us about your firm and the environment you want to secure. We will come back with a tailored proposal within 2 working days.
We will be in touch within 2 working days with a tailored proposal based on your office size, sector, and the specific zones you want to secure.
Takes under 2 minutes. No payment details required.