Blackout Education

About Blackout Education

Blackout Education is an innovative digital wellbeing platform that helps schools reduce smartphone distractions while supporting safeguarding, student wellbeing and positive digital habits. Designed to work as part of a whole-school approach, the platform temporarily restricts access to non-essential apps during the school day, enabling students to focus on learning while maintaining access to essential features such as calls and messages for safety. Built around three core pillars—culture, evidence and education—Blackout Education goes beyond technology by helping schools foster responsible digital behaviours that extend beyond the classroom. Alongside its device management platform, the organisation provides staff training, parent webinars, ready-made educational resources, assemblies and digital literacy programmes to encourage healthier relationships with technology. Schools using Blackout benefit from a tailored onboarding process, real-time insights into device compliance and evidence-led reporting to strengthen safeguarding and support whole-school improvement. By combining practical technology with education and behaviour change, Blackout Education empowers schools to create calmer, more focused learning environments while equipping young people with the knowledge and skills to navigate the digital world safely and responsibly.