Mandate seven-hour days Monday to Thursday in schools for shorter Fridays
We ask the Government to require all schools to have seven-hour days Monday to Thursday, while Fridays are reduced to 4.5 hours. This would preserve the total learning time required for education while allowing students a shorter end to the week.
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Mandate seven-hour days Monday to Thursday in schools for shorter Fridays
We ask the Government to require all schools to have seven-hour days Monday to Thursday, while Fridays are reduced to 4.5 hours. This would preserve the total learning time required for education while allowing students a shorter end to the week.
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Reduce the school week to three days a week
Government and parliament need to lower children's school days per week from 5 to 3 to allow them to still enjoy their childhoods.
Make Monday a half day for all secondary schools
Make a school day on Monday a half day for all secondary schools.
Extend the school week by 5 hours for longer holidays
The Government should make all schools have an extra hour in the school day but more weeks in summer, Xmas and in Halloween. I did the maths and if school has an extra hour every day you will have 5-6 weeks free for holidays!
Mandate all schools to provide at least two PE lessons per week
We call upon the Department for Education and the Government to require all primary and secondary schools to provide at least two physical education (PE) lessons per week as part of the national curriculum.
Mandate school shorts to be part of the uniform in high schools
Issue guidance to mandate shorts to be a part of uniforms in high school.