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!
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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!
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Make Monday a half day for all secondary schools
Make a school day on Monday a half day for all secondary schools.
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.
Increase the number of bank holidays in England & Wales to 10 days
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