School Holidays -Could be cut?

[Tyler]

As quoted on ITV news....

England's schoolchildren should have shorter holidays and spend more time in the classroom, the Education Secretary said today.

In a speech today, My Gove said: "We've noticed in Hong Kong and Singapore and other East Asian nations that expectations of mathematical knowledge or of scientific knowledge at every stage are more demanding than in this country,"

"In order to reach those levels of achievement a higher level of effort is expected on behalf of students, parents and teachers.

"School days are longer, school holidays are shorter. The expectation is that to succeed, hard work is at the heart of everything."

I would hate this ot happen!.

[Red]

A 4 week holiday would be ridic lmao. England already get a shorter summer holiday than N.Ireland. People here get of late june/beginning of July and go back in Sept. Also longer hours would mean children would be going home in the dark in the winter months.

[Inseriousity.]

I agree with shorter holidays. The 6 weeks is far too long. I think the 9-3 day though is sufficient.

[Chippiewill]

9-3 seems really short to be honest, 9-4 would be much better

[Absently]

we get almost 3 months over here, which is way too long i think. if anything, ours should be cut instead of englands!

[Samantha]

When I was at school it was

9-3:30 junior school
8:30-2:45 high school

I think 6-7 hours is sufficient for a school day, but you have to consider a break and a dinner time too, at junior school we had 2 20 minute breaks and an hour lunch, at high school we had a 20 minute break and a 30 minute lunch so I think 7 hours with a 45 minute lunch and a 15 minute break would be 6 hours solid lesson per day and it'd be a lot more balanced probably.

[Kieran]

I quite liked my 9-4 school times. But then I did get a massive summer holiday compared to everywhere else in England.

[Empired]

There is a massive correlation between schools with shorter holidays and pupils being absent more often. Can't remember where I found that out.

I would die with shorter holidays

[Chippiewill]

There is a massive correlation between schools with shorter holidays and pupils being absent more often.

Since you can't miss what you don't remember I imagine most people would eventually accept it. Also correlation does not imply causation.

[Cerys]

Honestly, after all the super amazing hard work we have done throughout the year, 6 weeks is nothing.

It gives us time to chill out and prepare ourselves for another rubbish school year