School Holidays -Could be cut?

[-:Undertaker:-]

Another attempt or move by government to turn schools into daycare centres now that their original intent of damaging the traditional family (with masses of single mothers having to work long hours and children being carted from family member to friends house every day) has been completed - so this is just another result and cost of that experiment that has gone wrong.

Interestingly if we want a good education in this country for younger people, maybe we should start looking at what worked in the past in our country (ie teaching proper subjects, having strict discipline and having grammar schools) rather than going down the futile route of keeping disinterested and badly behaved children in drama lessons for longer.

The Conservatives are as clueless as Labour when it comes to education, despite silly gimmicks at election time.

The economy would benefit as parents wouldn't need to take part time jobs or hire babysitters to look after their parents.

If I understand this quote correctly i'd ask - where is the money coming from to keep the children in school for longer? remember, that means bigger schools open for longer (more classrooms built, more resources needed, longer heating hours) and teachers teaching for longer (wages).

[iBlueBox]

My personal school day in sixth form is, 8:45 - 2:50, However after that I'll stay behind till 6PM get some revision/homework/coursework done.

[Aaron]

I would honestly hate this for all of you living in the UK, I really would.

I love my 3 months off for summer holidays.

[AgnesIO]

If I understand this quote correctly i'd ask - where is the money coming from to keep the children in school for longer? remember, that means bigger schools open for longer (more classrooms built, more resources needed, longer heating hours) and teachers teaching for longer (wages).

Could you explain why we would need more classrooms built? We will have the same number of students, in the same schools - just there for long. The money, at least in my eyes, would be a worthy investment. In the long term you end up with more properly educated students (ie. capable of getting better jobs, and also the short term benefit would be more parents in full time work paying taxes (and therefore paying for the increase in the education bill).

Reform the welfare state, spend the money and invest in Britain's future.

[-:Undertaker:-]

Could you explain why we would need more classrooms built? We will have the same number of students, in the same schools - just there for long. The money, at least in my eyes, would be a worthy investment. In the long term you end up with more properly educated students (ie. capable of getting better jobs, and also the short term benefit would be more parents in full time work paying taxes (and therefore paying for the increase in the education bill).

Because in relation to A Levels which are now being made compulsory (another idiotic decision by this government), students would be in school for a longer period of time. At the moment A Level students have many less lessons than main school do, and this keeps classrooms free - make school compulsory until 18 AND keep them in for longer and your going to run out of space.

Reform the welfare state, spend the money and invest in Britain's future.

We had enough 'investment' aka waste during the previous Labour government, yet standards continue to slip.

Maybe we need to start thinking less about throwing money and hours at the problem and start thinking radically on whats wrong with education as I suggested in my post regarding the three points I made. After all, if the system is fundementally rotten then it doesn't matter how many shiny new buildings you 'invest' in or how many hours you make pupils attend school for - they're still getting the same poor education.

[AgnesIO]

Because in relation to A Levels which are now being made compulsory (another idiotic decision by this government), students would be in school for a longer period of time. At the moment A Level students have many less lessons than main school do, and this keeps classrooms free - make school compulsory until 18 AND keep them in for longer and your going to run out of space.



We had enough 'investment' aka waste during the previous Labour government, yet standards continue to slip.

Maybe we need to start thinking less about throwing money and hours at the problem and start thinking radically on whats wrong with education as I suggested in my post regarding the three points I made. After all, if the system is fundementally rotten then it doesn't matter how many shiny new buildings you 'invest' in or how many hours you make pupils attend school for - they're still getting the same poor education.

I would be all up for reforming the education system too (ie. bring back discipline, teach the "real" subjects).

Also, to my understanding A Levels are not compulsory, education until age 18 is. This could include joining the army, or going to a college for a diploma. I cannot speak about the Sixth Form issue, as mine is not attached to a school - thus removing any issues.

[Gina]

lmao i love my school holidays
im alright with my school day aswell
junior school was erm mon-thurs 8:10 - 3:10 and friday was 8:10 - 2:15
and now its er 8:30 - 3:00 lmao

[Shannon]

Gove, wants to change everything, its getting pathetic now, first change BTEC and the leaving age, now move on to longer days, lol, would like to see him attend a working class comprehensive for a day, then he can see how private and comprehensive vary, urg, why do they always hit w/c worse! Urg. Not fair! He needs to see reality and what the poeple want not the minority! Open your eyes Gove! Rant Over!

[AgnesIO]

Gove, wants to change everything, its getting pathetic now, first change BTEC and the leaving age, now move on to longer days, lol, would like to see him attend a working class comprehensive for a day, then he can see how private and comprehensive vary, urg, why do they always hit w/c worse! Urg. Not fair! He needs to see reality and what the poeple want not the minority! Open your eyes Gove! Rant Over!

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[Shannon]

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i have a really bad comma addiction, maybe i should to be honest