More trials for longer school days in Wales may be held, the Welsh Government has confirmed. Responding to a report showing an initial trial last year was successful a Welsh Government spokesman said more would be held as part of ongoing reforms.
Pupils, schools and parents taking part in a longer school day trial in Wales say the extra hour was beneficial and should be continued. The trial, offering pupils extra art, music and sport activities as well as lessons, ran for 10 weeks from January 2022 in response to lost learning and socialising after lockdowns.
Originally billed as an “extension to the school day” the extra hours have since been renamed as “additional enrichment sessions”. The £2m Welsh Government pilot scheme was run against the backdrop of lost learning and socialising in the pandemic and pledges to look at ways to modernise the school timetable.
