Plans to reform the school day and year in Wales is not backed by evidence and is unlikely to help children’s learning recover from the effects of the pandemic, the bodies representing headteachers have warned.
The trial to extend the school day in Wales came under fire as it gets underway in 13 schools and one college across five of the 22 local education authorities.
The Association of School and College Leaders Cymru said research behind the idea was “flimsy in the extreme” and questioned how representative such a small trial would be. No Welsh medium secondary schools are taking part.
