Schools in England are being asked to ensure their timetable amounts to 32.5 hours per week by 2023.
The UK Government has released a report published in full on Monday (March 28) detailing the new school week must run for at least 32-and-a-half hours in time for the academic year commencing in September 2023. A new timeframe for the school day has been suggested as 8.45am to 3.15pm Monday to Friday.
Data from a July 2021 Government survey revealed some 70 per cent of schools are already open between 32 and 35 hours a week across England in years 3 to 9, with a further 9 per cent open for longer. A child with a school day shorter by 20 minutes a day would lose two weeks of schooling over the course of a year, the Government has argued.
