Ministers To Make School Week A Minimum Of 32.5 Hours In England Schools
Most schools already offer a 32.5-hour school week, which equates to 8:45 a.m. until 3:15 p.m. Monday through Friday. However, the government believes that there are discrepancies across the country, as 20 minutes less teaching time per day is equivalent to losing two weeks of schooling per year. However, education unions said they were “not convinced of the benefits” of introducing a minimum length of school weeks, as figures from the Ministry of Education show that three-quarters of schools already offer 32....