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Reduce school to 4 days a week and have optional extra activities

Submitted by Jenson James Lawless on Sunday 11th January 2026

Published on Thursday 26th February 2026

Current status: Open

Open until: Wednesday 26th August 2026

Current Signatures: 110
(count is updated approximately hourly)

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Benefits ~ Build ~ Children ~ Clubs ~ Education ~ End ~ exams ~ mentalhealth ~ plan ~ skills ~ Teachers ~ The End ~ training ~ weeks ~ Wellbeing

Petition Action

Reduce school to 4 days a week and have optional extra activities

Petition Details

Reduce the school week to 4 days. Have optional extra-curricular activities at the end of the day to help children with exams. Students with disabilities could have optional clubs on the day off to build skills that could benefit their education.

Additional Information

This could benefit children’s mental health which is vital for their wellbeing and development. Teachers also will have more time off to spend with their family or could use that time to plan for their week ahead and undertake any additional training they need.


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