Children face being at school for nine hours a day and see their holidays cut drastically under plans being examined by the Conservative Government. The proposals would see school days extended to run from about 9am until 6pm, from the current hours of around 8.30am to 3.10pm. Holidays would also be reduced from 13 weeks to seven. Mr Kirby (David Cameron’s former policy chief) said that it would solve a wide range of issues, “transforming the lives of most households in the UK within two years, reducing youth crime, boosting education standards and preparing children for the world of work by getting them used to full days.
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