Reduce the school week to four days a week
We urge the Government to require all schools to reduce the school week to four instead of five days by making each school day one hour longer whilst requiring the school week to be four instead of five days.
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126,014
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Government response threshold (10,000) · 10,000/10,000 · reached
Debate threshold (100,000) · 100,000/100,000 · reached
- 04 DEC 2025Petition closedFinal total: 126,014 signatures
- 10 OCT 2025Government respondedDepartment for EducationGovernment reply
The government has no plans to reduce the school week to four days. Regular attendance at school is vital for children’s education, well-being and long-term development as well as parental employment.
Read full response - 20 SEPT 2025100,000 signatures reachedEligible to be considered for debate
- 18 SEPT 202510,000 signatures reachedEligible for a government response
- 04 JUN 2025Petition opened for signatures