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Wednesday, 8 February 2012




Should school day be longer?

The school day should be made longer to get children ready for the world of work, say some politicians.

Stephen Twigg, the Labour party’s education boss, says a longer day would keep children off the streets, stop them being sucked into local gangs and give the most deprived pupils a place to study away from difficult home lives.

He also thinks that pupils should be put into groups in schools by ability or interests, rather than age.

The MP’s comments come after a survey by business leaders found that one out of three young people was not ready for a job.

One school in Norwich is already open for six days a week, 51 weeks of the year. Others are planning to keep pupils in school until at least 5pm or stage regular weekend lessons.

Mr Twigg thinks all pupils should have a longer day. “First, for secondary pupils, it would mean getting used to a work-like timetable,” he says. “How many employers expect their workers to leave the office at 3.30pm?

“Second, too many pupils who suffer from poor housing conditions struggle to find a quiet place to study or do their homework. Providing a longer school day will give these students a haven away from what, in some cases, can be chaotic and troublesome home lives. Third, it can take young people, quite literally, off the streets.”

Mr Twigg says studies have shown that gangs are most active immediately after schools close, and providing longer school-based activities may stop some young people getting into trouble.

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  • sweetpea (Age 11) wrote on Friday, 13 January 2012 @ 12:40

    No

  • pipapip (Age 12) wrote on Friday, 13 January 2012 @ 15:49

    no our school day changed last year from 3pm to 3:35 so i don't think it should change

  • bannanas (Age 10) wrote on Friday, 13 January 2012 @ 15:52

    I dont think it should be longer at-all I hate the idear

  • Laurakat1 (Age 14) wrote on Friday, 13 January 2012 @ 16:24

    No because this means changing the lessons format. We have timetables so certain lessons are on certain days so it would just be so confusing

  • smokeyice (Age 12) wrote on Friday, 13 January 2012 @ 16:52

    i think it should stay the same times but maybe if they wanted to they could have a club for us just to talk with our frends

  • Aishah21 (Age 16) wrote on Friday, 13 January 2012 @ 16:56

    Yes we finish at 2:40...that's a bit early i think it should be longer maybe not have extra lessons but everyone could have like 1 hour homework time after school...and finish at 3:40.

  • millieboo (Age 9) wrote on Friday, 13 January 2012 @ 17:01

    No for about one thousand reasons!

  • CandyEllz (Age 11) wrote on Friday, 13 January 2012 @ 18:37

    Nooo! x'D

  • shoeless27 (Age 10) wrote on Friday, 13 January 2012 @ 18:42

    nOoOoOoOoO!!!

  • Tower1 (Age 12) wrote on Friday, 13 January 2012 @ 18:46

    No our school day is already too long and I think that spending time at home with our family is way more important than using more time at school. Sure people who want to do homework at school should be allowed to stay and do it but if we stay at school we would be made to have more lessons and the more lessons the more homework and you have less time to do it!!! I already think the school day is too long. I only end up with about an hour each night to do what I want.

  • mihr (Age 10) wrote on Friday, 13 January 2012 @ 18:52

    No because if people do extra curricular activities they would not finish until really late and would still have homework to complete.

  • suzyrules (Age 10) wrote on Friday, 13 January 2012 @ 19:34

    No way! You wouldn't have time for after school clubs!

  • redhorse10 (Age 13) wrote on Friday, 13 January 2012 @ 19:53

    No! That's really just an excuse to keep kids inside school for as long as they can! What these ministers have to consider is: The pupils in schools want a social life, life isn't all about school. Though it is a big part in the future, you won't get to many places without social skills. Also, we are 18 and under, can't we just have our childhood? Is that a crime? Adults work from 9-5 most commonly, and a lot of them don't work weekends, so why should we? Adults work to be paid, we don't. We get no reward out of school apart from the qualifications at the end and the knowledge, but that isn't always as satisfying. Keeping school open for the extra hours also makes it harder for children/teenagers to have hobbies or join clubs out of school, and there are a lot of families in the UK who need more time to bond, not less! A final thing is that, despite the fact I have said they complain a lot, I think this is unfair on the teachers because they already mark until hours after school, and keeping them back for more hours isn't very fair. I finish at 3:30pm and in the Winter it is already getting dark at this time, I can't be walking home at 5:30pm in the dark. Some people have nobody to pick them up at this sort of time because parents are at work. Overall, this act is unfair, inconsiderate to everyone and really makes me wonder about the politicians. Most people don't like school that much anyway! We only go 'cause we have to. ;)

  • Prunnie (Age 10) wrote on Friday, 13 January 2012 @ 20:05

    My school is torture so I don't need any more of it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :/

  • connor1177 (Age 10) wrote on Friday, 13 January 2012 @ 20:20

    NO

  • alliec (Age 11) wrote on Friday, 13 January 2012 @ 20:38

    No we finish at 3:55 on mondays wednesdays and thursdays and 3:15 on tusedays and fridays we also have the choice to stay in the library after school for an hour so no i don't think we should change, maybe some schools should...

  • Ellie-mo (Age 12) wrote on Friday, 13 January 2012 @ 21:14

    no, we dont finish til 5 to 4! (But we start at 9:25!)

  • cowmoo1170 (Age 10) wrote on Friday, 13 January 2012 @ 21:52

    We do clubs and prep at school So I stay til 5.30

  • neemtree (Age 12) wrote on Saturday, 14 January 2012 @ 10:33

    No for many reasons! Firstly

  • neemtree (Age 12) wrote on Saturday, 14 January 2012 @ 10:37

    No for many reasons! Firstly because actually most kids don't live in an unstable home so this would upset nearly all the kids at school, all of which do have a stable working environment. This would be great for homeless kids undoubtedly but still this would not be a good measure. Also you would have to totally reorganise the timetable and besides 4 o'clock is only an hour before jobs end anyway. Finally KIDS DON'T LIKE STAYING AT SCHOOL FOR HOURS!

  • yumyum (Age 11) wrote on Saturday, 14 January 2012 @ 10:44

    No cos some ppl get bullied and won't want to stay longer

  • charan (Age 12) wrote on Saturday, 14 January 2012 @ 11:26

    No, it's long enough as it is!! I don't usually arrive home until 16:45ish anyway.

  • Polkadot98 (Age 14) wrote on Saturday, 14 January 2012 @ 11:57

    I don't think the school day should ba any longer because it is already getting us prepared for work as secondary school days are longer than primary school days. Also we still have to work when we get home as we have to do homework.

  • blackcat07 (Age 12) wrote on Saturday, 14 January 2012 @ 12:07

    I disagree with Mr. Twigg's comment about pupils being but into groups by abiltiy and interest because I do not only learn from my teacher but from others in my class.

  • ajn (Age 11) wrote on Saturday, 14 January 2012 @ 12:14

    not in a BILLION

  • buddie (Age 11) wrote on Saturday, 14 January 2012 @ 12:30

    I already have to go on until 4pm!

  • precious49 (Age 9) wrote on Saturday, 14 January 2012 @ 12:44

    Why not? home can be pretty boring anyways

  • musicluva (Age 12) wrote on Saturday, 14 January 2012 @ 13:02

    No. I do not want my school day to change. There are loads of things happening at my school. (trust me)

  • akib (Age 11) wrote on Saturday, 14 January 2012 @ 13:24

    I want school to be longer

  • popcorn362 (Age 9) wrote on Saturday, 14 January 2012 @ 13:42

    We finish at 3.25. I wouldn't mind much if the day was a bit longer.

  • izbiz360 (Age 11) wrote on Saturday, 14 January 2012 @ 14:21

    No they aren't at school they don't know what to do they need to ask us

  • superdog7 (Age 12) wrote on Saturday, 14 January 2012 @ 15:14

    no because it is not fair for the people who dont need it

  • orly (Age 9) wrote on Saturday, 14 January 2012 @ 15:15

    I love school but I don't think they should make it longer or have 6 days!

  • rockgirl (Age 11) wrote on Saturday, 14 January 2012 @ 15:34

    yes

  • pearl (Age 11) wrote on Saturday, 14 January 2012 @ 15:36

    NO,NO,NO!My school finishs at 3:55,and it takes me about an hour and a half to get home!

  • cariadfab (Age 10) wrote on Saturday, 14 January 2012 @ 16:49

    I think we should have shorter hours so that when we are at school we are at our brightest and fully awake. If we did this then we would get more time for out of school activities and we would have more time for us to do homework. If we had longer to do homework then there would be less people getting trouble because they are unable to finish it because of out of school clubs. We could have slightly shorter holidays to make up for the hours of school missed. Did you know my friend from gym doesn't go to a boarding school but still only gets Christmas day and Boxing doy off. Not even weekends!

  • Arthuroony (Age 9) wrote on Saturday, 14 January 2012 @ 17:02

    I think that school being longer is a despicable idea for a number of reasons: 1. Because you can only have so much pressure on a school kid that he/she can take. 2. If some schools have timetables, [I know mine does.]It will probobly mess everything up, and confuse everyone In the class! I'd be dazed! 3. When you get home AFTER school, you feel relived to be at your comfort zone, But if you got home really late from school you'll have to get washed up and ready for bed. [Only if you were to young to stay up to any time you wanted to]and if you wanted to have someone round after school... Think again...

  • AppleKiwi (Age 8) wrote on Saturday, 14 January 2012 @ 17:12

    Definitely not because I am already so busy!

  • Boulderax (Age 12) wrote on Saturday, 14 January 2012 @ 18:10

    I can't beleive that you would think of the idea because we already have to do a few hours of homework after school so that would make life a real bore and I would be so tired that wouldn't do well in school because of all the work

  • TheJuice (Age 14) wrote on Saturday, 14 January 2012 @ 18:27

    No, I think it should stay the same, I leave school at 3:10pm and I think it's alright.

  • superspy10 (Age 11) wrote on Saturday, 14 January 2012 @ 18:48

    defo no!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • EMJ-00 (Age 11) wrote on Saturday, 14 January 2012 @ 19:01

    no

  • eke (Age 12) wrote on Sunday, 15 January 2012 @ 07:43

    Sometimes I stay in one of the rooms at school for an hour and do my homework. I really doing my homework there because it is really peaceful (I'm usually the only one there) and there is nothing else to do so I can just get it done however I think that school is long enough as it is and you would get really tired and then when you got home you would just be to tired to do your homework or practice your instrument etc.

  • caitbur (Age 10) wrote on Sunday, 15 January 2012 @ 08:09

    no

  • nosyrosy (Age 10) wrote on Sunday, 15 January 2012 @ 08:49

    no I do not I enjoy school & we go home at 3.50 we usually have 1 hour of homework which would be too much if we went home much later especially as I live ages away.I think school should offer a wide range of clubs for people who need it so we have 2 days off for family.

  • Awesomekid (Age 9) wrote on Sunday, 15 January 2012 @ 09:51

    NO!! School is to boring and a million other reasons.

  • BrianSmit (Age 15) wrote on Sunday, 15 January 2012 @ 11:18

    I'm like a zombie at the end of the day as it is

  • ahmadihsan (Age 10) wrote on Sunday, 15 January 2012 @ 11:18

    no because they are already to long

  • gm3995 (Age 11) wrote on Sunday, 15 January 2012 @ 11:48

    No I go to school from 8:40 to 3:50 and I think that is long enough, we have a howework club and you just go and leave the library whenever you want. We're also allowed to do homework at breaktimes if we want. Under 1/4 of all children are either homeless or are having trouble at home - I've never known anyone like this. Not many people are in a gang or anything where I live. There is no point in making school hours longer because that just encourages people to stay out later and I have vto take a 40min bus journey to get to my school

  • Prill (Age 7) wrote on Sunday, 15 January 2012 @ 11:53

    Pinewood school day is 8.15am to 4.15pm. That is longer than some adults work! Our school days are long enough!

  • peep45677 (Age 11) wrote on Sunday, 15 January 2012 @ 12:28

    NoOoOoO our day is sooooooooooooooooooo long

  • iyster (Age 11) wrote on Sunday, 15 January 2012 @ 14:00

    I don't think school days should be longer because it's unfair on kids who use after school time to hang out with friends and do homework. I understand what is trying to be done, but this is NOT the answer.

  • strichards (Age 11) wrote on Sunday, 15 January 2012 @ 14:16

    No, Mr Twigg should forget the idea!!!!!

  • spitfire99 (Age 12) wrote on Sunday, 15 January 2012 @ 14:23

    I already have a school day 8 hours and 40 minutes long!So if the school day is increased that means I could be going to school for something like 10 hours!

  • Zackarius (Age 11) wrote on Sunday, 15 January 2012 @ 14:46

    what?!no way!!

  • sweetcandy (Age 10) wrote on Sunday, 15 January 2012 @ 14:55

    Are you KIDDING me? Of course not!

  • CHERUB15 (Age 13) wrote on Sunday, 15 January 2012 @ 16:17

    Like we dont learn enough already? What happened to the good old work, play rest balance?!?!

  • nazgul18 (Age 12) wrote on Sunday, 15 January 2012 @ 16:37

    My school ends so late that if I had a job I would feel like got to go home early!

  • 3dpumpkin (Age 10) wrote on Sunday, 15 January 2012 @ 17:35

    I think that we should not get our school days extended longer because mine already goes on until 3.20. I do think it is a good idea to be grouped in ability and interests though.

  • moo12345 (Age 11) wrote on Sunday, 15 January 2012 @ 20:04

    No because I go to a private school which finishes at 3:45 and that is late enough!

  • saxon1 (Age 11) wrote on Sunday, 15 January 2012 @ 20:56

    I finish my lessons at 5, then I do my homework at school, going home at 6:45 including tea. This means I see more of my friends and don't have to bring any homework home!! Sometimes we have a wide range of activities we can do after lessons finish! For parents that work late school looks after us for the whole day....... I really love staying late at school and it works for me!

  • shoeless27 (Age 10) wrote on Monday, 16 January 2012 @ 16:32

    i think we could start at like 9 o' clock (before school clubs at 8:30) and end at 4:00 (5;))/5:30 if we have clubs) hey moo12345, SAME@!!!!! highfive!

  • edenboots (Age 12) wrote on Monday, 16 January 2012 @ 16:47

    you spend more time in the day every week at school than hame,don't make it anymore!!

  • Balerocks (Age 7) wrote on Monday, 16 January 2012 @ 19:27

    MR TWIGG'S MAD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • millieboo (Age 9) wrote on Tuesday, 17 January 2012 @ 08:23

    I think it's fine as it is! NO WAY HOZAY.

  • lennox123 (Age 12) wrote on Tuesday, 17 January 2012 @ 12:52

    NO

  • cariadfab (Age 10) wrote on Tuesday, 17 January 2012 @ 13:22

    Does anyone know how you get a photo in the box cause I just have a boring blue person reading a book. Thanks

  • cariadfab (Age 10) wrote on Tuesday, 17 January 2012 @ 13:22

    Does anyone know how you get a photo in the box cause I just have a boring blue person reading a book. Thanks

  • alexbell (Age 10) wrote on Tuesday, 17 January 2012 @ 16:04

    no way school should be longer

  • alexbell (Age 10) wrote on Tuesday, 17 January 2012 @ 16:04

    school should not be longer

  • alexbell (Age 10) wrote on Tuesday, 17 January 2012 @ 16:05

    no way school should be longer

  • MrMonkey (Age 8) wrote on Tuesday, 17 January 2012 @ 17:16

    our school day ends at 3:15 thats late enough short answer is NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

  • honeybun00 (Age 11) wrote on Tuesday, 17 January 2012 @ 17:25

    No because children start to get tired around 2;30 and that makes work levels go D O W N :(

  • ShakiraSky (Age 11) wrote on Tuesday, 17 January 2012 @ 18:08

    People will have to pay more for more school right? Well why don't we just start up a type of after school club which u might have to pay for but at least it is not school!

  • EPICAN (Age 9) wrote on Tuesday, 17 January 2012 @ 18:57

    NO WAY I HAVE TO HAVE TO WAKE UP AT 6:30 IN THE MORNING. AND I HAVE TO TAKE THE BUS HOME WICH LASTS AN HOUR SO I GET TO THE BUS STATION AT 5:15 AND BY THE TIME I GET HOME IT'S 6:00!

  • poppy7117 (Age 10) wrote on Tuesday, 17 January 2012 @ 19:28

    no because i have a lot of after school clubs that start early but mabye make scool days 8:45 to 3:35 or 3:30

  • hols2012 (Age 10) wrote on Tuesday, 17 January 2012 @ 20:23

    We have had this discussion at my school and some of us think its a good idea and some of us dont i dont think its a good idea because we would be exhausted! i think schools should take more hours of well atleast 1 hour because its tireing enough as it is. i dont care if this happens but if it does then atleast make it 10am till something so we can have a more of a laying! but what happens with the teachers because they will be so busy and be at work forever! and we might not get as good lessons because they will be tired and at school till like 9pm!

  • grabwagon (Age 11) wrote on Wednesday, 18 January 2012 @ 16:42

    no because we have clubs on after school and if we finished earlier we would miss them,also if we go to school 6 days a week we wouldn't be able to have a lye in because I have to get up at 8 in the morning to go to church and I like a good lye in

  • alicexxxx (Age 13) wrote on Wednesday, 18 January 2012 @ 16:45

    I don't think this would be fair because although there are children who suffer from poor housing who will find this useful, what about the people who don't need it? I don't have much time to relax after school as it nis, this would only give us less time to relax and be....kids! Besides, if you want us to get used to a worklike timetable, why don't you send us to work? the whole point that we go to school is so that we can learn because we are only young and we don't need to get used to work yet! Thanks xxxxx

  • Brambles19 (Age 9) wrote on Wednesday, 18 January 2012 @ 17:19

    Noooo way, it is to much, school is already 2 long not even longer. Brambles x

  • musicmad01 (Age 10) wrote on Wednesday, 18 January 2012 @ 17:34

    i get the point but i think we would be well to tired to be working 9 hours a day 6 days a week its technically IMPOSSIBLE!!!!!

  • woofster (Age 10) wrote on Wednesday, 18 January 2012 @ 18:38

    yes but no. Ministers might not have a social life but kids do and we need our clubs for social skills as much as grades but i wouldn'd say no to 1 extra hour not two. I have athletics in school from 3-4 so i would have it 5-6 no way i want a life you know. (STUPID MINISTERS)

  • Munni99 (Age 12) wrote on Wednesday, 18 January 2012 @ 18:47

    No! It's already too much for some students and we wouldn't have enough time to ourselves and we wont get enough sleep that way! People already complain about that!

  • bubbles123 (Age 14) wrote on Wednesday, 18 January 2012 @ 18:58

    My school finishes at 3:30 but me and loads of other people get trains and busses home so we dont get home to between 4:30 and 5 and we get loads of homework, so No the school day should definatley not be longer

  • b2400 (Age 11) wrote on Wednesday, 18 January 2012 @ 19:17

    no, our school already finishes at 3:55

  • cinderella (Age 12) wrote on Wednesday, 18 January 2012 @ 19:29

    It really does depend

  • Renesemee (Age 11) wrote on Wednesday, 18 January 2012 @ 19:36

    No of course NOT I mean, children are already tired at the end of the day, especially children in an infant school. Also, spending time with our families is really important and children need time to be children after learning. Don't get me wrong, it is fun at school but the length of the school day is already enough!

  • topple (Age 13) wrote on Wednesday, 18 January 2012 @ 21:25

    yesssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss!

  • HUMPH9 (Age 9) wrote on Thursday, 19 January 2012 @ 13:49

    i do not go to school,i am home educated,but if i went to school i would wont the day to be shorter,NOT LONGER

  • yoyogirl (Age 11) wrote on Thursday, 19 January 2012 @ 16:55

    I don't think so because school days are long enough anyway, and otherwise the students would get so tired they wouldn't be able to work hard or concentrate.

  • XxKrishxX (Age 13) wrote on Thursday, 19 January 2012 @ 17:21

    No, because we already have an 8 hour day for school, and making it longer will just get distracted, or they won't concentrate because they are tired, which won't help us learn, we will just get stroppy and moody.

  • prowler (Age 8) wrote on Thursday, 19 January 2012 @ 18:06

    I really think you should not make school longer because we already have enough on our hands. I mean all the homework without adding another two hours on to it so please,please,please don't do it!!

  • kitten2000 (Age 11) wrote on Thursday, 19 January 2012 @ 20:09

    nnoooooooooooooo! i hate this idea because it wont be fair on other younger children who get realy tired !

  • atomblue (Age 14) wrote on Friday, 20 January 2012 @ 12:10

    No!l used to live in England and now l live in Japan. l was amazed how the teachers taught children in Japan because they really work hard and they think about how the student's can enjoy learning everyday. The teachers in Japan go to school even when it's a day off too. My teacher works until midnight everyday and there are a lot of people like him. l have never seen a gang in the streets in japan or a friend that had been bullied l think that this is because the teachers are thinking about the children a lot. l've been to my friends houses and everybody had great home lives. England shouldn't be considering about having extra time at school or not but l think should be considering about how the teachers are teaching and be solving the problem of home life in England. Anyways l think that too much studying can cause stress as well.

  • Dolling (Age 10) wrote on Friday, 20 January 2012 @ 18:20

    NO! i don't think that we should have a longer school day because we work hard enough and we wouldn't get time to spend with our familes if they work and even if they don't.!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • annacatshe (Age 11) wrote on Friday, 20 January 2012 @ 19:50

    i think they should but all the school to finsh at 3pm beacuse people will fall a sleep (once i nearly fell a sleep lol)

  • qazplm (Age 9) wrote on Friday, 20 January 2012 @ 20:26

    no if we whent to school longer then it would be dark when we walked home.

  • Dolling (Age 10) wrote on Friday, 20 January 2012 @ 21:10

    NO! i don't think school days should be longer because we do enough at school as it is and if our parents work we won't get to see them that much and even if our parents don't work we want to spend more time with them because we love them and mabe teachers don't want to wor 6 days a week because they have familys too. so i say NOOOOO!

  • whufan1 (Age 10) wrote on Friday, 20 January 2012 @ 21:30

    No i stay till 4:30 on 3 days

  • hansolo (Age 13) wrote on Saturday, 21 January 2012 @ 11:06

    No! On wednesday and friday we already have school until 5 o' clock!

  • Random_Guy (Age 14) wrote on Saturday, 21 January 2012 @ 12:30

    Yes! I think it's a great idea. It would be really good at getting us prepared for the long hours of work, so it wouldn't be a shock to the system, and a lot of people sit around doing nothing for hours (like me...) Having longer school days would prevent that, which I think is great!

  • BaconDeath (Age 12) wrote on Saturday, 21 January 2012 @ 12:47

    I think the idea is just plain idiocy. Teenagers are grumpy 80% of the time at home due to being tired from the stress of school and extending that means that they will just be grumpier, which will affect their learning and result in them failing their exams. Also I just started secondary school in September and instead of homework we have Extended Learning Projects (ELPs). We are supposed to have one every two weeks, but sometimes the teachers are giving us on a week early ,due to everyone being there and people who are at sports events missing the lesson, and 90% of the time they do that we already have an ELP due the very next week.

  • mattyrocks (Age 11) wrote on Saturday, 21 January 2012 @ 16:42

    i don't think so because we alresdy finish at 4:00 or 5:00 so idon't think the school day should be longer anyehere because children should get time at home and should be able to wander round and form gang's so they can get ti know more people there age.

  • tobydog (Age 8) wrote on Saturday, 21 January 2012 @ 19:31

    NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOoOoOoOoOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOoooooooooooooooooooooooOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO DONT DO THAT ITS CHILD CRUELTY AND TO MORE SCHOOL I SAY NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO NO NO NO NNNOOOOONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

  • stickman13 (Age 10) wrote on Saturday, 21 January 2012 @ 20:25

    no no no we cant have more school i already have from 8.35am to 3.50pm!

  • stickman13 (Age 10) wrote on Sunday, 22 January 2012 @ 07:44

    mr twig is stipid dont do it!

  • doctor5162 (Age 9) wrote on Sunday, 22 January 2012 @ 15:00

    are you crazy my school day is already 6 and a quater hours long so no way

  • DRacula12 (Age 11) wrote on Sunday, 22 January 2012 @ 16:01

    Although I think it's important to learn the right amount, I also think the more time spent away from teachers the better they can be so annoying and strict also I like being home for Simpsons at 6 O'Clock on Channel 4 and sometimes it can take an hour to get home, therefore if I left school at 5 O'Clock I wouldn't even be able to watch that and that would male me rather angry and you wouldn't like me when I'm angry.

  • DRacula12 (Age 11) wrote on Sunday, 22 January 2012 @ 16:11

    And also I know that In Venezuela the school day is sometimes over 8 hours long.

  • Godsgift (Age 9) wrote on Sunday, 22 January 2012 @ 16:35

    YES,but only if they give up homework because the teachers should teach the children more in school than giving us homework .I myself finish school at 3:15 so they should leave school at 3:40.MAYBE 4:00.

  • Livzii (Age 15) wrote on Sunday, 22 January 2012 @ 16:39

    although everyone is protesting because it affects us badly at the moment, it will help us in the future because we will know more and be more prepared for the real world, as opposed t being used to being in a bubble of easiness. i think it's a good idea because if we have had more lessons, then we will be more likely to get into university and get good jobs. also, its like how when a young child does not want to go to bed but their parent makes them. the child is unhappy at not staying up late, but if they hadn't gone to bed then they will really regret it the next day!

  • madz (Age 12) wrote on Sunday, 22 January 2012 @ 17:23

    NO SCHOOL IS LONG ENOUGH AND PLUS MY DADS A TEACHER AND IF HE STAYED LONGER HOURS HED HARDLY EVER B AROUND PLUS TO MUCH STUDYING CAUSES STRESS

  • DizzyGirl (Age 10) wrote on Sunday, 22 January 2012 @ 17:59

    NO WAY HOSAY!!!

  • olivials (Age 11) wrote on Sunday, 22 January 2012 @ 19:21

    No way am i having an extra 2 hours added to my day kids are suppost to have a rest after a school day i think 6 hours is enough not 8 :0

  • supertom11 (Age 12) wrote on Monday, 23 January 2012 @ 09:36

    I think that school should not be longer because, it will be boring and i will feel very sleepy. I think that teachers think that school should be loner because they can give us more homework.

  • jethro007 (Age 12) wrote on Monday, 23 January 2012 @ 16:47

    NO NO NO NO NO!!!!! Is this guy mad, there is enough homework and lessons already!!!

  • flamingo56 (Age 12) wrote on Monday, 23 January 2012 @ 17:57

    I think if we got to pick the extra lesson on say Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursday and on Friday it's not an extra lesson just a time to hang out with friends if we didn't get homework it would be OK. I would rather stay in skl longer if these things happen.

  • flamingo56 (Age 12) wrote on Monday, 23 January 2012 @ 18:02

    I think if we got to pick the extra lesson on say Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursday and on Friday it's not an extra lesson just a time to hang out with friends if we didn't get homework it would be OK. I would rather stay in skl longer if these things happen.

  • sneha (Age 12) wrote on Monday, 23 January 2012 @ 18:10

    It would get to confusing to begin with

  • footiegirl (Age 11) wrote on Monday, 23 January 2012 @ 18:27

    No!!!! We already have from 8.45am-3.15pm a day. Do they want us to have any social life with our family? If you put on more hours a school and we have more lessons then we will have more homework and less time to interact with our friends and family because we'll be to busy at school or doing homework. As teachers have already noticed kids are happy and chirpy in the morning school but when it gets to the afternoon school all the children start to et dull and in a iuation where they don't want to learn because they are tired and miserable. Why torture us like that when were already tired and ready to go home.

  • Ellahgcps (Age 10) wrote on Tuesday, 24 January 2012 @ 19:43

    I actully think it could be a good idea because it will give poor people the chance to show how special they are as the re4st of us. But I think they could just make the school ending time different because everyone needs at least 2 days of , so just extend the time we finish school to about to 4:00pm or something just please don't expand the amount of days we have .One reason why you should just expand the ending time is because people will be miserable about the days we have to go to school but i know that everyone in Holy ghost school will be happy about the days ending longer but don't torture us the pain of living 2 days of from our hard and up to stranded work for our teachers in the first place thankyou

  • Ellahgcps (Age 10) wrote on Tuesday, 24 January 2012 @ 19:44

    I actully think it could be a good idea because it will give poor people the chance to show how special they are as the re4st of us. But I think they could just make the school ending time different because everyone needs at least 2 days of , so just extend the time we finish school to about to 4:00pm or something just please don't expand the amount of days we have .One reason why you should just expand the ending time is because people will be miserable about the days we have to go to school but i know that everyone in Holy ghost school will be happy about the days ending longer but don't torture us the pain of living 2 days of from our hard and up to stranded work for our teachers in the first place thankyou

  • Dolling (Age 10) wrote on Tuesday, 24 January 2012 @ 19:49

    No i don't think school days should be longer because children who's parnets work then they won't see then also the goverment have already turned off street lights so if childern are walking home and gangs come out at night, then thats when they are sucked into gangs, and kids could be jacked

  • zanadu (Age 12) wrote on Tuesday, 24 January 2012 @ 20:14

    No because if school time is increased, children won't be spending time with their families and we are in the school for around 6-7 hours which is long enough

  • Flewder1 (Age 10) wrote on Wednesday, 25 January 2012 @ 11:59

    I do not think that the school day should be made longer because my chosen work-place the day starts at 7:30 and finishes at 6:00 so if you're saying that children should be at school for the time that they spend at work I should be at school for a lot longer than other children.

  • Maddie98 (Age 13) wrote on Wednesday, 25 January 2012 @ 15:36

    My life would get worse...... No solial life would kill me:L

  • Hajra444 (Age 8) wrote on Wednesday, 25 January 2012 @ 16:07

    yyyyyyyyyyyyeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeessssssssssssssssss sooooooooooooooooo i can carry on my story sack so i can publish it

  • ettimagoo (Age 10) wrote on Wednesday, 25 January 2012 @ 17:17

    N O SPELLS NOOOOOOOOOOOO. I will not go to school for another hour or so as it is already to boring. Also i think kids need a socail life not just stuck at school, they need freedom!! Last bust not least if we were to go to school for longer it would be dark and some of us have to walk a long way...................SO...........NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

  • pipsqueak7 (Age 10) wrote on Wednesday, 25 January 2012 @ 17:45

    i think the idea is stupendous. the politics simply cannot teach 4 year olds how to be 20. And also the whole ability group thing is stupid! you need to be with people the same age as you, who know what your going through. At 7 you have lots of fall outs and at 10-11 you can't tell a year 3 about periods or your love life!(no offence on all those year 3's out there!) besides,you might get bullied if you were with a bunch of kids half the age of you. Also we need enough time to do clubs whether we do them because they are fun or because they are life skills(e.g.swimming,self defence.) Also if we had 6 days of school we would have to fit practically our life into one day. Not fair,imagine our timetables. TODAY see dad,play with mum,chores, play with bro,see bezzie,club,other club,other club, see little bro's bezzie,shopping, ALL IN ONE DAY!we need to be kids!

  • pipsqueak7 (Age 10) wrote on Wednesday, 25 January 2012 @ 17:53

    i think a little homework club would be nice but if school went on till 5 i wouldn't be home till 7:30!we don't get paid for school either so its not fair.

  • happy60922 (Age 10) wrote on Wednesday, 25 January 2012 @ 18:11

    NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO Never! It is already long enough!

  • spookypant (Age 10) wrote on Thursday, 26 January 2012 @ 17:36

    nowaynowaynoway

  • Anisah (Age 11) wrote on Thursday, 26 January 2012 @ 18:58

    I do not think school days should be longer because children need to spend time with their families when they get home. That also means they have less time to do their homework, which will result in more detentions. Children will also get sick of coming to school for that long, and consequently, bunk of school. If the children do however want to study more, schools offer libraries and study clubs.

  • newscool (Age 9) wrote on Thursday, 26 January 2012 @ 19:49

    I have made an survay and 24 people say no and 39 people say yes so thats what people in heaton think.

  • Veryberry (Age 11) wrote on Friday, 27 January 2012 @ 16:51

    It depends on how long not on weekends because thats the only time that you cann be free and have fun! Also what else would you do at school and people like therfe free time after a long time at school not school then get ready for bed!

  • elsabug (Age 12) wrote on Friday, 27 January 2012 @ 18:00

    Well no the day just drags on i cant stand it anywayy

  • orly (Age 9) wrote on Saturday, 28 January 2012 @ 06:30

    (From Orly's best friend) nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

  • Polkadot98 (Age 14) wrote on Saturday, 28 January 2012 @ 15:36

    It could be made longer but only if we then didn't get homework as well otherwise we would have no free time, definatly not on the weekends though!

  • goatbum200 (Age 9) wrote on Sunday, 29 January 2012 @ 09:40

    No way at my school we go in at 9:00 and leave at 3:35 which is bad enough we should be aloud to leave school whenever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • Mattyduffy (Age 10) wrote on Sunday, 29 January 2012 @ 10:56

    Sort of

  • Mattyduffy (Age 10) wrote on Sunday, 29 January 2012 @ 10:57

    Ort of

  • fantosey (Age 14) wrote on Sunday, 29 January 2012 @ 11:17

    I'd prefer it if we used the french system. Mmm, a full 3 course meal.

  • pinkbunny (Age 10) wrote on Sunday, 29 January 2012 @ 11:56

    NOOOOOOO THANKYOU! :(

  • fjw2011 (Age 9) wrote on Sunday, 29 January 2012 @ 12:52

    AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

  • arian_az01 (Age 10) wrote on Sunday, 29 January 2012 @ 18:17

    I think that this is a bad idea because the school day is long enough and children need to have some family time, plus when we get from school we have no time to relax so then we have to stay up late and do our homework then the next day at school we will be tired.

  • tomster (Age 10) wrote on Monday, 30 January 2012 @ 16:40

    I think making the school day that long is outrageous because we don't get enough time with our families. I do like school though and I think it should go onto 4pm although most of you would not agree with that.

  • jobo2002 (Age 9) wrote on Monday, 30 January 2012 @ 18:00

    I start at 9:45 and finish at 3:15

  • maxthomas (Age 8) wrote on Tuesday, 31 January 2012 @ 17:59

    (I start at 8:55 and finish at 3:15) it would be to much time gone.NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO.

  • Erica2011 (Age 11) wrote on Tuesday, 31 January 2012 @ 18:48

    No we already have enough work. There will be no time to do homework or do something we wan to do

  • Maypole5 (Age 9) wrote on Thursday, 2 February 2012 @ 11:38

    the times of school should not change beacase teachers will be to tired to teach and that means children won't get a good education and the time wont make a diffence beacase we will get to stressed and do the same amount of work.

  • Maypole5 (Age 9) wrote on Thursday, 2 February 2012 @ 11:39

    i dont think that the times shouldnt change because most jobs times are based around 3.15pm if i changed most jobs would have to change times + teachers would have less time to get things ready so children would only get the same amount of time in a dy and would get to strest

  • Maypole5 (Age 9) wrote on Thursday, 2 February 2012 @ 11:39

    I am 9 years old and I think it wouldent be fair because teachers can't get enough work ready However they will still get the same amount of work in a longer time as we would usualy get anyway and the children will get to stressed to concentrate.

  • Maypole5 (Age 9) wrote on Thursday, 2 February 2012 @ 11:41

    (age 9) No becouse you will not spend enough time with your family and you will get upset if you stay at school 247 also you will go to sleep if you go to scool all the time and your quality off your work wil drop and the teachers will stay in school for to long .

  • Maypole5 (Age 9) wrote on Thursday, 2 February 2012 @ 11:49

    The parents would not get to spend time with their children as a result the parents would not know their children as well and this would efect their relatoin ship in a horrible way so i think that the school day is fine as it is

  • Maypole5 (Age 9) wrote on Thursday, 2 February 2012 @ 11:52

    Children wont get to see their parents alot. Therefor when children get home from school their parents will bearly know who their kid kid is. {Aged 10}

  • Maypole5 (Age 9) wrote on Thursday, 2 February 2012 @ 11:53

    I say no because parents wont be able to see their kids so the parents would get sad as a result of depression. The other reason I disagree is that kids would get very tired and miss days of school because they would be sleeping. This means attendance will plummet!!

  • Maypole5 (Age 9) wrote on Thursday, 2 February 2012 @ 11:55

    (9 years)I dont think the school day should be longer because everyone would be to tired and you would be to tired and stressed out and children wont get a good education for their life.parets might be worried about thier children because they might think that they might be unwell.Teachers would be to tired to!!!!!

  • Maypole5 (Age 9) wrote on Thursday, 2 February 2012 @ 11:56

    (Age 10) Some parents will be late for work by the time they pick their children and if they keep doing that then they will get fired which means they can't get food for their children which means they will go hungry. This is a bad idea.

  • Maypole5 (Age 9) wrote on Thursday, 2 February 2012 @ 12:03

    (age 9) Teachers will have to stay longer to mark the extra work that his/hers pupils have done. As a result this will lead to tiredness and the teachers will will get really stressed.Ths means that they may not be able to teach the next day. So I think that the school day should not be made longer and children should not go to school on a weekend.

  • Maypole5 (Age 9) wrote on Thursday, 2 February 2012 @ 12:04

    I think it would not be a good idea because children would get stressed and they will not be able to consontrate well which means they will not do the quality work they need to do. Also if we do go to school for a bit longer children will get more ill because they are not getting much sleep and the attendence will then drop down to a very low level!!!!!

  • Maypole5 (Age 9) wrote on Thursday, 2 February 2012 @ 12:06

    Are parent's will miss us as a result it will cause a worse relationship a we wont now each other as much so i say we should not have longer shool days and it might it will make us stressed and effecct are learning we will be tired and board so we cant concentrate aswell as we should do and the teachers would get stessed out to.

  • Maypole5 (Age 9) wrote on Thursday, 2 February 2012 @ 12:10

    I really dont think that we should have longer school days because for some childeren they may be very exhauted with all the previous work they have done in the last couple of hours in the school day. also the parents will need to work for a longer time or they come back from work even before we can get home. so parents have to wait a longer time before we can get a chance to finish a regular school day.

  • Maypole5 (Age 9) wrote on Thursday, 2 February 2012 @ 12:11

    if we stayed in school longer our behaviour would be really bad and we would be grumpy.If our behaviour was really bad we would go out in the nights with gangs drinking alcahol and being bad like robbing houses and stealing because we would be so stressed out because of school so i think it is a bad idea for school days to be longer.from connor age 10

  • Maypole5 (Age 9) wrote on Thursday, 2 February 2012 @ 12:11

    it will not be a good idea because children would get homesick because they wont be able to see there parents therefore they woulsd always be ill and another reason would be that if school lasted til 5:30 if you have after school club or any other one after school you would go home at 6 and wont have mutch time to do what you want to do also if there trying to do this for a better education well this isnt the right idea because teachers wont be working at there best so we wont get a good education so we wont get a good job and the other reason is if you get tied or frustrated you might get into trouble and the last reason is you will get so tied and fall asleep and get into trouble and the teachers might fall assleep so they wont get a good education so a big NOOOOOOOO

  • Maypole5 (Age 9) wrote on Thursday, 2 February 2012 @ 12:16

    Its would not be a good idea to extend the school day because... The perents would not be able to cope especially with younger children because they nrrd more sleep.If you only had one day off school then you would have to use that day to get ready for the next day of school.As a result of having little sleep then they would fall ill and would not be able to go to school.This would therefor mean the attendance would go down.Also this would mean a lack of education and they would not be ready for the coming tests.However if they do come to school every day that wold be too much and they would get ill.

  • Maypole5 (Age 9) wrote on Thursday, 2 February 2012 @ 12:21

    I think that the school day should only be extended by half an hour at the most. This is because half an hour longer means we can get more work done. As a result we would have a better education. Any longer than this would result in children being too tired to cope.

  • chocolate8 (Age 11) wrote on Thursday, 2 February 2012 @ 20:05

    no way! i go to school from 8:15 to 3:05 and it is so long as it. if they make it any longer i think i will pass out, and we wont be able to take in the info they teach us anyway as we will be too tired

  • nikii987 (Age 12) wrote on Thursday, 2 February 2012 @ 20:13

    i dont think the school times sould be longer beacuse we wont have time to do our homework and also the next day at school we wil be exhausted and wont concentrate as much as we shoukd be

  • Maypole5 (Age 9) wrote on Friday, 3 February 2012 @ 11:41

    NO: 1. I think parents would spent less time with there childern because they will be home from school later. Therefore it would have a big bad effect with there relationship because they won't have that quality time. 2. Teachers would be very tired because they would have to wake up earlyer/later to prepair more work for the pupils.Consequently there taeching levels will go down.

  • Maypole5 (Age 9) wrote on Friday, 3 February 2012 @ 11:48

    I think that the school day should not be longer because it is already too long! I already get tired sometimes during school. If it was made longer,the children will fall asleep in school because they they will not be able to concentrate.

  • Maypole5 (Age 9) wrote on Friday, 3 February 2012 @ 11:51

    I don't think that children should have a longer school day is because the teachers and pupils will get very stressed, so they will not be able to concentrate. Therefore the quality and amount of work will go down and they will not be able to do as well in the tests they are given.

  • Maypole5 (Age 9) wrote on Friday, 3 February 2012 @ 11:56

    NO I think this is a very bad idear becouse children will not beable to consantrait and they will not beable to spend quality time whith there parents or brother or sister. Children will not get enough sleep and they will not consantrait. Teachers will not eable to get our work and we would only get even more bord and we would only get harf of the day done of work.

  • Maypole5 (Age 9) wrote on Friday, 3 February 2012 @ 11:57

    Ithink that the school should not be longer because we wont be able to see are parents much and if you go to school longer you will get all sweaty and wont be able to concentrate and you wont be able to think and if you go to school then you are really sleepy and you might fall asleep because you wont be able to rest and you wont get any work done and it will be hard when you do your education but i think we should have a longer day time only till about 5 oclock because then we can get a good education and we will get good marks in every subject i do and you shouldnt because it will be hard to your education and if you are ill it is also bad because the attendence will go down in asembly NO NO NO NON NO dont make school longer

  • Maypole5 (Age 9) wrote on Friday, 3 February 2012 @ 12:01

    i think we should not have longer days because we need more days to do homework and to relax.

  • Maypole5 (Age 9) wrote on Friday, 3 February 2012 @ 12:02

    I clearly think this is unfair because adults may bein before us.It is bad because teachers have to mark work.This is extreamly bad for little children because they will become very ill.This is also bad because children will not be focused for the day ahead.Adults have to deal with miserable children.This would be good because children will get a better education.But I still think it is a silly idea!

  • Maypole5 (Age 9) wrote on Friday, 3 February 2012 @ 12:11

    Age 9 : teachers will have to come to school earlyer however the teachers will get to tired and they won't be able to give the childrn a good education .

  • Maypole5 (Age 9) wrote on Friday, 3 February 2012 @ 12:16

    Age 9 : teachers will have to come to school earlyer however the teachers will get to tired and they won't be able to give the childrn a good education .

  • Maypole5 (Age 9) wrote on Friday, 3 February 2012 @ 12:16

    I think this is a terrible idea because think of the teachers they will stress out like mad and the poor poor pupils come on I am only nine get a grip mankind get a grip what have I done to you come on.

  • Maypole5 (Age 9) wrote on Friday, 3 February 2012 @ 13:17

    (age 9) Reasons against:You will not be able to see your brothers and sisters or mum and dad.But you will get a better education.And my or mum or dad will not be able to pick me up after school and after school will not be on if it was it will be on till about 10 o"clock at night and the teachers will be very tierd .It will be hard to get attendance award beacuse there will be alot of people sick from the day before beacuse there will be no fresh air.And it will keep gangs if the street.

  • Maypole5 (Age 9) wrote on Friday, 3 February 2012 @ 13:18

    Age 9 : teachers will have to come to school earlyer however the teachers will get to tired and they won't be able to give the childrn a good education .

  • Maypole5 (Age 9) wrote on Friday, 3 February 2012 @ 13:18

    Iam a 9 years old girl and school should not be longer because we wouldn't have much time with our parents so therefore we wouldn't have a good relationship with our parents . Please don't make school longer!

  • Maypole5 (Age 9) wrote on Friday, 3 February 2012 @ 13:19

    I think this is a terrible idea because think of the teachers they will stress out like mad and the poor poor pupils come on I am only nine get a grip mankind get a grip what have I done to you come on.

  • Maypole5 (Age 9) wrote on Friday, 3 February 2012 @ 13:57

    kids will not be able to spend time with there family however kids can spend more time with there freins in school.

  • Crystal- (Age 13) wrote on Friday, 3 February 2012 @ 20:43

    No

  • tomo63 (Age 12) wrote on Saturday, 4 February 2012 @ 12:35

    No but I can understand why. Some kids might hang around in gangs after school in cities like London or Birmingham, so it might decrease the crime rate and give people a chance to get education rather than hangin about in gangs

  • tomo63 (Age 12) wrote on Saturday, 4 February 2012 @ 12:36

    But in places away fom big cities no way!!!!

  • samiscool (Age 11) wrote on Saturday, 4 February 2012 @ 12:58

    It;s an awful idea however if we got NO h/w as compen sation it could be a good idea

  • nikii987 (Age 12) wrote on Saturday, 4 February 2012 @ 14:05

    no because we wont have time to do out homework or spend time wit our famiel

  • Al-Fayad (Age 11) wrote on Sunday, 5 February 2012 @ 09:07

    nnnnnnnnnever

  • coolcatz14 (Age 10) wrote on Sunday, 5 February 2012 @ 09:42

    no that's ridiculous just because some kids join up gangs doesn't mean we all will. and these ministers always talk about stopping bulling what do they think will happen if you mix ages? and they don't get that just because we're kids we can't have a social life! if they realy wanted to stop gangs and kids on the street they would do something not just sit there like smart talking chickens. and if they really were concerned about pupils' home conditions they would actually try and help them., but since they're not they'll just sit there and make false promises and unfair statements to get a good reputation. and just imagine a 12 year old coming home from school after their parents at like 8pm! if they actually cared microscopicly about us kids then they would take action not just sit there and try to make it look like they were doing something.

  • supercool9 (Age 10) wrote on Monday, 6 February 2012 @ 16:06

    Absoloutly rubbish- school is terrible now!!

  • bizzy4100 (Age 11) wrote on Monday, 6 February 2012 @ 18:22

    We should definitely NOT have a longer school day as although you could argue that it would prepare us for a working life, us children NEED their childhood. Also, we would have less time to do even MORE homework, so we would never be a able to chill out. Anyway, we aren't getting paid to go to school, but adults get paid to work.

  • gizmo123 (Age 11) wrote on Monday, 6 February 2012 @ 18:25

    No!!!!!!!!I think kids that want to stay behind after school should be allowed to.Most gangs are actually formed in school and pupils need sleep.If the day is longer than children will become more stressed and probably angry because of not much sleep.On a normal day I have quite a bit of homework to complete then have to have tea and go to bed.I only have an hour or so to myself.Overall I believe the school day should not be longer.

  • ben720 (Age 12) wrote on Monday, 6 February 2012 @ 19:06

    No-school is to long anyway

  • Fishey (Age 10) wrote on Tuesday, 7 February 2012 @ 18:05

    no way i'm not a big fan of school anyway

  • jack66 (Age 11) wrote on Tuesday, 7 February 2012 @ 20:19

    No way the average school day is already long enough streching to nearly 7 hours or more. Don't you think everyone needs a bit more social time instead of extra lessons!!! If they extend the day then there will be more lessons and therefore we will get tired and we will not be able to do what we want. All this will not encourage us to be social and therefore become more seperate from our families. If anything decrease the length of the school day slightly!!!!!!!!!

  • jack66 (Age 11) wrote on Tuesday, 7 February 2012 @ 20:19

    No way the average school day is already long enough streching to nearly 7 hours or more. Don't you think everyone needs a bit more social time instead of extra lessons!!! If they extend the day then there will be more lessons and therefore we will get tired and we will not be able to do what we want. All this will not encourage us to be social and therefore become more seperate from our families. If anything decrease the length of the school day slightly!!!!!!!!!

  • jack66 (Age 11) wrote on Tuesday, 7 February 2012 @ 20:20

    No way the average school day is already long enough streching to nearly 7 hours or more. Don't you think everyone needs a bit more social time instead of extra lessons!!! If they extend the day then there will be more lessons and therefore we will get tired and we will not be able to do what we want. All this will not encourage us to be social and therefore become more seperate from our families. If anything decrease the length of the school day slightly!!!!!!!!!

  • jack66 (Age 11) wrote on Tuesday, 7 February 2012 @ 20:29

    No way the average school day is already long enough streching to nearly 7 hours or more. Don't you think everyone needs a bit more social time instead of extra lessons!!! If they extend the day then there will be more lessons and therefore we will get tired and we will not be able to do what we want. All this will not encourage us to be social and therefore become more seperate from our families. If anything decrease the length of the school day slightly!!!!!!!!!

  • jack66 (Age 11) wrote on Tuesday, 7 February 2012 @ 20:31

    No way the average school day is already long enough streching to nearly 7 hours or more. Don't you think everyone needs a bit more social time instead of extra lessons!!! If they extend the day then there will be more lessons and therefore we will get tired and we will not be able to do what we want. All this will not encourage us to be social and therefore become more seperate from our families. If anything decrease the length of the school day slightly!!!!!!!!!

  • reader1 (Age 11) wrote on Wednesday, 8 February 2012 @ 20:33

    no school is boring with a capital B!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • Darp5 (Age 11) wrote on Thursday, 9 February 2012 @ 08:17

    No way, Aren't we allowed social life?

  • IA555 (Age 10) wrote on Friday, 10 February 2012 @ 21:19

    NO WAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • popcorn362 (Age 9) wrote on Saturday, 11 February 2012 @ 11:27

    Nnnnnooooo!!!!!

  • Sam121 (Age 7) wrote on Sunday, 12 February 2012 @ 18:59

    NO WAY!!!I think school days should be less longer!!! We can't work without sleep!!!!!

  • Cerffuful (Age 10) wrote on Sunday, 12 February 2012 @ 20:20

    NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!

  • buzzer (Age 9) wrote on Tuesday, 14 February 2012 @ 16:06

    'No! That's really just an excuse to keep kids inside school for as long as they can! What these ministers have to consider is: The pupils in schools want a social life, life isn't all about school. Though it is a big part in the future, you won't get to many places without social skills. Also, we are 18 and under, can't we just have our childhood? Is that a crime? Adults work from 9-5 most commonly, and a lot of them don't work weekends, so why should we? Adults work to be paid, we don't. We get no reward out of school apart from the qualifications at the end and the knowledge, but that isn't always as satisfying. Keeping school open for the extra hours also makes it harder for children/teenagers to have hobbies or join clubs out of school, and there are a lot of families in the UK who need more time to bond, not less! A final thing is that, despite the fact I have said they complain a lot, I think this is unfair on the teachers because they already mark until hours after school, and keeping them back for more hours isn't very fair. I finish at 3:30pm and in the Winter it is already getting dark at this time, I can't be walking home at 5:30pm in the dark. Some people have nobody to pick them up at this sort of time because parents are at work. Overall, this act is unfair, inconsiderate to everyone and really makes me wonder about the politicians. Most people don't like school that much anyway! We only go 'cause we have to. ;)' Correct. Mr. twigg, you've had YOUR childhood, now let us have ours. That's perfectly fair, innit?

  • buzzer (Age 9) wrote on Friday, 17 February 2012 @ 16:42

    my school is running out of textbooks to use.

  • heathy (Age 11) wrote on Saturday, 18 February 2012 @ 19:17

    no

  • chloe-ann (Age 11) wrote on Sunday, 19 February 2012 @ 10:07

    nooopeeee becausee if the school day is longer less people will go to after school clubs wich means they wont get tht much mon ey wich means the goverment will hav 2 pay them more but the govermont cant afford it wich means they will live off nothing & i dont like school XD