Petition · past parliament
Reduce the length of the summer holidays
Rejected
10 signatures
What the petition asks
On average the Summer Holidays are between 6-7 weeks, this is a huge amount of time for our children to be out of the education system and out of their routine.
For the average child that amount of time out of school can see their progress slip backwards, for a child with additional needs that lack of routine & education can have a huge affect on them and their families.
A shorter Summer break would be ideal, children can spend quality time with their family while their education wouldn't suffer, the rest of the holiday time could either be spread out around the rest of the year
A shorter Summer break would be ideal, children can spend quality time with their family while their education wouldn't suffer, the rest of the holiday time could either be spread out around the rest of the year
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 29 Aug 2016 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 30 Aug 2016 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
10
Status
Rejected
Rejected
30 Aug 2016
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.