Petition · past parliament · Department for Education
Suspend 2021 school summer holidays - children to catch up from missed termtime.
Closed
196 signatures
What the petition asks
With the term-time missed by children of all ages through 2020 and now 2021, the cancellation or reduction of the proposed 2021 summer break would help to those children who've missed out on education to catch up.
This would also assist companies, employers and employees to recover.
This would also assist companies, employers and employees to recover.
Parents who have faced the strain of children being out of school, and the businesses they may work for, would be able to rebuild over the summer months.
Children can catch up on missed education in preparation for moving into a new school year group.
Teachers would have to work through this, however with the lack of classes being taught currently, hopefully the desire to educate would move teaching unions to support this.
Children can catch up on missed education in preparation for moving into a new school year group.
Teachers would have to work through this, however with the lack of classes being taught currently, hopefully the desire to educate would move teaching unions to support this.
Timeline
| 11 Jan 2021 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 11 Jul 2021 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
196
Status
Closed
Department
Department for Education
Opened
11 Jan 2021
Closed
11 Jul 2021
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.