Petition · past parliament · Department for Education
Limit secondary schools days to 5.5 hours
Closed
55 signatures
What the petition asks
We believe that making school days shorter could
. Improve students mental health
. Increase concentration in class
. Increase family time
. Increase physical health due to more rest/sleep
. Decrease pressure on students
. Improve physical, intellectual, emotion and social development
. Improve students mental health
. Increase concentration in class
. Increase family time
. Increase physical health due to more rest/sleep
. Decrease pressure on students
. Improve physical, intellectual, emotion and social development
Some teens suffer from lack of sleep, some of them don’t sleep until 1am and this could be caused by the pressure of school. Some must wake up early for school and do not get enough sleep and their physical and intellectual development is impacted.
Timeline
| 8 Apr 2022 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 22 Oct 2022 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
55
Status
Closed
Department
Department for Education
Opened
8 Apr 2022
Closed
22 Oct 2022
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.