To consider a 4 day working week in education.

Rejected 10 signatures

What the petition asks

To consider a 4 day working week in education, enabling an opportunity so that practitioners can manage workload effectively and maintained a balanced, healthy lifestyle that has been considerably hindered due to the increased, often unmanageable, expectations.

As key workers, it appears that educators have been rewarded with the least amount of appreciation. The long standing view about how our efforts do not reflect our pay is an ongoing argument; however, despite this, practitioners continue to overwork due to their commitment towards providing children with great opportunities. To manage the increased expectations, we are asking for time, time to plan, prepare and assess and most of all time to regulate our mental and emotional well-being.

Why it was rejected

It asked for something that is not the responsibility of the UK Government or Parliament.

We can only accept petitions about things the Government or Parliament are directly responsible for.

Decisions about working arrangements for staff in the education sector are a matter for individual educational institutions, not the UK Government or Parliament.

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Timeline

7 Jun 2022	Petition opened for signatures
13 Jun 2022	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 10

Status Rejected

Rejected 13 Jun 2022

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