Petition · past parliament · Department for Education
Reduce school summer holidays to four weeks
Closed
232 signatures
What the petition asks
Most schools have summer holidays for six weeks. We want the Government to require schools to shorten the summer holiday to four weeks. If desired other holidays could be made longer to make up for this.
We believe summer holidays are too long, and that four weeks off would be plenty. Many parents struggle to arrange childcare or other activities over the summer holidays, and we believe six weeks is too long for children to go without the routine and structure of school.
Timeline
| 29 Aug 2023 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 29 Feb 2024 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
232
Status
Closed
Department
Department for Education
Opened
29 Aug 2023
Closed
29 Feb 2024
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.