Petition · Department for Education

Reduce the school week to three days a week

Closed 313 signatures

What the petition asks

Government and parliament need to lower children's school days per week from 5 to 3 to allow them to still enjoy their childhoods.
We think that children's weeks in school are much too long and that this affects their childhoods, concentration and family relationships. The 5 day school week should be limited to a maximum of 3 days to allow children to still have a childhood and to allow children to learn at home too. Children from age 5 should not be forced by government and school bodies to be away from their homes and families for 5 days - up to 32.5 hours a week which is the equivalent in some cases to a full time job..

Timeline

26 Sep 2025 Petition opened for signatures
26 Mar 2026 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 313
Status Closed
Department Department for Education
Opened 26 Sep 2025
Closed 26 Mar 2026

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 6 Aug 2026.