Petition · Department for Education
Require all schools to start at 10AM
Open for signatures
107 signatures
What the petition asks
Require all schools to start at 10:00 AM in order to try and make school a place where children enjoy themselves rather than a place they feel enclosed and restricted.
Many teenagers naturally sleep and wake up later. By requiring schools to start at 10:00 AM, it could match their body clocks, cut student illnesses by up to 50%, and boost grades. It could also lower stress and keep children safe.
Waking up later could also result in students being less grumpy and a happier community where children focus more on studying than staying awake or being hungry because they didn't have time to have breakfast in the morning.
Waking up later could also result in students being less grumpy and a happier community where children focus more on studying than staying awake or being hungry because they didn't have time to have breakfast in the morning.
Timeline
| 19 Feb 2026 | Petition opened for signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
107
Status
Open for signatures
Department
Department for Education
Opened
19 Feb 2026
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 26 Jul 2026.