To have a 4 day school week

Rejected 9 signatures

What the petition asks

To reduce the school week to 4 days, either a Monday or Friday and have a 3 day weekend.

I want the government to do this because I believe it will improve mental health of the younger generation and increase attendance rates during the 4 day week, which would result in better GCSE results.

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

You may wish to sign the following petition, which calls for similar action:

Reduce school to 4 days a week and have optional extra activities
Reduce school to 4 days a week and have optional extra activities

Timeline

4 Feb 2026	Petition opened for signatures
26 Feb 2026	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 9

Status Rejected

Rejected 26 Feb 2026

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