'England should ditch its school calendar โ€œstuck in place since Victorian timesโ€ and replace it with shorter summer holidays and longer half-term breaks to improve the lives of pupils and teachers, according to a new report.'

https://www.theguardian.com/education/2024/feb/26/school-summer-holidays-half-term-england-calendar-nuffield-foundation-report

Nuffield Foundation: "summer holidays in state schools reduced from six weeks to four, while half-term breaks in autumn and winter could each be extended from one week to two."

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School summer holidays in England should be cut to four weeks, report says

Nuffield Foundation to call for longer half-term breaks in proposed overhaul of calendar โ€˜in place since Victorian timesโ€™

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@jonpsp There is an argument that longer winter holidays and shorter summer ones would reduce schools' heating bills, a green win!