If you’re looking for fun things to do with the family over the summer holiday then you’re in luck.
05.07.2022 - 17:33 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
With the school holidays almost upon us, the Manchester Evening News is asking readers whether they would prefer a shortened summer break of just four weeks.
Some Greater Manchester schools will have almost seven weeks of holiday this summer. However, over the border in Wales a public consultation is due to begin over whether the summer holidays should be shortened.
A report commissioned by the Welsh Government has presented three different options for a shake-up of term times. All of them would see the summer break slashed.
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This comes amid concern that disadvantaged pupils lose progress over the long summer break. The alternatives mooted include a four-week summer holiday, with three weeks at Christmas and two-week breaks in October, February/March and May.
Is this something you'd welcome? Do you think cutting the long summer holiday would be a good thing, or would you like your kids to experience the same six weeks of freedom that you did?
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Other options being looked at in Wales include a five-week summer break with three school terms of about 13 weeks each, or all school holidays being two weeks apart from a three-week summer break.
Welsh education minister Jeremy Miles said: "Exploring options for change can enable us to support curriculum planning and delivery, tackle disadvantage and educational inequalities, and support learner and staff well-being."
But Head teachers' union NAHT Cymru director
If you’re looking for fun things to do with the family over the summer holiday then you’re in luck.
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