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2nd February 2017
08:23pm GMT
"At Blatchington Mill, we are increasingly looking to educational research to inform our decision making across the school. To this end, we will be launching a consultation with staff, students, and families to consider an adaptation to the start and finish times for the school day. The initial proposal, that is subject to revision and is by no means a definitive plan, is to shift the start time of the school day later by one hour to 9.25am, and correspondingly move the finish time of the school day to 4pm. There is a growing consensus view that early start times do not support the biological rhythms of adolescents."The consultation process will take on board the views of staff, students, and parents via an electronic survey, working groups, and meetings.
"The consultation will be conducted over the next two months, and an initial summary will be shared with all stakeholders at that stage before any decisions are made about whether to pursue this change."The school, which has won numerous education awards over the years including an Arts Council Gold Award, says that school is a place
"to find yourself, to learn at the very limits of your potential, and in doing so discover who you really are."Looks like they'll just be finding themselves after a bit of a lie-in.
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