Children’s Views On School
Hours
By:
Nida Tanuli
I researched this topic because I
thought it would be interesting to
see children's views on school hours.
To the year sixes in the private school The
Grove Independent
To the year sixes in Oxley Park Primary
School
The Grove Independent School
Oxley Park Primary School
How many hours of lessons do you think Year
six should have per school day?
• The Grove:
• Oxley Park:
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13% say 2 hours.
13% say 3 hours.
35% say 4 hours.
35% say 5 hours.
4% say more than 5
hours.
12% say 2 hours.
12% say 3 hours.
69% say 4 hours.
43% say 5 hours.
14% say more than 5
hours.
How many hours of non-lesson time do you
think Y6 children should have per school day?
• The Grove:
• Oxley Park:
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0% say 1 hour.
48% say 1.5 hours.
9% say 2 hours.
8% say 2.5 hours.
35% say 3 hours.
12% say 1 hour.
19% say 1.5 hours.
21% say 2 hours.
9% say 2.5 hours.
36% say 3 hours.
What time do you think Year 6
should start school?
• The Grove:
• Oxley Park:
• 0% say earlier than
7am.
• 0% say 7am.
• 0% say 7:30am.
• 9% say 8am.
• 30% say 8:30am
• 26% say 9am
• 35% say 9:30am
• 2% say earlier than
7am.
• 0% say 7am.
• 2% say 7:30am
• 14% say 8am.
• 14% say 8:30am
• 29% say 9am.
• 36% say 9:30am
What time do you think Year 6
should finish school?
• The Grove:
• Oxley Park:
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43% say 2pm.
19% say 2:30pm.
43% say 3pm.
17% say 3:30pm
7% say 3:45pm
5% say 2pm
2% say later than 4pm.
50% say 2:00pm
4% say 2:30pm
11% say 3:00pm
9% say 3:45pm
26% say 4:00pm
0% say later than
4pm
How many breaks do you think Year
6 children should have?
• The Grove:
• Oxley Park:
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0% say 1
30% say 2
44% say 3
26% say 4
2% say 1.
7% say 2.
64% say 3.
43% say 4.
How long should the breaks be?
• The Grove:
• Oxley Park:
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0% say 10min
0% say 15min
0% say 20min
0% say 25min
100% say 30min
0% say 10 min.
12% say 15 min.
9% say 20 min.
14% say 25 min.
64% say 30 min.
How long should the lunch break be?
• The Grove:
• Oxley Park:
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4% say 30min
35% say 40min
13% say 50min
13% say 1 hour
35% say 1.5 hours
5% say 30 min.
17% say 30 min.
17% say 50 min.
24% say an hour.
40% say 1.5 hour.
How many weeks holiday do you think
Year 6 children should have in 1 Year?
• The Grove:
• Oxley Park:
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0% say less than 10.
4% say 10.
0% say 11.
17% say 12.
26% say 13.
0% say 14
17% say 15
35% say more.
5% say less than 10.
12% say 10.
5% say 11.
9% say 12.
17% say 13.
24% say 14.
24% say more.
Year 6 children should go to school
on Saturdays?
• The Grove:
• Oxley Park:
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0% strongly agree.
0% agree.
0% slightly agree.
0% slightly disagree.
13% disagree.
87% strongly
disagree.
0% strongly agree.
2% agree.
0% slightly agree.
12% disagree.
86% strongly
disagree.
Year 6 children should go to school
on Sundays?
• The Grove:
• Oxley Park:
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0% strongly agree.
0% agree.
0% slightly agree.
0% slightly disagree.
9% disagree.
91% strongly
disagree.
0% strongly agree.
2% agree.
0% slightly agree.
0% slightly disagree.
12% disagree.
64% strongly
disagree.
Year 6 children should start an hour earlier
during summer and finish an hour earlier?
• The Grove:
• Oxley Park:
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9% strongly agree.
13% agree.
43% slightly agree.
4% slightly disagree.
9% disagree.
22% strongly
disagree.
21% strongly agree.
12% agree.
21% slightly agree.
9% slightly disagree.
9% disagree.
43% strongly
disagree.
Year 6 children finish school at 12
noon on Fridays?
• The Grove:
• Oxley Park:
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39% strongly agree.
13% agree.
13% slightly agree.
4% slightly disagree.
13% disagree.
26% strongly
disagree.
64% strongly agree.
21% agree.
17% slightly agree.
0% slightly disagree.
5% disagree.
2% strongly
disagree.
I hope you enjoyed my
presentation!
By:
Nida Tanuli
Oxley Park Primary School
United Kingdom