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: 13% say 2 hours. 13% say 3 hours. 35% say 4 hours. 35% say 5 hours. 4% say more than 5 hours. Oxley Park: 12% say 2 hours. 12% say 3 hours. 69% say 4 hours. 43% say 5 hours. 14% say more than 5 hours.
The Grove: 0% say 1 hour. 48% say 1.5 hours. 9% say 2 hours. 8% say 2.5 hours. 35% say 3 hours. Oxley Park: 12% say 1 hour. 19% say 1.5 hours. 21% say 2 hours. 9% say 2.5 hours. 36% say 3 hours. How many hours of non-lesson time do you think Y6 children should have per school day?
What time do you think Year 6 should start school? The Grove: 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 Oxley Park: 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: 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 Oxley Park: 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.
How many breaks do you think Year 6 children should have? The Grove: 0% say 1 30% say 2 44% say 3 26% say 4 Oxley Park: 2% say 1. 7% say 2. 64% say 3. 43% say 4.
How long should the breaks be? The Grove: 0% say 10min 0% say 15min 0% say 20min 0% say 25min 100% say 30min Oxley Park: 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: 4% say 30min 35% say 40min 13% say 50min 13% say 1 hour 35% say 1.5 hours Oxley Park: 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: 0% say less than 10. 4% say 10. 0% say % say % say 13. 0% say 14 17% say 15 35% say more. Oxley Park: 5% say less than % say 10. 5% say 11. 9% say % say % say % say more.
Year 6 children should go to school on Saturdays? The Grove: 0% strongly agree. 0% agree. 0% slightly agree. 0% slightly disagree. 13% disagree. 87% strongly disagree. Oxley Park: 0% strongly agree. 2% agree. 0% slightly agree. 12% disagree. 86% strongly disagree.
Year 6 children should go to school on Sundays? The Grove: 0% strongly agree. 0% agree. 0% slightly agree. 0% slightly disagree. 9% disagree. 91% strongly disagree. Oxley Park: 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: 9% strongly agree. 13% agree. 43% slightly agree. 4% slightly disagree. 9% disagree. 22% strongly disagree. Oxley Park: 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: 39% strongly agree. 13% agree. 13% slightly agree. 4% slightly disagree. 13% disagree. 26% strongly disagree. Oxley Park: 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