[Nedusa]

I think the current system is OK , schoolchildren are already pushed to study far harder than I ever was, what with after school clubs, homework clubs, Saturday school, out of term tuition, pre exam tuition etc.. I think there are already enough demands on them without having to formally reduce the amount of out of term time they have.

Also teachers need this time to prepare lesson plans, study plans, exam practice etc... It's not as if the teachers are any less busy out of term time. I see no gain in forcing pupils to sit in classrooms for even longer.

If the govt is worried about the length of the summer break inasmuch as it allows large numbers of bored children to roam the streets then maybe summer camps like they have in the US could be the answer, two weeks away would be fine and it would give the parents a break as well....!!!