Operating hours will be lengthened at eight schools across the state in a NSW government trial to modernise the school day to better suit parents and students | daniellamariewh
Operating hours will be lengthened at eight schools across the state in a NSW government trial to modernise the school day to better suit parents and students.
Parent David Chalmers says more flexibility would help his family juggle work commitments and the daily pick-up and drop-offs.“We know it can be a challenge for families juggling the competing demands of work and family life around standard school hours and this pilot is about exploring options to help with that,” he said.
Education Minister Sarah Mitchell said that the traditional school day is already being reimagined by many schools to better meet the needs of students with breakfast clubs, study centres, fitness and arts programs. David Chalmers, a parent with two children attending participating school Matraville Soldier’s Settlement Public, welcomed the trial and said he was interested to find out more about the activities.
“The kids say they’d be really excited to try out some of the new activities that would be on offer.”
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