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<p>The Department has not been formally approached by Vale View Primary School on
its proposal to shorten the school week due to funding.</p><p>All schools have the
autonomy to decide the structure and duration of their school day, which includes
the flexibility to decide when their school day should start and finish. The Department
trusts that headteachers will do this in a sensible manner. All maintained schools
are required to educate pupils for at least 380 sessions each school year. They cannot
reduce the length of the school week if this would take the total number of sessions
below that.</p><p>If schools are considering reducing their school week, where it
is not a direct action to support and enhance their pupils' education, the Department
would expect schools to take appropriate precautions and approach relevant parties
for advice, before taking such action.</p>
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