UPDATE: This is not currently going to happen. See delay.
The school is consulting on a new start time of 8am for years 7&8.There is a meeting this Wednesday evening in the main hall at 6.30pm.
The proposed start times will mean parents having to get their children up, washed and breakfasted in time for rush-hour journeys to school.
Some have said they will need to get their children up before 6am.
Recent research from Professor Russell Foster of Oxford University suggests the school should have moved to a later start for older children as this better suits their brains.
Evening standard story – opens new window
Times Education Supplement story – opens new window
One head teacher, Dr Paul Kelley, head of Monkseaton Community High School in North Tyneside, has asked for permission to start his school at 11am (Guardian – opens new window)
Parents have also pointed out that they will have to get back from work much earlier to be at home when their young children finish school, potentially harming employment prospects.
The school has failed to provide its reasons for the early start.
