London school to trial 11 hour days
A school in North Kensington is trialling 11 hour days where mobile phones are banned in order to improve communication skills.
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00:00 A London school says it will hold a 10-week pilot of longer school days where phones are
00:07 banned to improve pupil wellbeing and communication. All Saints Catholic College in Elaborate Grove
00:14 in North Kensington implemented the scheme to provide its pupils with what they call
00:19 a private school service. Headteacher Andrea O'Neill says pupils do not have to attend
00:25 the full 11 hours, including breakfast and dinner. The Department for Education said
00:30 its own guidance proposed similar measures. The voluntary-aided school, which provides
00:35 co-educational learning for 11- to 16-year-olds, has 797 pupils and 40% of its cohort are eligible
00:45 for free school meals. The pilot will cost parents ÂŁ10 a week per pupil, which O'Neill
00:50 says can fund both resources and staffing thanks to support from Kensington and Chelsea
00:56 Council. For more on this, head to Londonworld.com