Boris Johnson has said extending the school day is 'the right thing to do' and said the government was examining how extra hours could be used for additional tuition and activities. In his strongest commitment yet to imposing the extra hours, the prime minister also criticised the work of education recovery tsar, Sir Kevan Collins, who resigned after telling ministers that their catch-up schooling plans were not ambitious enough
Extending school day ‘right thing to do’ says Boris Johnson
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