The government has delayed implementation of its expectation that all schools offer a 32.5-hour week by a year.
The government announced last year it expected all schools to meet the target by this September.
But in guidance issued in what is for many schools the last week of term, the Department for Education said the deadline had been pushed back to September 2024 “in recognition of the pressures facing schools”.
Schools minister Nick Gibb said the expectation was “part of our ambition to give every pupil the opportunity to succeed”.
