Later start to school day

The Bedales 2020 school year is underway with lessons starting at 09:45, a full hour later than last year. This is a pilot year to test if students benefit from the flexibility of more sleep in the mornings in order to prepare them better for a full day of teaching and learning and enhanced wellbeing.

Bedales introduced this initiative after extensive research into the science of sleep and the development of the teenage brain, and consultation with academics, students, teachers and parents.

Listen to an interview about the sleep pilot with Alistair McConville, Director of Learning & Innovation, and 6.2 student Caitlin, broadcast live recently by BBC Radio Solent – click below.

The school day | Alistair McConville