Schools in North Lanarkshire to move to four and a half-day week (Image: Newsquest)
SECONDARY schools in North Lanarkshire will move to a four and a half-day week from August.
Pupils will officially finish at 12.30pm on a Friday.
The decision follows a council review that recommended incorporating structured pathways in work-based learning and routes to employment to enhance and improve young people’s prospects after leaving school.
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Council bosses say there will be no reduction to the key curriculum subjects.
And in place of the extra period on a Friday afternoon, there will be a range of opportunities offered on a voluntary basis.
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