A SCHOOL is opening its doors for longer to make life easier for working parents.
Teesside High School, in Eaglescliffe, now opens at 7.45am and pupils can stay in the school until 6pm.
The school has provided specialist supervision during the extended hours and the pupils are encouraged to do their homework or play games until their parents can collect them.
Parents who prefer their children to attend school between 8.45am and 4.50pm are still able to do so.
Teesside High School headteacher Hilary French said: "We wanted to make life easier for busy working parents who have to juggle daily with a very tight timetable.
"From January, we will also be starting a pilot scheme of serving breakfast to pupils whose parents want an early start to the day. The children are supervised and can either study or play."
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