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 10am still seems a little early to me, but I suppose I could stick it for a few months if the rate is right and I can WFH four days a week  
 
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 7am for middle one, 8am for oldest.Originally posted by original PM View Postoldest daughter has just started high school
 
 so now instead of trying to get them both out the door at 8.30
 
 one is now disappearing at 8am
 
 it has completely screwed our morning routine!
 
 Mrs V starts at 7:30.
 
 I commute to the desk at 08:57.
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 oldest daughter has just started high school
 
 so now instead of trying to get them both out the door at 8.30
 
 one is now disappearing at 8am
 
 it has completely screwed our morning routine!
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 Can we start at 11am? And finish at 3pm?
 
 Same day rate obviously...
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 Start at 9!!
 
 I am on site at 7am, but that’s construction for you
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 Go Postal?Originally posted by zeitghostMakes you wonder how kids cope in septic high skools, where the day starts at 07:30.
 
 I know how I'd cope.
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 I'm sure you can get the good doctor to testify in your case, for a fee....Originally posted by MarillionFan View PostMaking people start work before 9am is 'torture' says sleep expert, who wants the business and school day to begin at 10am
 Forcing people to work nine-to-five leaves bodies exhausted and stressed
 Affects attention and memory, and can lead to alcohol and drug abuse
 
 AHA! Proof positive it's works fault I'm an alcoholic. Im sueing.
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 Making people start work before 9am is 'torture' says sleep expert, who wants the business and school day to begin at 10am
 Forcing people to work nine-to-five leaves bodies exhausted and stressed
 Affects attention and memory, and can lead to alcohol and drug abuse
 
 AHA! Proof positive it's works fault I'm an alcoholic. Im sueing.
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 I think it is Iceland (the country not the Chav food store)who do not start until 10am
 
 And they apparently have a great educational system and it has been proven to get results
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 nope we are paying for it:Originally posted by WTFH View PostOr you go to bed earlier.
 
 
 (can I get a grant of a couple of million from the DF for that?)
 
 Dr Kelley, an honorary clinical research fellow at Oxford University's Sleep and Circadian Neuroscience Institute, said there was a need for society to change work and school starting times to fit with the natural human body clock.
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 Dr Kelley said that any schools who want to join a research study called Teensleep run by the Education Endowment Foundation.
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 Starting at 9am is "torture"... Forcing people to work nine-to-five leaves bodies exhausted and stressed... sounds like a soft academic who could do with a dose of reality.
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 Fair point, but what if you're not a morning person?Originally posted by WTFH View PostOr you go to bed earlier.
 
 I get most of my best work done in the afternoon / early eve...
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 Originally posted by vetran View Post
 
 Or you go to bed earlier.
 
 
 (can I get a grant of a couple of million from the DF for that?)
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 This guy is a geniusSleep expert Dr Paul Kelley wants the business and school day to begin at 10am | Daily Mail Online
 
 Making people start work before 9am is 'torture' says sleep expert, who wants the business and school day to begin at 10am
 Forcing people to work nine-to-five leaves bodies exhausted and stressed
 Affects attention and memory, and can lead to alcohol and drug abuse
 Older children should start school at 11am to prevent sleep deprivation
 GCSE results could be boosted by '10 per cent' if start time was changedTags: None
 
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