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SchoolsacrossBritainarebeingaskedtotakepartinaresearch
projecttostaggertheirstarttimestosuitthedifferentbiological
clocksofchildren,withtenyearoldsstartingat9amand15year
oldsstartingat10am.
Scientistsbelievethatthebodyscircadianrhythm,which
determinessleepwakepatternsover24hourperiods,varies
withachildsageandthatanearlierschoolstarttimeforall
studentsisnotinthebestinterestsofolderchildren.
Theresearchproject,fundedbytheWellcomeTrust,willrecruit
100schoolsaspartofthebiggeststudyyetintotherolethat
schoolstarttimesplayintheeducationandwellbeingof
students,saidPaulKelleyoftheUniversityofOxford.
Thenaturalshiftinthebiologicalclocktolaterinthe24hour
cycleisparticularlyacuteinthe14to24agegroup.Theshiftin
thebiologicalclockcontinuesinlatermiddleage,whenpeople
usuallyreverttothenaturallyearlierstarttimetheyfelt
comfortablewithwhentheywere10yearoldchildren,DrKelley

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Wecannotchangeour24hourrhythms.Youcannotlearnto
getupataparticulartime.Bythetimeyouare18,19or20you
aregettingupandgoingtosleepuptotwoorthreehoursearlier
onaverage,dependingonthetimeofyearlater,DrKelleysaid.
Youaresufferingonaveragetwohoursofsleeplossadayandis
cumulativesothatattheendoftheweekyouhavesuffered10
hoursofsleeploss.Ithasahugelydamagingimpactonthe
body,hetoldtheScienceFestivalinBradford.
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Studentslosemoresleepthandoctorsworkinga24hourshift
duringeveryschooloruniversityweek...Schoolsarearbitrarily
startingatanytimetheychoose.Thereisnojustificationandno
studysuggestingthatstartingearlierisbetter,hesaid.
Mostpeoplewakeuptoalarmsbecausetheydontnaturally
wakeupatthetimetheygotowork,soweareasleepdeprived
societyandthisagegroup,14to24,ismoredeprivedthanany
othersectorofsociety,headded.
Theresearchproject,knownasTeensleep,willinvestigate
whetherthereareanybenefitsinstartingschoollaterforthe
GCSEagegroupof1416years.OtherstudiesintheUShave
suggestedthatstudentsincollegesanduniversitiesaged18and
oldercanbenefitfromanevenlaterstarttimeof11am,hesaid.

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partoftheproblemisacircadiantimeshiftandasleep
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KRISWA 2daysago
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Ican'tseewhy15yearoldsneedtoattendschool5daysaweek
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3daysaweekwouldbebrilliantformostkidsbut
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Ofcourse.That'llgodownwellwhentheystartworkwontit?
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