A poll published last week by ICM found that 37 per cent of heads wereopposed to the policy and only 11 per cent were fully in favour of theplans. A random sample of 805 head teachers and assistant head teacherswere interviewed for the poll late last year.
Mick Brookes, general secretary of the National Association of HeadTeachers, said: "Primary heads are being worked off their feet and theyare not looking forward to working from 8am to 6pm."
But the Department for Education and Skills insisted that extendedschools would not mean more work for heads.
"The vast majority of schools welcome the opportunity to provideextended services," said a spokesman. "We know that these services inschools support and complement the main teaching and learning activitywithin the school. They can reduce burdens on teachers by dealing withpupils' wider problems, leaving teachers to concentrate on teaching.They also encourage parents to become more involved in the school and intheir children's learning."
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