Talking about Saturday working - I used to go to school on Saturdays in the 1970s!
Up to 9 it was normal Monday to Friday. 9 to 12 up to 12:15 on Saturdays, over 13 to 18 to 16:30!
Before I left they were giving us one Saturday off each half term.
Saturday school was finally only abandoned in the 1980s several years after I left, presumably because they had staffing issues?
One upside of Saturday School though was longer main holidays typically 8 weeks in summer and 3 for Christmas and Easter.
John
Sounds grim, 6 full days of school for 13-18 year olds. When were you supposed to actually enjoy yourself?
Thankfully that kind of nonsense seemed to have been generally abandoned by the 1980s.