IT is 2am and a teenager is doing school lessons that have been posted on the Internet because that is when he finds he works best.

Another pupil has the option of coming into school at midday so that she can help her disabled mother get washed, dressed and clothed in the morning.

While these are make-believe scenarios, they could become very real possibilities for students at one Hampshire school during a two-year pilot scheme.

For Cheryl Heron, the head teacher of Bridgemary Community Sports College in Gosport, it's all about personalising a pupil's learning to suit them, rather than imposing a "one size fits all" approach.

The end result could see her school offering a learning environment 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

From next September the 1,000 pupil school, which has one of the worst truancy rates in the country, will be open for lessons from 7am until 10pm.

There will also be lessons throughout the night on the Internet.

Mrs Heron said: "People learn at different times. We all respond best at different times of the day.

"There are morning people and evening people.

"Our students are no different. Different ages respond best at different times.

"It's all about linking learning to what pupils' needs are. We have some children who are better morning learners and those that are better afternoon learners .

"By having the school open for longer we are going to be able to offer more flexibility and choice and more individual programmes."