Just ask where you send the bill for the teacher training days and polling days they miss
As an educationalist, it is bollocks. Problem is that schools are judged on raw attendance figures. I've seen heads lose their job because their attendance figure was a couple of percentage points too low and Ofsted failed the school because of it. So a twitchy head might throw the book at someone.
It's the blabbing and the tan I worry about. My daughter can not keep secrets. But if I ask and get turned down it'd look pretty dodgy if they then "fall ill" at that time.
Will look into both those places, cheers guys.
Wasn't there a case not too long ago where a parent challenged a council fine and the judge said it was unenforceable (or something to that effect)?
You can see why parents do it... even if you add in the cost of a fine it's still miles cheaper than going in the holidays.
Yes there was a court case about this and the parent won. My wife is a secondary school teacher so we cannot even get away with taking the kid out which is a pain! For me there needs to be more regulation around pricing of holidays during these periods but I guess there are too many strands to address i.e. hotels, flights etc and most of them are not in our country and therefore difficult to enforce.
For me a sensible solution would be that every student (and teacher) has a one week period in which they can take off in the year (apart from certain core dates like exams etc), they then agree work content for catch up but parents do not get slaughtered in cost of holidays and eventually you will see prices even themselves out through the year based on less demand at key points of the year.
Polling days?
I think the issue with that would be, the high cost would just move to those dates. A solution needs to be in place where it gives a week window across the year but an emphasis on catching up on lost work. To be fair I don't think there will ever be a solution!!You'd never get it past most teachers bit I honestly think it'd be better to scrap school holidays and give both teachers and students a generous holiday entitlement. Maybe a couple of weeks at the end of each year where things can get sorted, but other than that leave it up to them.
I did Mexico with a 2 year old. Not much fun to be honest./www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Hotel_Review-g1229340-d6966139-Reviews-Finest_Playa_Mujeres-Playa_Mujeres_Yucatan_Peninsula.html
Try this place. It's a long flight (10.5 hrs) but the hotel is great and worth the long flight.
So next month I start a job as not a teacher for the first time since Ive been a parent.
My first thought is "at last I can afford to take the kids abroad because I can go outside the holidays"
Reading up it seems you can get fined a couple of hundred quid at worst. It says to ask the head for permission but I know a new head won't say yes as it impacts their attendance scores.
Other than the kid blabbing about where they've been, is there any risk to just blagging it and saying they're ill?
Anyone done this?
Also, can anyone recommend somewhere that is nice between Sept and Dec for a family holiday with a 7 and 2 yo?
We don't have children, so I can't say whether or not it's fun. All I can say is that The Finest is an excellent hotel.I did Mexico with a 2 year old. Not much fun to be honest.
would be a bit worried if it wasn't with a name like that!!We don't have children, so I can't say whether or not it's fun. All I can say is that The Finest is an excellent hotel.
Riu Palace Riviera Maya in Playacar | ThomsonWe don't have children, so I can't say whether or not it's fun. All I can say is that The Finest is an excellent hotel.
I think the issue with that would be, the high cost would just move to those dates. A solution needs to be in place where it gives a week window across the year but an emphasis on catching up on lost work. To be fair I don't think there will ever be a solution!!
Yeah the two weeks or whatever changeover time would be brutal, but if parents were allowed to take their kids out for say any other 6 weeks a year, they could just go when it's cheap and stay at home for those two weeks.
The whole system needs change. The victorian sausage factory idea of pushing kids through pre-defined "years" just doesn't work. Also stops proper Flexi-time and things which could allow better management of the timetable and more personalised learning.
The biggest thing that made me want to get rid of school holidays was seeing reading age stats tracked across the years for rich and poor kids. In school they track together roughly, in the holidays the rich kids keep improving and the poor kids drop back.
Yeah the two weeks or whatever changeover time would be brutal, but if parents were allowed to take their kids out for say any other 6 weeks a year, they could just go when it's cheap and stay at home for those two weeks.
The whole system needs change. The victorian sausage factory idea of pushing kids through pre-defined "years" just doesn't work. Also stops proper Flexi-time and things which could allow better management of the timetable and more personalised learning.
The biggest thing that made me want to get rid of school holidays was seeing reading age stats tracked across the years for rich and poor kids. In school they track together roughly, in the holidays the rich kids keep improving and the poor kids drop back.
Isn't this a parenting issue?? My two have a bedtime story every night and my eldest (6) reads her school book before we read her storybook every night. I know others that they simply don't bother, they get TV before bed and straight to bed!Yeah the two weeks or whatever changeover time would be brutal, but if parents were allowed to take their kids out for say any other 6 weeks a year, they could just go when it's cheap and stay at home for those two weeks.
The whole system needs change. The victorian sausage factory idea of pushing kids through pre-defined "years" just doesn't work. Also stops proper Flexi-time and things which could allow better management of the timetable and more personalised learning.
The biggest thing that made me want to get rid of school holidays was seeing reading age stats tracked across the years for rich and poor kids. In school they track together roughly, in the holidays the rich kids keep improving and the poor kids drop back.
Without trying to stereotype to much, it's likely more to do with class.Doubt its to do with rich vs poor with regards to reading ability in holiday times. More to do with parents ensuring that their kids do some reading instead of sitting on games consoles all day when they're off school. Rich or poor doesn't come into it, parenting does.
Doubt its to do with rich vs poor with regards to reading ability in holiday times. More to do with parents ensuring that their kids do some reading instead of sitting on games consoles all day when they're off school. Rich or poor doesn't come into it, parenting does.
Exactly, not sure where how much money they have comes into it. Would be interesting to see the official stats for it.
Can see her always loving boys, facetime, makeup, loud music, snapping at mum and dad
that's more realistic
My two do still read a bit now even though they're teenagers. They are probably the exception rather than the norm though.
Yeah the two weeks or whatever changeover time would be brutal, but if parents were allowed to take their kids out for say any other 6 weeks a year, they could just go when it's cheap and stay at home for those two weeks.
The whole system needs change. The victorian sausage factory idea of pushing kids through pre-defined "years" just doesn't work. Also stops proper Flexi-time and things which could allow better management of the timetable and more personalised learning.
The biggest thing that made me want to get rid of school holidays was seeing reading age stats tracked across the years for rich and poor kids. In school they track together roughly, in the holidays the rich kids keep improving and the poor kids drop back.
My wife is off work with my sick Son/Daughter and I'm working away! I travel quite frequently with my job. Prove me otherwise!?My other half works at a school and if they think people are on the blag they call the parents mobile. Foreign ringtone and they're bang to rights.
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