Children holidaying during term time.

Visgir1

Most schools now fine families who take children out of school?
If families find it a significant reduction in price even with the fine, I don't see it's a big problem unless they do it a more couple of times a year.

It is not the school that fines the parents it is the local council/authorities.

Our AC pay the fines, but wish they went to the school not into the council coffers…

Just been having this conversation with my daughter .. both her and hubby have to work no choice . If they took the 2 children out of school for cheaper holiday it would mean she’d have to find 1/2 weeks extra childcare in holidays as both parents get 4 weeks each children have 12 weeks … so no chance … grandma already does enough 😂😂

As an aside from the subject of this thread - I can't think of many holidays that would be more wasted on children than a Fjords cruise!

It's a relaxing, scenically spectacular trip with quite frankly, not a lot of "excitement" - and I mean that in the nicest possible way. (Just my idea of a great holiday actually).

Just seems a strange choice for children.

Most schools now fine families who take children out of school?
If families find it a significant reduction in price even with the fine, I don't see it's a big problem unless they do it a more couple of times a year.

I did take our children out of school too, normally either at the beginning or end of term, never September, never anywhere near exams (which they all passed) and I let the school know and asked for the work they missed to be given to them when they returned.

I totally understand both sides of the issue though and and of course teachers are not afforded this privilege.

It is, of course, very annoying when one was expecting mainly adults but we get round this now by booking adults only holidays

I suppose the point is, did the children of those parents who didnt holiday in term time go on to become super humanly intelligent, or go much further in life?

Probably not, I'm guessing.

Apologies for the over use of holiday in my previous post 😱

We had no choice other than to take our children out of school for holidays. Our business was busiest during school holidays and the possibility of going away during this time was zero.

I totally understand that it is more expensive during school holidays due to supply and demand.

I do not think only those on the highest income should be able to have holidays, if saving £3K is the difference between having a holiday or not then have the holiday.