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Parents taking children on holiday in term time.

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GrannyGravy13 Tue 27-Jun-23 11:01:29

This has probably been discussed previously on GN, but due to the economic constraints being put on young families at the moment I thought I would start a thread.

There are at least three children currently on holiday in one of my GC’s class at the moment. One of our AC is away with one school age GC along with their school age cousin.

All will I guess be fined by the local council if the school has submitted the unauthorised absence form.

The difference in the price of a holiday in the U.K. and abroad in the school holidays as opposed to term time is widening. It is so much cheaper to take the fine.

Time to ditch the fines?

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GrannyGravy13 Thu 29-Jun-23 18:42:21

Just had a recount, make that 33 years…

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Nannagarra Thu 29-Jun-23 21:56:46

Mollygo

Nannagarra what a nightmare!
I bet your head didn’t offer to mark the work when it came back or chase up the parents when the work didn’t come back completed.

You’re spot on, * Mollygo*. Precisely. 👍

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Jaxjacky Thu 29-Jun-23 22:07:19

I never took my two out GG13, but we did have holidays in the UK, camping or caravans, sometimes borrowing kit, or using mobile homes belonging to them at a cheaper rate. Days out, picnics and walks or the beach, basically what I, as a SP could afford, even a house swop one year.

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GrannyGravy13 Fri 30-Jun-23 07:56:49

Jaxjacky

I never took my two out GG13, but we did have holidays in the UK, camping or caravans, sometimes borrowing kit, or using mobile homes belonging to them at a cheaper rate. Days out, picnics and walks or the beach, basically what I, as a SP could afford, even a house swop one year.

On multiple years, we had to work in the school holidays (we supplied/supported contractors who worked on school refurbishment and repairs), juggling child care. No chance of getting away anywhere.

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Norah Fri 30-Jun-23 14:36:52

GrannyGravy13

We had (and still have) a SME, our busiest times of the year were/are school holidays.

Whilst I appreciate that the teachers on here are against taking children out of school. I have just worked out that due to the ages of our five children if we had never taken them out of school we would not have had a holiday in 28 years.

I count 30 years without holidays if we never took our 4 children out of school. That wouldn't have worked well for us.

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Wheniwasyourage Fri 30-Jun-23 21:57:51

Sooze58: I think people forget that holiday prices are not increased during the school holidays but discounted at other times.

This is a good point and one which IMO applies to other things - peak rail travel for instance, which is the right price, whereas non-peak tickets are discounted.

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