Kids Away From School

sir.prize | 17:32 Sun 23rd Mar 2014 | News

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Recent news has shown headteachers and union heads say that children should not be deprived of their schooling by taking holidays in school time.

On Wednesday I see the NUT are taking strike action. Maybe they have forgotten their earlier grouse about kids being excluded from school.

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sherrardk

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There are new rules regarding taking kids out of school to go on holidays. Head teachers used to have the authority of granting up to ten days absence (based on individual children). This has now been stopped and there is a £60 fine per child, per parent. Some schools are also using the fine if children are persistently late. Holiday companies have...

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anneasquith

im not bothered about the holidays,good luck to them, I have quite a few friends/relatives who choose teaching because of the convenience when they had children. no massive child minding fees.

sherrardk

That's why I went in to teaching but it's also why I left (plus the fact that I don't really like other people's kids).

DaisyNonna

Holidays? Had to take mine at peak prices. Family spent time under canvas.
Apart from courses organised in holiday time and the weeks that the Head wanted staff to supervise weekends (unpaid) of pupil extra curricula time.

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