Taking children out of school a week before summer hols as I am disabled.

annie1975_2

A lot of parents take children out of school,maybe if holiday company's dropped the prices they wouldn't need to.
I cant see a problem with it so long as they are not in a year when they are taking exams.

leosayer39

annie1975 wrote: »

A lot of parents take children out of school,maybe if holiday company's dropped the prices they wouldn't need to.
I cant see a problem with it so long as they are not in a year when they are taking exams.

I can t see a problem with it either, however the school can see a problem!

The prospective fine of £50.00, per day, per child, and also per parent, is a huge problem for our children. (Its their kids, ie our grandkids, we want to take away on holiday)

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seven-day-weekend

My husband, a retired teacher's, take on it, is take your child out of school for a holiday whenever you like but don't expect the teacher to set any extra work, tuition or marking to help them catch up. That is your responsibility as you made the choice that they would miss the work.

A view from the chalkface.

leosayer39

seven-day-weekend wrote: »

My husband, a retired teacher's, take on it, is take your child out of school for a holiday whenever you like but don't expect the teacher to set any extra work, tuition or marking to help them catch up. That is your responsibility as you made the choice that they would miss the work.

A view from the chalkface.

Thanks for your input.
However school policy is that holidays are not to be taken during term time and authorised absence will not be granted.

I would indeed help my grandchildren to catch up (dont forget we are talking infants school here) if the school were to point me in the right direction.

None of this explains why some children, in the same school, are allowed LOTS of time off for cultural reasons.

seven-day-weekend,
Could the parents of my grandchildren, submit a freedom of information request to the school concerned, to find out the number of authorised absences, and the length of these absences?
What does your husband think of this idea?

seven-day-weekend

leosayer39 wrote: »

Thanks for your input.
However school policy is that holidays are not to be taken during term time and authorised absence will not be granted.

I would indeed help my grandchildren to catch up (dont forget we are talking infants school here) if the school were to point me in the right direction.

None of this explains why some children, in the same school, are allowed LOTS of time off for cultural reasons.

seven-day-weekend,
Could the parents of my grandchildren, submit a freedom of information request to the school concerned, to find out the number of authorised absences, and the length of these absences?
What does your husband think of this idea?

I don't know what he thinks, but holidays in term time were not normally allowed at his school.

leosayer39

stallion4u wrote: »

There is a legal requirement upon parents and guardians to ensure that their children attend school on a regular basis. There is no legislation that states that the exception will be if parents wish to take their children out of school in term time to go on a jolly.

As such, any parent taking a child out of school for that reason is likely to be breaking the law.

My two are now all grown up and we never took them out of school for any reason other than sickness or unavoidable hospital,doctors appointments.

All of our family holidays were taken in the school holidays. The extra costs were borne by us as that is just what they are - the extra costs of bringing up a family.Much the same as any extra cost be it trips to the cinema, theatre, amusement parks etc.

It's all part and parcel of the costs associated with having children.

I understand everything that you are saying.

However, there are kids, at the same school, who disappear for between 2 and 4 weeks.... and their holidays are authorised.
My grandchildren cannot get permission to have 5 days away...what a disgrace!!

leosayer39

stallion4u wrote: »

Two wrongs don't make it right do they?

How do you mean?
Is it right that some children, and not just the odd one here and there, are given permission for substantial time off and yet others who just want 5 days off, such as my grandchildren, are not?
How can that be right? or even legal?

leosayer39

stallion4u wrote: »

Exactly what I said. They are wrong for taking their children out - permission or not. You want the same for you - they can, why can't I?

As I said 2 wrongs........

Actually i want much less than them...I only want my children, to take my grandkids out of school for 5 days...not between 10 and 20 days.

Therefore I dont want my grandkids to have anywhere near the same amount of time off as them.

annie1975_2

leosayer39 wrote: »

Actually i want much less than them...I only want my children, to take my grandkids out of school for 5 days...not between 10 and 20 days.

Therefore I dont want my grandkids to have anywhere near the same amount of time off as them.

Some times family's can only get away in school time.
A friend of mine her husband could not get time off when kids were off school,company was too busy.The school in question did allow 10 days anyway...

gingergee

Im disabled and have two children with different "problems". I was really poorly and my support worker arranged for us to have a charity funded break to centre parcs (only and hour or so from home), She asked the schools permission to book during term time as it would be cheaper for the charity. School let us have 5 days quite happily, even told us to have a great time!.
That 5 day break, somewhere quiet enabled me to spend some really quality time with my older ones, who dont have it easy really. They got to handle BOP and learn to swim. I also benefited as i have been a lot better since we returned and have developed a strong PMA.
Next year i am going to book a holiday abroad for us, but in the holidays. I am also looking into fundraising for the charity, as are my eldest girls. Sometimes taking them out can be a good thing. But it needs to be balanced against other factors ie how well they are doing in school, exams, etc. x