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

pipkin71

whitesatin wrote: »

As I said yesterday, this thread is going nowhere so what's the point of continuing it?

You don't have to click on the thread if it no longer holds any interest for you.

pipkin71

NAR wrote: »

The majority of my holidays are now taken in term time to avoid screaming, uncontrolled kids. The majority of those that I do encounter spend their time in the hotel pool while their parents take advantage of the all-inclusive alcohol. What a great education for the children! :T

I don't disagree with you - not everyone will view a holiday as a chance to enrich education. That doesn't detract from the fact that education doesn't just take place within the walls of a school.

I do agree with another poster though, that, for those who see holidays as an opportunity to enrich their child's knowledge, that can happen both during term time and official school holidays

whitesatin

pipkin71 wrote: »

You don't have to click on the thread if it no longer holds any interest for you.

You are so right. Enjoy the ever decreasing circles. :wall:

earwig

Hi i would go for it i to take both my children out of school term time for their hoildays dont think anything bad about it all lets face it its 5 days if you add up the teacher training days the strikes the school closing because of bad weather it way more than 5 days and there not bothered about your child education then are they

As long as the rest of the year there attendance is good and there is no test then dont worry about it hoildays can be learning things to tbh it would be my worst nightmare to be on hoilday in the summer hoildays all them kids about:D

NAR

Very strange, OP is a secondary school teacher (and therefore should know the rules and why they have to be abided). Also she hasn't logged in since the night she started thread, 3rd, very strange!

Anubis_2

NAR wrote: »

Very strange, OP is a secondary school teacher (and therefore should know the rules and why they have to be abided). Also she hasn't logged in since the night she started thread, 3rd, very strange!

Have I missed something in this thread or has the OP stated this elsewhere?

Personally, whilst I agree that life experiences are important, I also follow a more formal approach when it comes to some areas of study, so we get the best of both worlds

An ideal would be schooling that offers both. Or at least schooling that offers some education that will be practical in the real world, such as finances, home economics/budgeting, effective communication skills etc

Given my time again, health permitting, I would home school.

bestpud

There will never be agreement on a thread like this!

FWIW I don't have a problem with taking children out of school for a holiday if their attendance is usually good and parents are prepared to help them catch up if needed.

However, I do think parents should have the courage of their convictions and not bother coming up with excuses and justifications for it. If they believe it is best for their child(ren) then they should just go for it.

Richie-from-the-Boro

bestpud wrote: »

There will never be agreement on a thread like this!

FWIW I don't have a problem with taking children out of school for a holiday if their attendance is usually good and parents are prepared to help them catch up if needed.

However, I do think parents should have the courage of their convictions and not bother coming up with excuses and justifications for it. If they believe it is best for their child(ren) then they should just go for it.

- I agree that there will never be agreement ! .. .. .. however

The law says :

- parents do not have the right to take their child out of school for holidays during term time
- parents cannot demand leave of absence for the purpose of holidays as a right
- they are asked to consider seriously the educational implications for their children before making application
- the headteacher does not have to authorise holidays in term time other than in exceptional circumstances
- exceptional circumstances can only cover a maximum of 10 days in a school year
- taking an unauthorised holiday could result in each parent receiving a Fixed Penalty Notice costing up to £100 for each child

Many people in this thread have spoken of their selective choice to break the law and defraud the taxpayer of their collective contribution to the education of other peoples children. I see nothing by the way of honest defence of their actions just a selfish self-interest in ignoring the law of the land .. .. because in this case it suits them.

- its a choice people make to call burglars thieves and lawbreakers, but breaking this particular law is ok ?
- you have no legal right to take your child out of school without authority, that makes you no different to muggers and thieves
- you just choose to call a burglar a lawbreaker whilst calling yourself a good parent, what a sad pseudo interpretation

NAR

Anubis wrote: »

Have I missed something in this thread or has the OP stated this elsewhere?

It is on OP's public profile, where I was looking to see when she had last logged in, as I was suprised she had not replied on this thread.

Anubis_2

NAR wrote: »

It is on OP's public profile, where I was looking to see when she had last logged in, as I was suprised she had not replied on this thread.

You are right then, very strange post!