Term time holidays will we be fined??

EVIESMUMMY_2

If I take the my children out of school 2 days in December and 4 days in May (in the same school year) will I be fined?? thanks in advance!

Pollycat

Doesn't it depend on the actual school whether they give approval to parents to take children out of school during term time?

And maybe their decision would be made based on where a child is in the educational sysyem. e.g. GCSE years may be frowned upon whereas a request for a 5 year old might be assessed differently.

HappyMJ

EVIESMUMMY wrote: »

If I take the my children out of school 2 days in December and 4 days in May (in the same school year) will I be fined?? thanks in advance!

Probably not. A few do get a monetary penalty but few actually do get them. 2 days wouldn't matter too much and will in isolation be okay but in combination with the 4 days it might trigger a penalty. It's usually worth taking them out though even taking any penalty into account so it's up to you.

Rambosmum

Depends on your school/ local authority.

Some schools will not fine parents of children who have otherwise 100% attendance. Some schools only fine for 5 consecutive missed days, some for 5 missed days, some for each missed day if they know it is for a holiday.

You need to find out the rules for your school.

tara747

Why do they need to miss school on those days?

Obviously you may prefer not to say, but it is a question that will be asked by the school.

sheramber

https://www.gov.uk/school-attendance-absence/overview

Spendless

Depends on your area, your school and what your reasons are. Different areas have different rules on what 'exceptional circumstances' are and also on how many days trigger a fine. Try looking on your council's website.