I heard it was £60, per child, per day, per parent.
Term Time School Holiday Fines
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I heard it was £60, per child, per day, per parent.
It's per absence, not per day.
I'd love to do this.
Having a holiday is not a right. It's a luxury.
If you can afford it you go if you can't you don't.
I don't agree with a blanket ban as a couple of days before end of term after exams isn't going to matter much however missing 2 weeks mid term will have consequences when in quite a few schools marks are given throughout the year rather than just an end of year exam.
You should be allowed out to attend family events but just to afford a holiday you cannot afford during the school breaks is unreasonable.
However if you can prove to the school that you are not allowed to take holidays during the 8 WEEK summer or 2 week Christmas or 2 week Easter break from your work then you should be also allowed to take time off with your family.
If you can afford it you go if you can't you don't.
I don't agree with a blanket ban as a couple of days before end of term after exams isn't going to matter much however missing 2 weeks mid term will have consequences when in quite a few schools marks are given throughout the year rather than just an end of year exam.
You should be allowed out to attend family events but just to afford a holiday you cannot afford during the school breaks is unreasonable.
However if you can prove to the school that you are not allowed to take holidays during the 8 WEEK summer or 2 week Christmas or 2 week Easter break from your work then you should be also allowed to take time off with your family.
Both of those scenarios result in the child not going on a family holiday due to their parents working arrangements (one is pay, the other is leave). Why is one an acceptable reason and not the other?
I get too angry to talk about this. It is Orwellian at best with the state bullying parents and the best thing is most of them are so gullable they let them do it. Your kid is your own not the schools or anyone elses. And if i wanted to pull them out of school to travel for a month i would. I bet they would have social services onto you and try to remove the kid as well. Education is a choice not something that should be forced onto them.
It feels like the child is state property. Infact im suprised that when you sign on now you dont have to sign away your kids to the state.
It feels like the child is state property. Infact im suprised that when you sign on now you dont have to sign away your kids to the state.
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This, it should kick in after something like > 10 days in any school year.
Surely the children that are left get more 1:1 time with teacher, what disruption does one less pupil cause!
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The fines often work out cheaper than the extra cost of the holiday during term time, Centre Parks Cottage price goes up £850 alone during term time, they're always full so its good business, but still wrong.
The fine isn't proportionate to the savings. If you wanted to stop it then make it a considerably higher amount so people won't make a saving and therefore it won't be worth it.
As for home schooling, probably a good idea if you want to make your child a hermit in later life.
As for home schooling, probably a good idea if you want to make your child a hermit in later life.
Is this talking from experience?
I would be interested in this aspect of things. As I pointed out in post #7, the ******** reasoning we tend to get fed is that it harm's the child's education to miss a week or two of school. No-one believes this, and it's obviously crap.
If there is actual disruption to the class, why isn't this used as the reason behind the ban on term time holidays?
It is? Care to explain how? FTR, I have never taken either of my children out of school for a holiday.
The fine also doubles to £120 if not paid within 28 days.
Failure to pay can result in court action and in extreme cases a short prison term.
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We used go on holiday during term time quite often back in the day, it never did mine or my Sister's education any harm whatsoever.
I agree with limiting it, maybe being more stringent with teens with upcoming exams etc, but I can't see why taking children out of school for a a couple of weeks per year should cause any undue issues to the school.
These fines just seem OTT.
These fines just seem OTT.
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I will take my son out of school for the last 4 days before the end of the school year. £60 fine or an extra £1800 on a holiday. If he's not doing well at school I will stop it. The money doesn't go to the school it goes to the council I have already had this confirmed and I have already said when I pay the fine that's all my fund raising done for the year.
The Jocks have it easier as they break up earlier. Every year we go away before the end of the school year the places are full of them. They also fly from newcastle so that's not considered peak time too as it's an English airport. Personally I think more pressure should be applied to decrease the price spike. Where we go it's full all the time through the summer so the price spike is just the travel agent takign the ****.
The Jocks have it easier as they break up earlier. Every year we go away before the end of the school year the places are full of them. They also fly from newcastle so that's not considered peak time too as it's an English airport. Personally I think more pressure should be applied to decrease the price spike. Where we go it's full all the time through the summer so the price spike is just the travel agent takign the ****.
Exactly, you ask the kids what they've done and it "watched a film" or "played some games".
I'm not saying that's a bad thing, letting kids/teachers wind down at the end of term, what's the harm, bit self righteous though when they want to start laying out fines.
Maybe parents should be asking for proof of the educational content of the lessons that their children have missed!
I'm not saying that's a bad thing, letting kids/teachers wind down at the end of term, what's the harm, bit self righteous though when they want to start laying out fines.
Maybe parents should be asking for proof of the educational content of the lessons that their children have missed!
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