Re: Taking kids out of school for holidays : Mon Aug 27, 2012 8:58 pm  

Big Graeme wrote:

While I may not like some of the side effects of supply side economics there is little you can do about prices at peak times.

I do not agree with parents being allowed to remove children from school for a cheaper holiday.

Surely the only consideration is the impact on the child? Do you think 4 days really makes much difference?

I think there is certainly scope for more flexibility.

Re: Taking kids out of school for holidays : Mon Aug 27, 2012 8:58 pm  

Dally wrote:

Parents taking kids out of school for holidays should pay the cost of their education for the days they take them out.

No, they should be prosecuted for removing a child from school without a valid reason.

Re: Taking kids out of school for holidays : Mon Aug 27, 2012 8:59 pm  

Dally wrote:

Parents taking kids out of school for holidays should pay the cost of their education for the days they take them out.

Why, if it's being provided to others regardless?

Re: Taking kids out of school for holidays : Mon Aug 27, 2012 9:03 pm  

We took our 6 year old out of school for 5 days earlier this year. We had to put the holiday request in writing giving our reasons why we were taking a holiday during term time, the school didn't authorise the absence. We received a fine of £50 from the council, which we couldn't complain about as we knew the schools policy when we booked.
I may be wrong, but I think it's down to the head teachers discretion as to who they choose to fine. Some friends took their children out of the same school to attend a family wedding in Mexico, they didn't get a fine.

Re: Taking kids out of school for holidays : Mon Aug 27, 2012 9:12 pm  

kirkstaller wrote:

Surely the only consideration is the impact on the child? Do you think 4 days really makes much difference?

I think there is certainly scope for more flexibility.

Your child isn't the only one in their class I assume, it will affect all in that class and if it happened for one child it can happen for lots of them and thus have lots of knock on effects.

kirkstaller wrote:

Why, if it's being provided to others regardless?

My point is it shouldn't be allowed for any of them.

Re: Taking kids out of school for holidays : Mon Aug 27, 2012 9:13 pm  

kirkstaller wrote:

Why, if it's being provided to others regardless?

Other people are paying for it. Why should you abuse their generosity? It's just not right. If you are a Christian you should see that.

If the school is popular, your children could be denying others a place.

Re: Taking kids out of school for holidays : Tue Aug 28, 2012 5:52 am  

Dally wrote:

After consulting with Mrs Dally, the fees are £166,000 pa.

It costs £35k pa at Eton & Harrow.

Are your kids being privately tutored by Stephen Hawkin, Brian Cox, Dr Robert Winston, J.K.Rowling, Sir David Attenborough, Mervyn King and Usain Bolt?

Re: Taking kids out of school for holidays : Tue Aug 28, 2012 6:22 am  

littlerich wrote:

It costs £35k pa at Eton & Harrow.

Are your kids being privately tutored by Stephen Hawkin, Brian Cox, Dr Robert Winston, J.K.Rowling, Sir David Attenborough, Mervyn King and Usain Bolt?

If you took a little more notice of what happens on here, you'd realise that Dally's daughter needs a little more care than that offered by the likes of Eton & Harrow.

I'd also hazard a guess that although her residential care & education may cost £166k per year, it isn't costing him £166k per year personally.

Re: Taking kids out of school for holidays : Tue Aug 28, 2012 7:07 am  

the day before your holiday, phone the school to say they are ill and they will return as soon as possible when they are better. cheap holiday.sorted.

Re: Taking kids out of school for holidays : Tue Aug 28, 2012 7:13 am  

Screw the school. Your kids, your life do what you want. This is the UK not North Korea. Cornish's suggestion is good. Just say they are ill. Not that its any business of theirs really.