SATS will be in May



Fill your boots and have a good holiday



This comes from someone whose combined attendance of my 3 kids is 99.9% over the last 6 years.



And if anyone says that losing 5 days education will have a major effect,well im guessing mine will be, as their secondary school opens a week later than most others due to it being a new building.

Took our kids out of school a few times because of cost, we always tried to mix the holiday with some educational visits to the likes of Ephasis, Knossos and Pyramids. It hasn't done them too much harm, they are both doing well in life with families of their own. I think its more about keeping school stats high rather than the needs of the kids.



Ironically, my daughter is now a teacher and is not allowed holidays in term time, while her pupils go when it suits the parents.

Indeed, if we started taking 4 days off here and there in term time for a cheaper holiday, would that be ok?

It's both. Indeed, the two are inextricably linked.

That'd be well smart innit cos we'd get a supply teacher in innit. We could doss about then.





Sir.

It's all a question of perception.

When I lived in London, I knew a Parisienne who worked at an employment agency who had lived in Tod-Mor-den (as she pronounced it) and absolutely loved the place.



It grows on you.



Yes, I know mould does too.

What would Jesus do?

Do you have any links to these reports that it's detrimental to the other children?



I know for certain it hasn't been detrimental to mine.

Nope. I read the physical papers when I was a governor and have no idea where to find them online.



The idea that because something hasn't happened to you personally it must never happen to anyone is a basic logical fallacy.

Incidentally, if Gove gets his way then pretty soon schools will not be able to authorise any absence whatsoever. At least that might stop folk moaning at them for doing their job.

My memories of the place aren't helped by some spectacular incidents with my father during those holidays – let's just say he was addicted to prescription barbiturates at the time.

Well, you want me to accept a premise. Regardless of the accuracy of the original data you've read, the premise is merely based upon a recollection of a document you recall reading.



You've based much of your argument against parents taking their children on holiday on the premise that is is detrimental to the other school children.



With the greatest of respect, I am not willing to accept that it is based solely upon your recollection of what you read in an unnamed document.



Can you at least expand upon the theory of why my daughter's absence for four days before half term will be detrimental to the other children in her no doubt already overcrowded classroom?