taking kids on holiday outside of school holidays

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AndrewP said:
£120 fine or extra £2500 on the holiday cost. No brainer for me like. They may miss out on finger painting catch up or some shit, but oh well, they'll learn more on their culturally fulfilling holiday. ;)
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Again, depends on a load of factors:
* what you're doing
* where you're going
* how old they are

And so on...
 


Keawyeds said:
Again, depends on a load of factors:
* what you're doing
* where you're going
* how old they are

And so on...
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Aye, wouldn't take them out during their GCSEs or anything. I've got a meeting with the head tonight where I ask for holidays and they say no, boring waste of time but they insist on it.

I've asked for homework for them to do while they're away, but they've said it's their policy to let the kids fall behind instead, so that won't be happening. I think they're low on fingerpaint to be honest.
 
Keawyeds said:
Depends on the age of the kids and for how long you're taking them out for but frankly, if they're meant to be in school, that's where they should be.
I suspect I may change my opinions slightly when ours gets to school age, but I doubt it.
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If you are savvy, you can get good deals by shopping around.

Mine haven't missed school but I've taken advantage of flying on inset days clagged onto school holidays and stuff like that to make it cheaper.

This summer she breaks up slightly earlier than other schools because of inset days, so I got cheap flights going on the day after she breaks up as most of the other schools are still in. Next Easter all the schools are off in the two weeks before Easter, but she's off the week before and the week after. I got a good deal flying early on Easter Sunday morning as presumably that's not a popular time to go.
 
becs said:
If you are savvy, you can get good deals by shopping around.

Mine haven't missed school but I've taken advantage of flying on inset days clagged onto school holidays and stuff like that to make it cheaper.

This summer she breaks up slightly earlier than other schools because of inset days, so I got cheap flights going on the day after she breaks up as most of the other schools are still in. Next Easter all the schools are off in the two weeks before Easter, but she's off the week before and the week after. I got a good deal flying early on Easter Sunday morning as presumably that's not a popular time to go.
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It doesn't matter how savvy you are, it costs loads more to fly during school holidays. The cost of the flights alone would be thousands more for me. Obviously my opinion might change once they're older (eldest is five) but for now I'll just take them out of school.
 
AndrewP said:
It doesn't matter how savvy you are, it costs loads more to fly during school holidays. The cost of the flights alone would be thousands more for me. Obviously my opinion might change once they're older (eldest is five) but for now I'll just take them out of school.
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I stalk flights and holidays as well mind. The prices go up and down all the time, so I keep stalking them until they drop to a price I'm happy to pay :oops:

Clearing cookies in between naturally ;)
 
Keawyeds said:
Depends what we end up doing/where we end up going.

As my folks are/were (retired!) teachers, I think the possibility of me taking them out of school would end up with me being removed from the will!



That's a very fair point.
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Both my folks are retired teachers/deputy heads and they are of the same opinion as me (probably why I hold this opinion tbf) that kids get just as much, if not more, from a week or two of quality time with their parents on holiday than they will from school.

And catryan’s point is as fair as labelling marijuana as a gateway drug. ‘If you do this, then the worst will surely happen....’
 
Pulled them out 3 days early last year. Asked for permission from the school, didn't get it. It was the only 3 days any of them missed, and in 1st school they do absolutely nothing of any educational merit in the days leading up to the summer break.
 
jedi_toaster said:
Both my folks are retired teachers/deputy heads and they are of the same opinion as me (probably why I hold this opinion tbf) that kids get just as much, if not more, from a week or two of quality time with their parents on holiday than they will from school.

And catryan’s point is as fair as labelling marijuana as a gateway drug. ‘If you do this, then the worst will surely happen....’
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Must agree. If the choice is no holiday as too expensive or the kid getting to spend time with parents in a relaxed setting I think it's a no brainer. Mind if the kids are just shoved in to a kids club for the day while the parents bake and drink it's not much good.

And I'd probably not think it wise during GCSE's (or any time in last 2 years). Or SATS I suppose too.
 
CatRyan said:
Let's see... role modelling to your child that education isn't as important as application, turning up, taking part, being equal to everyone else, not expecting special treatment.... depends on what you want for your child. If you think dropping out of uni because you don't see why it's important to turn up and end up stacking shelves in your 30s through lack of options as a result is a good outcome you should definitely go for it.


Just saying
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And if you want your kids to grow up as alcoholic gamblers then by all means get them round at xmas for drinks & card games, just saying...

Incidentally, what's the difference when a school does it? I know of a school that's taking some kids (ie the affluent ones) away during term time, to a place I went on a family holiday to. What's planned is exactly the same is what I did when I was there.
 
CatRyan said:
Let's see... role modelling to your child that education isn't as important as application, turning up, taking part, being equal to everyone else, not expecting special treatment.... depends on what you want for your child. If you think dropping out of uni because you don't see why it's important to turn up and end up stacking shelves in your 30s through lack of options as a result is a good outcome you should definitely go for it.


Just saying
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i can see your point, thats also a load of bollocks, i was a complete taty at school it may of cost me one or two years but im not doing to bad now and i have no degree or any notible GCSE's or A levels....i might have industry recognised qualifications but they came in later life.

mr mrs also went down the work experience gained qualifications route now has her masters and variouts other blah blah qualifications

Going to UNI is not the be all and end all i have many friends who went to uni from college and yes they have a degree but most of them work in jobs that have fucl all to do with that they studied for..


saying that a child is going to end up stacking shelves because they didnt go to UNI or were not the best in school is a load of arse
 
Le Chuck said:
And if you want your kids to grow up as alcoholic gamblers then by all means get them round at xmas for drinks & card games, just saying...

Incidentally, what's the difference when a school does it? I know of a school that's taking some kids (ie the affluent ones) away during term time, to a place I went on a family holiday to. What's planned is exactly the same is what I did when I was there.
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Haaaaa playing cards with family is a bad thing?
 
Bob Fleming said:
Must agree. If the choice is no holiday as too expensive or the kid getting to spend time with parents in a relaxed setting I think it's a no brainer. Mind if the kids are just shoved in to a kids club for the day while the parents bake and drink it's not much good.

And I'd probably not think it wise during GCSE's (or any time in last 2 years). Or SATS I suppose too.
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It's really up to individual choice and I wouldn't take sides either way (despite my earlier tongue-in-cheek post) but it is noticeable that one of the primary reasons seems to be cost based on an unwillingness to modify expectations. Is there an element of people have an idea of where their holiday should be and don't want to change to a similar costed holiday during school holidays if it isn't their first choice?
 
zwartekat said:
It's really up to individual choice and I wouldn't take sides either way (despite my earlier tongue-in-cheek post) but it is noticeable that one of the primary reasons seems to be cost based on an unwillingness to modify expectations. Is there an element of people have an idea of where their holiday should be and don't want to change to a similar costed holiday during school holidays if it isn't their first choice?
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Aye, I could take them to spain or somewhere boring during the summer holidays, but they wouldn't enjoy it as much.
 
I’m against it personally, doesn’t set a good example but each to their own.
Legend said:
Imagine the fuss if teachers took holidays during term time...
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This

“Oh, it’s only a class of 10 year olds I’ve got. What’s the harm in me buggering off for a week?”
 
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