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« Reply #15 on: Tuesday, August 11, 2015, 12:39:55 » |
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my opinion, the fuss made over taking your kids out of school is overblown bollocks. They aren't going to ruin their future by missing a weeks schooling, particularly the last week of a term. The fines are a good scam, not that the schools have much say in this.
Obviously using common sense - it may not be great for GCSE or right before year 6 SATS*
Its a bugger having a teacher for a wife though, not quite so easy..
* not that SATs mean much, but some secondary schools do use them for initial streaming purposes.
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« Reply #16 on: Tuesday, August 11, 2015, 19:47:33 » |
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At my school it's kind of at the discretion of the head so if you don't take the piss generally and don't have a ton of days off sick or unauthorised absences then she will authorise holidays. It's doesn't help the school to have a ton of unauthorised absences.
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« Reply #17 on: Tuesday, August 11, 2015, 19:54:35 » |
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I didn't say I approved just that there are ways around the unfairness
To be fair the only unfairness is the rip off prices in term time in comparison.
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« Reply #18 on: Tuesday, August 11, 2015, 19:55:33 » |
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Its a fucking stupid rule, Im sure i speak for pretty much everyone on here that when we were kids our parents would take us out of school for a week for a holiday and it was perfectly acceptable then.
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« Reply #19 on: Tuesday, August 11, 2015, 19:56:31 » |
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To be fair the only unfairness is the rip off prices in term time in comparison.
Not unfair at all, simply supply and demand.
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« Reply #20 on: Tuesday, August 11, 2015, 20:00:12 » |
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As someone who works in a primary school, Some parents seem to view school as a childminding service whilst they are at work, rather than vital education though?
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« Reply #21 on: Tuesday, August 11, 2015, 20:03:01 » |
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When are summer holidays out of interest?
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we've been to Aberdeen, we hate the Hibs, they make us spew up, so make some noise, the gorgie boys, for Hearts in Europe.
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« Reply #22 on: Tuesday, August 11, 2015, 20:04:26 » |
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Its a fucking stupid rule, Im sure i speak for pretty much everyone on here that when we were kids our parents would take us out of school for a week for a holiday and it was perfectly acceptable then.
I went to florida for 3 weeks when i was at school FUCK EDUCATION
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« Reply #23 on: Tuesday, August 11, 2015, 20:05:03 » |
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I went to florida for 3 weeks when i was at school FUCK EDUCATION And you turned out alright! ... Hmm, in fact, don't do it Sam. S'not worth the risk.
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« Reply #24 on: Tuesday, August 11, 2015, 20:13:01 » |
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« Reply #25 on: Tuesday, August 11, 2015, 20:15:28 » |
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Not unfair at all, simply supply and demand.
Maybe so. But for holiday companies to penalise families during school holiday periods does smack of profiteering. I remember during a cheap Sun holiday looking a the price of the exact same caravan during the summer......£1200 per week.....for a caravan in Cornwall.....there has to be a better way to even out costs for all and for holiday companies to still make a reasonable profit, surely? IMO, depending on where you go, there is educational value in a holiday too.
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« Reply #26 on: Tuesday, August 11, 2015, 20:23:14 » |
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When are summer holidays out of interest?
Now!
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« Reply #27 on: Tuesday, August 11, 2015, 20:25:45 » |
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Now!
Well I meant when do they finish? We're going on holiday first 2 weeks of September.
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we've been to Aberdeen, we hate the Hibs, they make us spew up, so make some noise, the gorgie boys, for Hearts in Europe.
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« Reply #28 on: Tuesday, August 11, 2015, 20:27:49 » |
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Most schools go back 1st Sept
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« Reply #29 on: Tuesday, August 11, 2015, 20:29:53 » |
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Most schools go back 1st Sept
Excellent, thanks.
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we've been to Aberdeen, we hate the Hibs, they make us spew up, so make some noise, the gorgie boys, for Hearts in Europe.
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