School Holiday Changes ??

Not too sure that this would be a good idea, what if you have different aged children in different schools with different holidays, logistical nightmare  

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-23129472

Yeah it's ok for people like me with only one child at school but if you had several children in different schools then it'd be a nightmare, it would on the other hand perhaps stop the holiday companies hiking the prices up.

Schools are rubbish now. Far too much airy fairy fluffy bullcrapp not enough controls d no real education

the teacher will just strike again  like they always do to get their own way

Hayley wrote:Schools are rubbish now. Far too much airy fairy fluffy bullcrapp not enough controls d no real education

Maybe where you are, but round here they're quite good.

Here there is a mix of both good & bad schools luckily I did my research and molly is at a good school. I believe that the time spent in school still has to be the same amount of days as now, but the school can set their own holidays.

Darcy-may wrote:Here there is a mix of both good & bad schools luckily I did my research and molly is at a good school. I believe that the time spent in school still has to be the same amount of days as now, but the school can set their own holidays.

They have to have a minimum number of days (190 I think) but they can increase that & decrease the amount of holidays. Decreasing holidays (in my opinion) won't make an iota of difference to bad schools, but will make a difference to parents/children/teachers.

What about summer holidays? Not everybody will be able to take 2 weeks holiday during a shortened summer break of four weeks.

Heard it earlier, and IMO i don't think it's a very good idea, certainly can't see it going down well with parents especially with more then one child

I just don't see how it will improve schools?

Me neither Caryll, I just don't see any positives to it?

For us I think the local schools would work together or the reasons you mention above. Saying that though no effect on me at the moment anyway , I can take my holidays when I want and Jo works at the same school Jenny will be starting at in September

i cant see the the teachers liking it , i know quite a few as well as teacher assistants and they love that long break , it would also affect people like my mum whom escorts children with disabilities and learning difficulties to and from school ,

I don't have children so it won't affect me but I would have thought standard holidays just work better, otherwise it would have been changed ages ago?

Not the best idea really as taking a holiday in school hoildsys cost a small fortuneso will all the fdifferent terms make hoildsy prices etc stay high all year round due to the change

Luckily we are getting a caravan soon so can go for weekends etc but I can see problems arising

If they go ahead with a shortened summer break you'll get far more parents taking their children out of school for a fortnight each year because they just can't fit their hols in with a four week break.