Family holiday during term time

[Stej12]

Has anyone taken kids out of school for holiday we work all summer harvesting can’t realistically get away in school holidays we are calving in the spring so unless we go last week in June we cannot get away does it pass as exceptional reason

 

[Sharpy]

Has anyone taken kids out of school for holiday we work all summer harvesting can’t realistically get away in school holidays we are calving in the spring so unless we go last week in June we cannot get away does it pass as exceptional reason

Currently on holiday in Cornwall, my 9 year old son is out of school for 7 days, school is fine about it as this is the only time that l can manage off. The missus pointed out that if it wasn't ok the school would be denying him a family holiday........ He does have near perfect attendance though, and we do educational things on holiday as well as the beach etc.

 

[Al R]

What’s the attendance like the rest of the time? My 2 are off school for a week soon as we’re having our first family holiday, the teachers were thrilled for us and our children to be able to go away and said that it’ll help the children broaden their minds on the wider world and experience a lot of new things.
They did say “send a letter to the headteacher to ask for permission” but instead we wrote a letter saying that they will be off etc, haven’t heard anything back but teachers keep saying their excited for our children..

The whole truency laws is more aimed at the sort of parents who don’t send their children to school much and lay about watching Jeremy Kyle - they can rarely afford a holiday let alone abroad which is where teachers don’t mind children being off for.

Ask the class teacher or if you/wife know any teachers ask them - all schools will have different policies.

 

[kiwi pom]

Has anyone taken kids out of school for holiday we work all summer harvesting can’t realistically get away in school holidays we are calving in the spring so unless we go last week in June we cannot get away does it pass as exceptional reason

Probably not, its not just farmers that have busy lives. How's their attendance the rest of the time? Can they stand to miss a week? Can you not go away in winter?

Having said all that my sons missing 3 weeks soon (only year 2 though) to travel to the UK. School were no trouble saying he'll learn more travelling. If we were going to lie on a beach for 3 weeks I wouldn't do it though.

 

[delilah]

You should have gone in whitsun half term, that's what it's there for.
posted on behalf of my OH who is a teacher.

 

[Al R]

You should have gone in whitsun half term, that's what it's there for.
posted on behalf of my OH who is a teacher.

And pay top rates like all the other idiots

 

[HarryB97]

Just go away when ever suits you they'll learn a lot more away on holiday than they ever will at school, they're only young once!

 

[delilah]

And pay top rates like all the other idiots

We have just spent the whitsun half term on holiday - because that's when the 'idiot' teachers have to take their holiday - and I can tell you that we didn't pay 'top rates'.
Co-incidentally, it was spent in the holiday cottage of a tff'er, so keeping our money in the loop

 

[Al R]

We have just spent the whitsun half term on holiday - because that's when the 'idiot' teachers have to take their holiday - and I can tell you that we didn't pay 'top rates'.
Co-incidentally, it was spent in the holiday cottage of a tff'er, so keeping our money in the loop

It wasn’t meant mean but more sarcastic.. I always forget about the half term that’s just been....

 

[Stej12]

You should have gone in whitsun half term, that's what it's there for.
posted on behalf of my OH who is a teacher.

And forget about the cows calving [emoji85]

 

[Stej12]

4 kids ages from 14-7 primary school ok secondary a real pain!!!

 

[Still Farming]

Letter to Head , mitigating circumstances.
Usually pretty good.

 

[d williams]

And forget about the cows calving [emoji85]

You must have missed out on maths at school otherwise you put the bull in earlier

 

[Stej12]

What’s the attendance like the rest of the time? My 2 are off school for a week soon as we’re having our first family holiday, the teachers were thrilled for us and our children to be able to go away and said that it’ll help the children broaden their minds on the wider world and experience a lot of new things.
They did say “send a letter to the headteacher to ask for permission” but instead we wrote a letter saying that they will be off etc, haven’t heard anything back but teachers keep saying their excited for our children..

The whole truency laws is more aimed at the sort of parents who don’t send their children to school much and lay about watching Jeremy Kyle - they can rarely afford a holiday let alone abroad which is where teachers don’t mind children being off for.

Ask the class teacher or if you/wife know any teachers ask them - all schools will have different policies.

Always in school unless they are poorly

 

[deleted user 837354]

Having nearly completed possibly the most intense academic year in my career to date I can tell you I would rather pull out all my own teeth than take a holiday in term time! Having a day off due to V & D before Christmas was a huge PITA due to the workload missed.

 

[Stej12]

You must have missed out on maths at school otherwise you put the bull in earlier

We can’t all be good at everything

 

[Scribus]

Having nearly completed possibly the most intense academic year in my career to date I can tell you I would rather pull out all my own teeth than take a holiday in term time! Having a day off due to V & D before Christmas was a huge PITA due to the workload missed.

Phew! Glad you put the '&' symbol in there.

 

[Flower Power]

Wow!!! Farmers can afford a holiday! I thought you were all hard up?

 

[haymaker80]

Has anyone taken kids out of school for holiday we work all summer harvesting can’t realistically get away in school holidays we are calving in the spring so unless we go last week in June we cannot get away does it pass as exceptional reason

At the discretion of the head teacher if they grant you authorisation for absence. We've taken our child out of school for a week the last 2 years and the head teacher was fine with it. Just wrote a letter explaining reasons we wanted to book in term time and she authorised it. This year though, new head teacher wouldn't authorise it but we've still gone away in term time anyway. I believe you are allowed 5 days unauthorised absence per school year before the authorities might step in to fine you.

 

[Stej12]

You must have missed out on maths at school otherwise you put the bull in earlier

First farm starts calving middle of February till April 100 sucklers and other farm starts 15th April and finish end of June 85 sucklers how would you do it farms 5 miles apart always open to good advice oh yeah we also did first cut 25th may ????