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Typical teacher attitude - "Teachers are always right". Berty quite clearly researches the effects of policy - no teaching experience needed to be able to do that successfully. As for your ridiculous idea that you need qualifications to be good at something - yet another poor teacher trait. For...

Blimey .... you're a braver man than me ! :thumbsup:

Where have I said it's p1ss easy and a stroll in the park ? They DO work hard but no harder than anyone else in general - it's just they whine about it more. And no, I won't be becoming a teacher - I couldn't work in such a union backed whining work force.

But you're implying that they use the whole of that 12 weeks non-contact time 'working' - that really isn't reality. Yes teachers work hard, yes teachers have a lot of government policies to adhere to BUT so do millions of other people in their jobs and you don't hear them whining constantly at...

I my experience teachers go in late on inset days, leave early and get lunch provided - I hardly think 5 days out of 13 weeks will kill them. I'll happily attend meetings during my holidays if I get 13 weeks rather than my 20 days plus bank holidays ( many of which I still take calls on and...

I respect their profession - I just wish teachers would stop suggesting that they are the hardest workers in the world, being paid the worst money and are the most downtrodden - it is they that does their profession no favours.

If the teachers I know are so rubbish why have three of them had promotions ? One being Head of Languages, one being Head of Maths and the other being a deputy Head in a 2000+ head school. I'd suggest that if your planning etc took you so many hours to do that it's you that might have been a...

My ex-wife is a teacher ( and was when I was married to her ), my sister is a teacher, my cousin is a teacher and my sister-in-law is a teacher and I can assure you this statement is misleading. Around 14 weeks leave a year and at best I'd suggest they work 2 days out of every half term holiday...

I'm afraid it does have something to do with teachers - they are acting as the informers and the Heads as the enforcers of government policy. Teachers are one of the professions that regularly stand up to government policy they don't agree with yet have remained pretty much silent in this so one...

It's not about the available period but that period is too expensive for many families. I've just scrolled down and seen that you are a school governor which might explain your post. It would appear schools do not understand how hard up many families are and so they budget very tightly every...

Because the government says anything over 90% is acceptable .... the court has just followed the governments own policy.

Whilst I completely agree with you the fine of £60 is far less than the savings on the holiday so I wouldn't hesitate to do it anyway.

Not all schools close for voting so so kids miss a days school whilst others don't. Hardly consistent.

Indeed. And while it didn't affect me it did affect my cousins with parents serving in the armed forces that not everyone can take leave during school holidays ( something I'd bet you've experienced ).

As a parent I have no issue with this. The whole idea of fines for holidays was always political anyway. I watched the scruffy haired councillor from the Isle of White trying to justify their actions and suggesting a child not being in school affects other pupils and staff. Strange how so many...