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We won't get into the 'it' or we'll be here all day. I'm sure there will be compassionate grounds and schools will use their judgment.

Er... you clearly can't afford it. Your pedantry fails. Although I see what you're saying. £60 effectively becomes the 'holiday tax' that parents have to pay. The bigger question should be what steps government might impose on parents whose children's attendance rate falls way below 95% and...

Offering staff an extra day's holiday is nothing new in many industries. Why would teaching be any different. Unfortunately, we're suffering a skills shortage. There aren't enough teachers and too many are leaving the profession. Heads have to do what they can to retain the skills they need.

Thank goodness. How the hell can schools impose any discipline on the inside if they can't rely on government to enforce the basic expectations of parents on the outside. Them's the rules we sign up to as society. It's the social contract. If you can't afford to take the kids to Disneyland...