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At boarding school we worked Saturdays but had almost 9 weeks off in summer. Christ was I bored by about week 3. Despite the sound of it my Mum was skint and I was there on a grant , so no money for holidays or activities, just hanging around streets where I knew no other kids as was away most...

5 and a half weeks then. Pretty much 6 weeks innit?

There are kids my other half used to teach, 7 years old, lived in Moulescomb, their parents had never even taken them to the beach. The beach! What sort of fun packed, activity based beano do you think they will be having for 6 weeks every year? A lot of kids only get fed at school. There is a...

Spot on. Kids do not need 6 weeks in a row off. I went out with a teacher for 8 years and my god she used to complain how dull the end of the holidays were. We'd go on hols with a ramped up price, she'd go and visit friends and family, few day trips etc and still have 3 weeks left to kill...

I do think a shorter school day would benefit children though, especially teenagers. Teenagers in countries where the school day starts at 10 have much lower rates of depression and the general "teenage grumpiness" and much higher energy levels, are more likey to have good relationships with...

This will have an effect on others apart from parents. Holidays will be expensive for more of the year,other people's bloody kids around for longer, parents having to take more time away from work having a knock on effect for self employed people like me. Summer hols are a nightmare as all the...