Wouldn’t you take your year 8 child out of school for a week for a once ina. Lifetime holiday ?

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I’d it saved you over 1k

Depends on circumstances, if I could do it during the school holidays, I would. If would have to be really exceptional circumstances to make me say yes.

I would, but would make sure it didn't add to the workload of the already beleaguered teachers.

Yes I would and have

Nope. Red line for me. Unless, perhaps, it’s a close family wedding (I took a Friday at a busy time at work off to go to Texas (from the UK) for my Uncle’s wedding...I was in the US for 48 hours) or someone is dying. But I accept that I’m at the militantly against end of the spectrum.

Why are you asking?

Presumably you’re going to do it anyway?

Yes. But, as others have said, don’t ask teachers to provide work for you while you’re away.

In a heartbeat.

No because its once in your lifetime. They may go in the future

Yes. Children are not owned by the state.

No. How can you know it's a once in a lifetime holiday for them? They've got the whole of their adult life to go on potentially amazing holidays. Also, by 'once in a lifetime', do you mean genuinely cultural and life-enriching or just expensive?

Probably would do it as long as you didn't expect staff to set additional work or provide catchup intervention, you won't complain about the fines, and you don't call up school being one of the fuming types if your child's progress that term isn't as good having missed content through choice.

I'm a teacher and would happily have a policy of 1 week authorised holiday in ks3 as long as parents didn't expect me to catch students up in my own time, set work to be completed out of school, and they didn't complain about progress if their child found it hard having taken a week off.

Yes. Children are not owned by the state.

A little melodramatic, no?

Parents who choose to send their child to school sign up to ensure their regular attendance. It’s not a conspiracy to abduct their children ffs.

I did this, DS was yr9 & DD was yr7, actually.

*Timing was about weather & availability of accommodation, not cost.

I took my year 9 child out for 10 days because it saved money. We have really good friends in the US who we have never visited as we never could afford it, came into some money but wouldn't be able to afford it in term time. DD had just lost her father and quite frankly I would have taken her no matter the consequences.

Sorry that should say couldn't afford in school holidays

No. Because it seems like every time I hear about someone taking their children out of school for these holidays they are spending thousands on these holidays. I refuse to believe that anyone is so loaded they can go on a ridiculous holiday but are too poor to use the school hols.

Not roasting anyone. We’re all different, but even though I am not loaded I can save up to pay a bit more for the school holidays. If I couldn’t afford a holiday during the breaks then I couldn’t afford it in term time either.

Yup I take my kids out regularly.

They get one childhood.

Holidays are fun, and we are a close family. We absolutely love our holidays.

Meh to a week off school.

Life could be over tomorrow.

No but then I'm one of the few on MN that would never take their kids out of school. Have kids and those are the sacrifices you make - holidays are more expensive so maybe, you know, go somewhere else instead?

I refuse to believe that anyone is so loaded they can go on a ridiculous holiday but are too poor to use the school hols. - yes this is a really good point.
It is possible that if your child stayed in school, they'd get better grades and develop a stronger work ethic, resulting in a better paying job, and be able to afford all kinds of wonderful holidays throughout their lifetime.

Yes absolutely but I am in Ireland so no fines and half the school goes missing during June.

Definitely!

Probably not in year 8, no. Especially not if it’s just to save a few quid on Disney.

Yes and I am planning to in 2020 when DS will be in year 8!

In our case it's nothing to do with the saving and more about the time of year/weather that we want to go. It coincides with a half term but is long haul so it'll be one week over half term and miss the first week back.

what kind of trip.

I ask this as I am nosey.

Yes I would though however £1.000 is a lot of money to me. there is a thread on here people are spending that on a kids coat , if you have that kind of cash for a coat the money argument doesn't seem to apply to me