If you took a term time holiday

[TonsilTits]

Would you expect the teacher to provide work for the child? 3 week holiday, middle of a term (near a holiday), primary school aged.

So you have to spend hours organising separate work for a member of your class who won't be there to have the taught input which will mean the proposed work will have to be altered to include instructions, links and background then you have to collate, print or send.

In the unlikely event any of that work gets done to a satisfactory standard you have mark it out of sync, probably to a different criteria to whole class work, and give extended written feedback.

That's hours of extra work and akin to personal tutoring.

It's ridiculous and happens so often, not just the purpose of holidays.

Tell the to get a CGP workbook and look the answers up in the back.

@MarilynSlumroe

I assume you may have been directed by your Head to provide work? If so, I would print off a raft of worksheets from Twinkl and hand them over. Oh, and maybe an empty exercise book for the child to take away and complete a page a day diary of their holiday. And I wouldn't be planning to mark it when it's returned!!!

So, who has asked you to do this? A parent? Or your HT?

Parent has asked. Not spoken with management yet- obviously will follow policy, but like I say, wanted to gauge feeling on it.

Our Local Council does not allow it for holidays. Makes it easier to explain to parents, about the only time their rules are useful!

When ds was off scjool for 3 weeks and later 4 weeks some, basic, work home and I was grateful for that!

I’m in Australia, where it’s a bit more relaxed about term time holidays, and the standard is ‘read every day and write a travel journal’.

We took our DC out for 1 week a couple of years ago (holiday was 3 weeks but over school holidays as well) and my 6yo DS got to do a slideshow presentation for his ‘show and tell’ once a week for 5 weeks. The teacher and class loved hearing his stories and he got 2 awards for his speaking and presentation skills, lol.

My DD was in the 4th grade and she had to do reading and write a persuasive piece on why everyone in her class should visit Disneyland

We didn’t ask for work, just told the teachers we were going and if they needed the kids to do anything while we were away.

I hope you are rules that say you don't do this, I would feel differently if the child was sick but even then it's a lot to ask. Don't book a holiday if you want your child to do school work every day just send them to school.

My early posts I should have clarified that was post op/ill

Eeeek! Looks like I'm a CF

When we took our eldest out of school years ago, I wrote a letter saying we were taking him on holiday and if they wanted to give any work then we'd see to it that he would complete it during down time. She gave him some work booklets and wrote to enjoy the holiday and not worry about getting them completed.

It didn't occur to me that it was cheeky, I didn't actually really want any work for him but thought it was rude not to suggest it!

No parent should expect a teacher to set ANY work no matter how short or long the holiday is because it’s the PARENTS choice to do so and they are aware that their child will miss those days at school

I'd say they have to write an a4 side every day about their trip and read 4 novels in the week. Are they in reception?

Like a PP I'm in Australia and we've taken our son out a few times during term time and never even been asked to keep a journal or read..... just enjoy your holiday.
A boy in my son's class was taken out for a term as his family were going to drive around Australia and he started a blog , which he dropped after a week as he couldn't be bothered !