The last school standing?

[Whinge]

A lighthearted thread, as I know there are lots of other schools still open. However, it feels like this term is never going to end. We don't break up until Friday, and the staff and children are on their knees with exhaustion. 😴

Is there anyone else out there who hasn't finished for the summer yet?

@SurreyMumOfOne it's usually a lot cheaper to go away the second week of May half term, and a much more bearable temperature in much of the Med than end of July/Aug!

Oh good grief! Poor pupils and staff!!!!

I hope they don't go back until November!

How does a two week half term in May work for the exam year groups sitting national exams? I thought it was the one holiday in England that was standardised for this very reason?

Good lord! Ours have been off for a month already.

😮mine go back in two weeks!

We are half way through.

3.5 weeks holiday done.

3.5 weeks till they go back to school.

It's only the primary schools so doesn't affect GCSEs and Alevels.

I can’t believe some schools are still going, we finished on the 9th and are now home from our 2 week holiday abroad!

Longer in October is better. You can have a proper holiday then. It's a shame to be in when everyone else is off now but you will be laughing in October.

I didn't realise any schools were still going. Most around here broke up last Friday and a couple in borough over went to Tue/Wed this week.

We also have the two week over half term but running midweek to midweek this year. So I can't understand how the holiday is so short.

Lots of schools now have the two weeks at October so unfortunately it's no longer a novelty, plus the holiday companies have realised so it doesn't even get you a cheaper break any more.

Good luck to all those crawling to the end of today and for those still in next week I hope all your kids don't turn up so you can instead do new year prep and drink coffee. 😂

The state schools near us have done this. Everyone is looking exhausted.

To be fair, I do prefer it this way round. This year we went down to Dorset in the second week of the May holidays and it was a total bargain, plus really lucky with the weather.

When I was teaching, there was one year where they trialled a one week Whit holiday and a longer summer, it didn’t stick.

If DD’s school were breaking up today that would feel about right, it’s the extra 2 days next week I can’t get my head round!

I finished on the 4th July!

That makes more sense but then must be a real mismatch for families with children in both stages or teachers with children in the opposite stage.

@DanglingMod aye it’s great when everyone is in primary but not so good for secondary school teaching parents with primary aged kids or families with kids split across schools. My primary teaching friend loves it though now that her kids are secondary age and she gets a week off to herself!

Well that must have a part to play as none of the schools in my area have 2 weeks in October. Private schools excluded. And we only finished Tuesday this week.

We finished on the 19th but there was very little going on in school.