to not want dd to have to miss school for affordable holiday?

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dh, who does work very hard, really wants a holiday at easter but we can't afford it if we wait till after the end of term, if we leave 2 days before the end of term we can. DD is in year 10, she gets very fretful about missing school and doesn't want to miss the last 2 days of term. I don't know whether to encourage dd to miss school or tell dh we can't go.

Well, I am married to a teacher and lots of pals teach and ALL say that if they had non-school jobs, they'd be off like a shot before the price hike.

Go! They do flip all last few days anyway.

Is she taking any modules in Year 10? If so I would say she should not miss any time.

If not, then it is only really 2 days. She could ask her teachers for work for those days. The worst the school can do is put it down as unauthorised absence, and in general won't do anything about it unless she has 10 days off in one half term.

year 10....right in middle of gcse years...

You want to take her when she should be revising? Doesn't she have exams after Easter?

It is only 2 days, but you see my dilemma! maybe I should get you to come round to talk to dh!

She does have modules in the summer term but she is very on top of everything and doing well.

exams year 11

I actually don't think she will be doing much revising over easter, she seems to be a bit of a last minute girl!

? ILoveTIFFANY what do you mean?

YOu can talk to your daughter and say to her, if she was sick she wouldn't be going in, you could always ask permission for her not to attend on those two days. Maybe if she knew you had permission she would be happy to have those days off. Or is it the only time she see's her friends at school?

Sorry Tiff I get confused easily! ha ha

Mmm for a lower year group I'd say it might be possible, but I'd worry a bit for Year 10 - I know I'll be doing stuff with my GCSE groups up to the end of the last day of that term as we have so much to get through for the GCSE. I do a lot of assessing in the last week to see how much they've learnt over the term.

FabbyChic I don't think it's fair to ask her to miss school when she's being conscientious! Send completely the wrong message IMHO - good for her for caring so much!

Ah hell, as a teacher at secondary I don't think it is the end of the world for a conscientious student provided they are working hard and on top of everything. Are the classes she will miss in the subjects she has modules in after the hols?

Only one.

Ive never taken my children out of school for holidays but that's just me, I wouldn't either, but only ever having taken them twice in 23 years its a mute point really.

I would go on holiday - but then DD is only 3 right now. I just get peeved with holiday companies trebling the price for for the sake of a couple of days.

Ask your DD - she either misses the 2 days of school or has no holiday.

If that is just one class in the relevant module then I am msure it can be made up. nBut it is very much up to you/family, I just mean don't worry too much!

FabbyChic I do agree with you, unfortunately dh doesn't and want/feels he needs a holiday more than he minds about dd missing school, I am in the middle and trying to keep everyone happy!

NinkyNonker, thanks for that.

I am taking dd 5 and Ds 3 out for 4 days early may
So scared about it I wrote the absence form 3 times!!!!
It's not something i intend to do regularly but holiday prices are outrageous in school hols so I am doing it anyway.

Crazy a 40 yr lady is scared of her daughters headmistress!!!

I wouldn't worry about primary school children, enjoy yourself, though I understand the fear of the Headmistress, I would just put the form in the desk and run!

Can't you go on a different holiday that you can afford during the holidays?

It's not the end of the world to miss a couple of days of school, even in the GCSE years, but I think it's wrong to make your daughter miss school if she doesn't want to.

I wouldn't ever force her, just see if she could be encouraged, I wouldn't want her to be really miserable. Any holiday, anywhere seems to triple in price as soon as you get to school holidays.