to be pissed off that schools are off AGAIN!?

[tallulahxhunny]

after being off almost the whole month of april then the bank holiday and the voting day for some schools, and knowing that they finish for 7 weeks soon, why are they going to be off the friday before and the tuesday after the bank holiday at end of may? ffs at this rate i'd be better off home tutoring!!

Its not that i dont want to spend time with my children but i have had to fight all year for them to notice my child cant read (7) and now they have eventually took notice shes been off school longer than she has been in there! its bloody ridiculous (insert seriously angry face with much feet stamping)

It just makes all those years training worthwhile Fontsnob

I only did it for the holidays...don't even like kids.

We had an inset day at my dd's school on a Wednesday in the middle of term in October this year. We loved it as we went to Legoland and it was so empty we could stay on the rides and go round and round!!! There were a lot of children from her school there!!

I think Inset days should be used for teachers to do "team-building" outings at Thorpe Park and the like. On Wednesdays. In term time.

I second that clam.

Oooh, I like that idea ( I'm a teacher on maternity leave at the moment!)

Would looove to see that thread when the parents found out

We could post photos on the school website.

Ahhh, I get it now, clam

And yes, fab idea - I want to go team building at Alton Towers

Can I come too Clam? I know I am only a TA these days but I was a teacher - got out after too many MN bashing threads ;)

Better than the staged "oh look at us being sooooooo interested in Riverside Walks in Scunthorpe volume 3" ones we get at the moment

AIBU to expect teachers not to piss about and eat candyfloss on training days?

YABVVVVVU, yes

Don't be daft- it's science training! Do the parks all do 'teacher packs' to show you how educational it is to take 60 8 year old on a roller coaster? I'm sure the parents would understand. Then we can charge them all £200 to take the kids on a residential there and we would have teacher- bashing bingo!

OK, I'm going to book a coach and do a risk-assessment. Is anyone allergic to nuts? Or travel-sick?

9y DD is going to Centre Parcs for 4 days next week with her teachers. Gosh, they really must be slacers - all those holidays, 3 weeks extra compared to state schools too AND now a nice jolly with the girls - how lovely. Should I be all guns blazing???

Me Miss Clam I need to be at front with the bucket.

Can I sit on the back seat and show my bum to passing cars?

Can I eat my packed lunch on the coach on the way there please?

Me too.

I am of the open-every-window-even-if-it's-freezing-on-the-coach brigade - much better than loads yakking up on a boiling hot bus.

Are we there yet?

Did anyone bring the magic newspaper for Norfolk?

Miss! Hulababy just stole my fags sweets! I don't want to sit here any more.

@BoattaBolivia: have you actually had the baby yet? Or should we bring hot water and towels in case you underestimate the effect of 'Stealth?'

Grasser!!!

Can we go to Starbucks? DD is going for hot chocolate at Starbucks on her trip. Can I go too? It's noooootttt faaaaiiiiiirrrrr!