AIBU to be ok with term time holidays?

[MoonStar07]

Have a child starting reception I know that until age 5 you can take child out of school?! Number of mum's even with older kids will have a term time holiday this year...I'm kind of ok with this? I don't know: it's probably quite a debate. What are teachers thoughts? When is best time (if any) to take a week off?

Is it the term after they turn 5 you can't take them out? So if they turn 5 in November but want to take them out in December is that allowed? I really want to take them to lap land that year and preferably not in the school hols due to the cost.

To throw my two Penneth in,
I was taken out of school loads as a kid and I fact missed first term altogether as I was a July baby and my parents were moving to a new area so didn't bother with first term in old area. I don't think it did me much harm. Depends on the personality of the kid I suppose. I was quite confident which helped.

I don't know if I will not sure DH agrees need to sell him the idea

Goblin have you seen the teachers on the thread disagreeing with you?

The worst times in primary are:

• September (settling in to new school year)
• December (messing up nativity shows etc)
• May/June, depending on year group (phonics tests, SATs)

Secondary I think any time is rubbish really unless you have a bright child who can pick things up very quickly and won't mind doing double homework when they get back.

It is primary school. We took a full summer term off one year for a sabbatical, did not keep us with work or home school at all. We were abroad and did a lot of exploring. The children suffered no ill effects all. Their test scores stayed on track and they never struggled with missed content. This was year 5 and 3. I am 100% sure they learned more living abroad and travelling than they would have that summer term in school. (DD1 did have to read a book on the Tudors to catch up content.)

Now they are in secondary and struggle even when they miss due to illness. Primary has some wiggle room.

I've done it a couple of times but my kids' school is private and we don't get fined- the school are OK about it as long as it doesn't clash with tests etc. I don't think it's done my kids any harm at all!

Although I probably wouldn't do it in secondary school