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How many weeks holiday a year do children get when they start school?

19 replies

elena2 · 16/01/2004 14:02

I'm hoping to get a job in a school (as a nursery nurse/classroom assistant) when I go back to work, and need to know how many working weeks there are for schools in the year to work out my pay. Most of the jobs I've seen are term-time only.

TIA
Elena x

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popsycal · 16/01/2004 14:08

these are going to change in the next few years but as it stands at the moment
6 weeks off in summer
1 week off october
2 weeks off at christmas
1 week off in feb
2 at easter
1 whit week

Dmum · 16/01/2004 14:09

I teach in Scotland. Our holidays are as follows: Oct - 1 week mid-term break, Dec-Jan - 2 weeks, Easter - 2 weeks, Summer - 7 weeks. I think it's slightly different if you're in England or Wales.

zebra · 16/01/2004 14:10

6 in summer, 3x1 week half terms, 2 at Easter, 2 at Christmas. That's 13 in total; do I win a prize?!

elena2 · 16/01/2004 14:26

And the winners AAAAARE.....

Popsycal, Dmum and Zebra!

Well done ladies! The prize is a date with 'The Pogues' Shane MacGowan!
First person to post next out of you guys wins the prize......

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popsycal · 16/01/2004 14:28

me
but i will give my prize away

elena2 · 16/01/2004 14:29

That's very genourous of you Popsy, whom will be the lucky lady?

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popsycal · 16/01/2004 14:32

it has to be dmum or zebra i thikn

Dmum · 16/01/2004 14:34

Go on, Popsie, give him to Zebra. I, of course, am so self-sacrificing to forgo this pleasure!!

Tinker · 16/01/2004 14:34

Weeeeell, we get 2 weeks at Whit and 5 in summer! Just to complicate things

Dmum · 16/01/2004 14:36

In Scotland, we also get 13 weeks, but we have a Fri-Mon in September, a Mon in February and two Mons in May. I would much rather have these days put together to make a week in Feb. Much better system down south, IMO.

zebra · 16/01/2004 14:38

I would only want to gift Shane McGowen to a centre for scientific research into "How much alcohol can one brain absorb".

Festivefly · 16/01/2004 14:38

I'll have him Popsy, i don't care who wants to sleep with me anyone will do. I have needs.

tamum · 16/01/2004 14:39

That's funny Dmum, we get over a week in February, including IST. It must vary according to area in Scotland, I guess? Do you get Friday afternoons off too, or is that just Edinburgh?

shanemacgowan · 16/01/2004 14:51

Lishen ere ladish, ar ope yoush are not takin d pish oudda me. Arrl ave you know arm a shtud in bed an yul all be scrappin ova me whensh that feshtive fly tells ya arm ung lark a donkey.

Festivefly · 16/01/2004 14:54

Phwoooooaaaar

Dmum · 16/01/2004 14:54

Tamum, do you really get Friday afternoons off? (without the class, I mean.) That would be amazing. Are the kids in school longer Mon-Thu to make up their 25 hours?

Hulababy · 16/01/2004 15:00

We get 13 weeks too and same pattern as Popsycals. I think that is the standard UK one although some October and February breaks differ with exact dates between LEAs.

A few schools are now on these new 5 term years and there's are different timings but still 13 weeks.

shanemacgowan · 16/01/2004 15:02

Feshtiveflysh, ar will take ya to a reeeaaally nishe pub ar no, itsh called de small member and bucket, d ya know it?

tamum · 16/01/2004 15:06

Hi Dmum, I'm not a teacher (well not really, I teach university students), but yes, the children here come out at 12 on Friday, or 12.20 for P3 upwards. Otherwise they go in at 8.50 and come out at 2.50 (P1-P2) or 3.15 for P3 on. I don't know how long their lunchbreaks are though. Needless to say, it's not an afternoon off for their teachers, but it must be quite a good chance to catch up on stuff, I'd have thought. As far as I know it happens at all state schools in Edinburgh, though some have Wednesday instead of Friday. It makes it a really nice long weekend, I have to say!

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