Hi all - looking at booking a break for respite with my children and husband - sons in a SEN school and has high needs and it can become a lot and he isn’t due back to school until 8th September (he loves Butlins it’s his happy place) however Butlins in half terms is crazy busy and expensive and he hates how busy it is we’ve tried twice now and ended up leaving early and wasting a big amount of money as we left early.
so we are looking at 1st sept - 5th sept but my daughter who is in mainstream turns 5 in August and has been in school for a year already in reception will be starting year 1 and is due to start Thursday 4th - so she’ll miss 2 days of school if we book for then - I would not expect her to lie for us I plan to be very up front with the school about her brothers needs and that this will be a respite break and if they fine us they fine us it’s the first and only time we’ll be going on a term time break for the next few years due to circumstances etc my main reason for the post is I’m looking on others opinions and if anybody else’s child has missed the first two days of a new year? I feel like although she’ll miss the first two days it’s better that than she misses a 5 day week off school if we choose another date? Please let me know thoughts ❤️