Does annual leave get added into SMP?

[Kyrptonite]

My manager said that my annual leave. (5 days each term) is added into my SMP.
I had planned to take it all at once to give me another 2 weeks off to settle the baby at the childminder and have some time for me before going back. Apparently though I don't accrue annual leave.
Everything I've read online seems to go against this though!

Also, if anyone knows if my employer can say that I have to take my 5 days each term or loss them then I would appreciate it. I though holiday entitlement was a yearly thing and it couldn't be dictated when it is taken

I accrued holiday whilst on mat leave. I think your boss is wrong.

You do accrue annual leave. Your boss is wrong.

It accrues where I work.

It does accrue but my nhs employer insisted that if ur were off over two leave years, the first was used before u left. Eg a leave year is april to april.

So a maternity nov to nov, the nov to april part had to be used before you left, with the nov to april part available on return.

Thank you. We get 5 days a term if full time and 2.5 days if part time. Employer then insists it is used up during that term or we lose it. Is this legal? Its term time only work so my google searches about it haven't been too helpful!