Termdates.co.uk - word of caution

[cittigirl]

Check and double check before believing their verified dates. I've booked a holiday after looking at their published dates and it turns out they were incorrect. They've not had the courtesy of replying to my calls or emails either!

I'm not expecting any replies, this is just a word of warning.

Always wrong for DD1's school, which is American/international and is never the same as local schools. Pretty crap website, really.

I wonder what award the "award winning website" won?

An NN says schools HAVE to have a website as there is a statutory requirement to publish certain policies online.

I don't understand why you wouldn't just look at the school's own website in the majority of cases. Do so many people have different DC in different schools that they need a site like this? I mean an accurate version of course

I would like to see the business on Dragons Den. So it can be explained fully.

No mystery.

Set up a database of inaccurate school term dates, sell advertising on the page based on number of hits. Publicise the inaccuracy of the site on chat forums, and sock puppet a half hearted defence tapping into the social phenomenon of the "baying mob" wanting to prove the website wrong.

Watch the advertising revenue roll in.

Close website. Repeat.

Looks like a pretty successful model to me !

Jeeeeez what a belligerent

DS's school also incorrect. It says they start back on tues but it's weds. LEA verified apparently.

Poor Jason, not only is his site wrong for the schools I know but I also have an adblocker so I haven't seen any of the adverts either :)

Wrong here too, pathetic.

Sockpuppeting too, really?

Why would you not just check the school or Lea site rather than relying on a 3rd party one. Would put that down to your own stupidity OP.

Jeeeeez what a belligerent first response from Jason, appalling customer service and then to read the whole thread, including the introduction of Jason's second account.. Wow

Both schools (primary and secondary, Scotland) and not even listed on his website.

But would anyone invest NN?

I always check our council website.

I think you've got it in one, NNchangeagain.

Stop helping Jason raise revenue, people! You're playing into his hands!!

Im going shopping for socks.

I have never seen a bunch of mumsnetters be so mean to someone. There are bound to be loads of people for whom the dates are right.

Helllooooooo?????

I said there must be loads of you for whom the dates are correct??????

My dates are wrong too.

I haven't actually checked but based on everyone else's experience I am confident my dates are wrong

Wrong for the school I work at!

Wrong for me too but not all of them.

It's actually rather shocking that this site may be taking money from advertisers - they're being utterly duped! And as pps have said, we're not helping as we're increasing traffic to the site...

Publicise the inaccuracy of the site on chat forums, and sock puppet a half hearted defence tapping into the social phenomenon of the "baying mob" wanting to prove the website wrong.

The slight flaw is that the OP has posted since last August.

The award for most pointless website goes too.......