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Bank holiday

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Doradolittle · 26/04/2017 23:05

DD in reception so I've never come across this before - but is it unusual for a school to be open on the May bank holiday?
I guess usually bank holidays are during holiday time so I've never noticed before...

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PatriciaHolm · 26/04/2017 23:13

Very unusual! Don't think I've come across it before.

AngelicaSchuylerChurch · 26/04/2017 23:17

I'd go so far as to say it's unheard of! Are you in England? Is the school closed for polling on Thursday, and they are perhaps designating that day in lieu?

I'd be pretty unimpressed if I were a member of staff there, tbh.

indyandlara · 26/04/2017 23:18

Depends where you are and which dates. Most schools in Scotland are open on the May 29th holiday as it's not observed. However lots of people have it as bank holiday from work.

jamdonut · 26/04/2017 23:18

I've not heard of that before! We are off.
The only thing I can think is it's a trade off for the end of Summer term falling on an odd Monday and so they can finish on the Friday before and still have the correct number of days at school, they've sacrificed a bank holiday??? Something like that? Can't think that parents would be too pleased at taking children to school on a bank holiday though?

xyzandabc · 26/04/2017 23:20

Very unusual, I've never come across a school open on a bank holiday. I was going to ask if you are in England or Wales as Scotland and N. Ireland do have some different bank holidays to E&W. But a quick check on .Gov.UK and all 4 countries have a bank holiday next Monday.
You are in the UK??
I would triple check with the school. I think it's highly unlikely to be open.

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Doradolittle · 27/04/2017 07:09

We are in England - its a private school, but by the sounds of it, it's unusual even for this type of school...

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PatriciaHolm · 27/04/2017 07:22

Schools with boarders will be "open" for the boarders, but unlikely to be so for day pupils for lessons. You have checked, right? ;-)

rollonthesummer · 27/04/2017 07:24

Nope!

ineedaholidaynow · 27/04/2017 07:27

I know of a local school that is open on Monday, it is a private school. I wondered whether it is because it is a boarding school.

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Doradolittle · 27/04/2017 07:50

yep - they sent email expressly telling us that all children are expected in - which was a surprise!

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AngelicaSchuylerChurch · 27/04/2017 10:49

Are you going to send your DD in, OP? I wonder what the attendance will be like. Surely many families will be going away.

I feel for the staff, not least because finding childcare on a BH Monday must be an absolute nightmare.

louisejxxx · 27/04/2017 10:52

I've heard of private schools that are open this coming Monday x

unfortunateevents · 27/04/2017 16:36

Dora has this been known all year or are parents only becoming aware of the school being open on Monday now?

ineedaholidaynow · 27/04/2017 16:51

Assume parents who work in retail and healthcare and other jobs where people have to work on bank holidays have similar issues finding childcare.

The private school local to me which is open on Monday also had a staff inset day on Easter Monday.

Their term dates are clearly stated in their calendar.

AngelicaSchuylerChurch · 27/04/2017 17:01

ineed eleven years married to a HCP, now an A&E consultant, have given me a pretty clear insight into that, thanks.

There are some careers where working BH, nights, and other unsociable hours is to be expected; emergency services, nursing, medicine, retail, etc.

Teaching isn't usually one of them and I briefly spared a though for the staff at this school. I'm sure they're all fine.

Dixiechickonhols · 27/04/2017 20:07

The boarding school near here with Day pupils is open bank holiday. Dd used to go to a day nursery which opened bank holidays and she used to go at least part of day even though we were off, we had to pay anyway and chance to do diy etc, she liked it was always a party day.

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