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When are everyone's Christmas hols?

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DanyellasDonkey · 17/12/2016 12:30

We break up on Thursday 22nd and go back on Monday 9th (Scotland) - lots of people seem to have broken up really early this year.

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CharleyDavidson · 17/12/2016 12:42

NOW! Thank goodness because I've had a sore throat all week which has made things tricky in terms of carrying on teaching with very little voice and an excited class. And now I've got a chest infection so I'm glad I have the week to recover before Christmas.

We go back on the 3rd.

TheTroubleWithAngels · 17/12/2016 13:01

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EvilTwins · 17/12/2016 13:20

Broke up yesterday, back on January 3rd

Migrant2 · 17/12/2016 13:27

Broke up Dec 16. Go back Feb 1st. It's 34 deg C outside. The pool in the garden is looking enticing.
Emigrated to Australia 20 years ago! Still remember teaching in London with great fondness!

chocoshopoholic · 17/12/2016 13:38

We finish Friday 23rd and return on the 9th. Glad I'm not hosting Christmas this year.

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DanyellasDonkey · 17/12/2016 13:59

Angels I was getting envious of all these people breaking up yesterday till I realised they go back much earlier than us. I remember teaching in England, coming up to Scotland for NY and then having to start again on 3rd - complete nightmare!!

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SawdustInMyHair · 17/12/2016 19:40

We go back for a pointless 3 days of babysitting next week (last day is the 21st), then back for INSET on the 3rd Jan. Only a week and a half off :(

Normally I'm up for three days of Fun Activities, but no one is going to be learning anything, it's all parties and movies and house rewards and singing and TAKE YOUR BLOODY ART HOME and my class will not be able to cope. I'm just going to get them to make my displays for next term!

switswoo81 · 17/12/2016 22:03

Same dates as you op, in Ireland standardised Christmas hols so the whole country primary and secondary have the same holidays.

Phantommagic · 18/12/2016 17:00

21st to 3rd here.

BizzyFizzy · 19/12/2016 10:40

We finished on the 10th December and go back on the 9th January.

bangingmyheadoffabrickwall · 19/12/2016 21:23

I have finished for good! 🎉

ChristmasZombie · 21/12/2016 17:23

We broke up on 9th December and go back on 3rd January. Children come back on the 4th.

LockedOutOfMN · 21/12/2016 21:03

The children finished yesterday and return on Monday, 9th. (Spain). We have to go in today, tomorrow and 3rd and 4th Jan.

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DanyellasDonkey · 21/12/2016 21:58

Bangingmyhead - Lucky you!!

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HamletsSister · 21/12/2016 22:33

We finish at 3.45 on Friday but......the lovely Barbara might get us Friday off for weather. We will find out in the morning.

simpson · 21/12/2016 22:34

Finished today (thank goodness) and are back on 3rd.

Downside to having a lovely long summer break (over 7 weeks).

HamletsSister · 22/12/2016 13:16

Yay Barbara!!!!!

MsAwesomeDragon · 22/12/2016 13:25

We finished on Friday, going back on the 4 th for inset. That's 2.5 weeks off, which is lovely and really needed. I struggled on through a horrible cold, doing tons of marking for y11 mocks, y12 tests, y7&10 tests too. The last 2 weeks of term were awful, for me and the kids, with just the last lesson for each class being Christmas based (y11 and 12 didn't even get that).

Dd2 is 6 and today is the first day that she's been up to doing anything Christmas related at home, she's been utterly exhausted and very, very grumpy.

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