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out of half term fines
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posts : 13 (Beginner)Date : 10-10-07 00:17out of half term fines
Hi all
everyone ok then, good, right then who can tell me how to get around the fine for taking the kids out of school and if i do have to pay how much will it be.
i do think that taking a child out of school to go to another country is more educational than taking them out to go to the shops and with Bansko being such a historic town with its old style i would say it would be more of a history visit than a holiday but i do wonder if my point would warrant getting away with out ...
everyone ok then, good, right then who can tell me how to get around the fine for taking the kids out of school and if i do have to pay how much will it be.
i do think that taking a child out of school to go to another country is more educational than taking them out to go to the shops and with Bansko being such a historic town with its old style i would say it would be more of a history visit than a holiday but i do wonder if my point would warrant getting away with out ...
Hi all
everyone ok then, good, right then who can tell me how to get around the fine for taking the kids out of school and if i do have to pay how much will it be.
i do think that taking a child out of school to go to another country is more educational than taking them out to go to the shops and with Bansko being such a historic town with its old style i would say it would be more of a history visit than a holiday but i do wonder if my point would warrant getting away with out paying a fine.
any help from some of you teachers would be very helpfull. James
everyone ok then, good, right then who can tell me how to get around the fine for taking the kids out of school and if i do have to pay how much will it be.
i do think that taking a child out of school to go to another country is more educational than taking them out to go to the shops and with Bansko being such a historic town with its old style i would say it would be more of a history visit than a holiday but i do wonder if my point would warrant getting away with out paying a fine.
any help from some of you teachers would be very helpfull. James
re: out of half term fines
the fine is £50 rising to £100 if not paid in 42 days then a fine of up to £2500 if it goes to court..it must be noted that you do get a formal written warning first though and are given 15 days to improve the childs attendance..and the fines are only issued if they miss more than 6 school days in a term....best idea is to take them away when they are ill cos thats allowed or take them at easter cos its early this year and still cheap..re: out of half term fines
Not sure if it differs from authority to authority, but we are allowed to take upto 10 days in a school year as long as it is authorised prior to the trip, i might be lucky in that my profession allocates leave so that is always a cast iron defense considering the govmt are always on about family values and quality time together, it sems that they want these values when it suits only in school holidaysre: out of half term fines
Easy on this one guys. Sound advice only please. We are not here to advise people on how to break the law.PP
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I 've taken them away a few times and not been fined yet although I supose it depends where you live.
If it did come down to a fine £50 would still be worth paying when you consider the extortion mascarading as 'market forces' argument trotted out by the airlines every time the topic comes up.
Personally I think the schools have a brass neck bearing in mind the amount of school time the children seem to spend watching DVDs, taking pictures on their mobile phones, lying in sick bay with a ...
If it did come down to a fine £50 would still be worth paying when you consider the extortion mascarading as 'market forces' argument trotted out by the airlines every time the topic comes up.
Personally I think the schools have a brass neck bearing in mind the amount of school time the children seem to spend watching DVDs, taking pictures on their mobile phones, lying in sick bay with a ...
I 've taken them away a few times and not been fined yet although I supose it depends where you live.
If it did come down to a fine £50 would still be worth paying when you consider the extortion mascarading as 'market forces' argument trotted out by the airlines every time the topic comes up.
Personally I think the schools have a brass neck bearing in mind the amount of school time the children seem to spend watching DVDs, taking pictures on their mobile phones, lying in sick bay with a 'sore head' while the teachers ring you at work to come and pick them up because they're not insured to give them a paracetemol, chatting to their mates in countless free periods and going on the field trips which seem a vital component of the tons of coursework they're required to churn out as part of an examination system seemingly designed to test how good they are at copying facts from the internet instead of,heaven forbid, actually doing a proper exam.
Sorry about that, almost went on a bit of a Daily Mail rant there.
Seriously, nobody living in the real world, teacher or not, should be in the least bit concerned about the child going away for a weeks skiing, particularly if the child is up to speed with their work.
What's the difference between you taking them away and them going on a school trip. (About £300 a head this year in my case but that's a whole different rant)
I think many schools are reluctant to impose the fine although as you've probably gathered I'm not a teacher.
Anyway, if you go for a week you would only be away 5 term days so might not be fined anyway.
If it did come down to a fine £50 would still be worth paying when you consider the extortion mascarading as 'market forces' argument trotted out by the airlines every time the topic comes up.
Personally I think the schools have a brass neck bearing in mind the amount of school time the children seem to spend watching DVDs, taking pictures on their mobile phones, lying in sick bay with a 'sore head' while the teachers ring you at work to come and pick them up because they're not insured to give them a paracetemol, chatting to their mates in countless free periods and going on the field trips which seem a vital component of the tons of coursework they're required to churn out as part of an examination system seemingly designed to test how good they are at copying facts from the internet instead of,heaven forbid, actually doing a proper exam.
Sorry about that, almost went on a bit of a Daily Mail rant there.
Seriously, nobody living in the real world, teacher or not, should be in the least bit concerned about the child going away for a weeks skiing, particularly if the child is up to speed with their work.
What's the difference between you taking them away and them going on a school trip. (About £300 a head this year in my case but that's a whole different rant)
I think many schools are reluctant to impose the fine although as you've probably gathered I'm not a teacher.
Anyway, if you go for a week you would only be away 5 term days so might not be fined anyway.
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We have taken our daughter out of school with approval three years on the trot.
Speak to your employer, and some sort of letter stating that the week/s you are going are the only holiday available to you, pepper it with some balls about how they need to maintain staff cover/level of customer care etc. Hand it in. It will almost certainly come back as approved. If not, simply take the holiday, and pay the "fine" out of the grand or so you will save. You might also like to point out that you ...
Speak to your employer, and some sort of letter stating that the week/s you are going are the only holiday available to you, pepper it with some balls about how they need to maintain staff cover/level of customer care etc. Hand it in. It will almost certainly come back as approved. If not, simply take the holiday, and pay the "fine" out of the grand or so you will save. You might also like to point out that you ...
We have taken our daughter out of school with approval three years on the trot.
Speak to your employer, and some sort of letter stating that the week/s you are going are the only holiday available to you, pepper it with some balls about how they need to maintain staff cover/level of customer care etc. Hand it in. It will almost certainly come back as approved. If not, simply take the holiday, and pay the "fine" out of the grand or so you will save. You might also like to point out that you are very unhappy about this treatment, and will be asking for an investigation into the "school trips" that they take the kids on, to ascertain whether or not it amounts to the same thing.
It's simple, if they are going to miss something, they don't go, if not, where's the problem?
Speak to your employer, and some sort of letter stating that the week/s you are going are the only holiday available to you, pepper it with some balls about how they need to maintain staff cover/level of customer care etc. Hand it in. It will almost certainly come back as approved. If not, simply take the holiday, and pay the "fine" out of the grand or so you will save. You might also like to point out that you are very unhappy about this treatment, and will be asking for an investigation into the "school trips" that they take the kids on, to ascertain whether or not it amounts to the same thing.
It's simple, if they are going to miss something, they don't go, if not, where's the problem?
