Posts Tagged ‘ Holidays in term-time ’

Balloons, books and bunce occupy some of Adrian’s thoughts this week

It is asking a lot for the Supreme Court to uphold such a stringent view and make criminals out of hundreds of thousands of parents?

Adrian summarises the stories you might have missed in a week that saw yet another tragic attack that will reduce the number of tourists visiting France but, hopefully, not for long.

his is the twelfth article that Just about Travel has written on this subject. It would be nice if it were the last and victimisation of parents ceased.

On Monday afternoon, for just over two a quarter hours, the House of Commons considered a petition (signed by more than 120,000 people) relating to taking children out of school in term-time.

According to Sian Griffiths writing in today’s Sunday Times, the National Association of Head Teachers (NAHT) has drawn up a guidance for head teachers as to when children can be taken out of school.

Yesterday the Local Government Association called for the removal of a blanket ban that prevents mums and dads taking children out of school for holidays during term.

From the Eisteddfod to the Edinbugh Festivals via Costa Rica, Philadelphia and Lisbon, Adrian looks at the lesser stories of the week.

Today, a petition signed by 127,001 people will be handed to the Department of Education asking that the government reverse its decision to stop parents taking their children out of term time for up to 10 days for holidays.