Does he have mini cheddars in his lunch box?
- Visitors can check out the Forum FAQ by clicking this link. You have to register before you can post: click the REGISTER link above to proceed. To start viewing messages, select the forum that you want to visit from the selection below. View our Forum Privacy Policy.
- Want to receive the latest contracting news and advice straight to your inbox? Sign up to the ContractorUK newsletter here. Every sign up will also be entered into a draw to WIN £100 Amazon vouchers!
Should school refuse boy leave for mum's wedding?
Collapse
X
-
-
Originally posted by minestrone View PostDoes he have mini cheddars in his lunch box?Comment
-
Originally posted by BigRed View PostI don't see how schools can cope with disruptions such as illness but not with notified absence within reasonable limits.
Originally posted by BigRed View PostThey also seem quite keen on days out and extortionate trips abroad organised by themselves but don't seem to rate the quality time that parents want to have with their children.
Originally posted by BigRed View PostOn two consecutive letters I received this year the first emphasised how they would not authorise leave under any circumstances and the second was regarding a school trip at some sort of adventure camp. I would prefer to organise my own trips for my kids.
Originally posted by BigRed View PostI think with my youngest I will have to start saying that he won't be going on any of the school excursions but as they aren't planning to teach him anything I'll take him out of school to do things with the family instead.
If you want to take your children out of school, then there is nothing that can really prevent you from doing that. Whether the school (and / or local authority) have policies in place which mean that you and / or your child could be open to other sanctions is something that you might want to consider first, though.Comment
-
Originally posted by BigRed View PostI don't see how schools can cope with disruptions such as illness but not with notified absence within reasonable limits. They also seem quite keen on days out and extortionate trips abroad organised by themselves but don't seem to rate the quality time that parents want to have with their children.
On two consecutive letters I received this year the first emphasised how they would not authorise leave under any circumstances and the second was regarding a school trip at some sort of adventure camp. I would prefer to organise my own trips for my kids. I think with my youngest I will have to start saying that he won't be going on any of the school excursions but as they aren't planning to teach him anything I'll take him out of school to do things with the family instead.
If you handle it properly you can normally get a day or so with no problems assuming your kids are not lagging significantly behind the curve.
Also re not letting the kids go on the school outings is often not best as there is often lessons based on those trips when they come back - and also who wants to single their kids out for special treatment.....?Comment
-
The trips that my kids have gone on have had minimal educational value, they seem to just be an excuse for the teachers to skive off. There's the annual trip to the Panto, a cinema trip, the trip to the Good Food Show at the NEC (that was so well supervised that Facebook filled up with pictures of students posing with models at the Bike Show that was on at the same time in a different hall). I also see hoards of kids wandering aimlessly around Castleton while the teachers are in one of the pubs.Comment
-
Originally posted by BigRed View PostThe trips that my kids have gone on have had minimal educational value, they seem to just be an excuse for the teachers to skive off. There's the annual trip to the Panto, a cinema trip, the trip to the Good Food Show at the NEC (that was so well supervised that Facebook filled up with pictures of students posing with models at the Bike Show that was on at the same time in a different hall). I also see hoards of kids wandering aimlessly around Castleton while the teachers are in one of the pubs.Comment
-
Originally posted by mudskipper View PostPerhaps you should find a better school.
Personally I send my kids on every trip that comes up. I remember all my school trips even now so think it is just as important to go on these as it is go to lessons. Ingleborough Hall outward bound when I was knee high to a grasshopper was still one of the best things I did at school.
just be an excuse for the teachers to skive off'CUK forum personality of 2011 - Winner - Yes really!!!!Comment
-
-
It’s a lot to do with Gove trying to restrict children's days off from school. It's all very one sided.
I have friends with children in public (fee paying) schools, and they are "allowed" to take them out during term time for two weeks holidays no problems whatsoever. Gove and the state are not trying to stop this.
On the other hand, if your children are in a state school, they are trying to introduce allsorts of micromanagement.
Well guess what the reasons state schools produce rubbish results so often is a bit more complex than this.
I look back at my own school days, those who were taken out from school for family events and holidays were often the best performing pupils by all measures.
So my view is it’s a well-meaning attempt to improve standards which aims but misses all of the real problems stopping children achieving their potential.
Gove would do better to address himself to issues like those children who will be starting school next September who are already more advanced than many of that schools children who have already been in the school a few years, and how they will be forced to tread water and get bored for a few years while the rest of their intake catch up. And so on.Comment
-
In my children's schools there are a hard core of truants who ruin the figures, however they seem to have few successful sanctions. This is just about looking tough.Always forgive your enemies; nothing annoys them so much.Comment
- Home
- News & Features
- First Timers
- IR35 / S660 / BN66
- Employee Benefit Trusts
- Agency Workers Regulations
- MSC Legislation
- Limited Companies
- Dividends
- Umbrella Company
- VAT / Flat Rate VAT
- Job News & Guides
- Money News & Guides
- Guide to Contracts
- Successful Contracting
- Contracting Overseas
- Contractor Calculators
- MVL
- Contractor Expenses
Advertisers
Contractor Services
CUK News
- Streamline Your Retirement with iSIPP: A Solution for Contractor Pensions Sep 1 09:13
- Making the most of pension lump sums: overview for contractors Sep 1 08:36
- Umbrella company tribunal cases are opening up; are your wages subject to unlawful deductions, too? Aug 31 08:38
- Contractors, relabelling 'labour' as 'services' to appear 'fully contracted out' won't dupe IR35 inspectors Aug 31 08:30
- How often does HMRC check tax returns? Aug 30 08:27
- Work-life balance as an IT contractor: 5 top tips from a tech recruiter Aug 30 08:20
- Autumn Statement 2023 tipped to prioritise mental health, in a boost for UK workplaces Aug 29 08:33
- Final reminder for contractors to respond to the umbrella consultation (closing today) Aug 29 08:09
- Top 5 most in demand cyber security contract roles Aug 25 08:38
- Changes to the right to request flexible working are incoming, but how will contractors be affected? Aug 24 08:25
Comment