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Allow children and teachers to take up to two week holiday in a single block during term and extend term by two weeks to compensate

Submitted on Thursday 16th January 2014

Published on Friday 17th January 2014

Current status: Closed

Closed: Saturday 17th January 2015

Signatures: 57

Tagged with

Children ~ Economy ~ Money ~ school holidays

Petition Action

Allow children and teachers to take up to two week holiday in a single block during term and extend term by two weeks to compensate

Additional Information

We request that:

1) Parents be allowed take their children out of school for a period of up to two weeks in a single block during term time.

2) Teachers be allowed to a take a period of up to two weeks of holiday in a single block during term time (replaced with supply teachers), and allowed to work for two weeks during other school holidays.

3) Term time is extended by two weeks in a year to compensate for the missed time in school.

Advantages for families: ability to afford a proper family holiday; less childcare needed.

Advantages for teachers: extra time to do non-teaching activities.

Advantages for workplaces: less requests for annual leave during school holidays.

Advantages for economy: families have more money to spend on other things.


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