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Sorry to hear that and that's why I said we only imagined that as a possible reason. If that is the case then perhaps the council is trying to make money from those that can pay, as the less well off won't be going on holiday?

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Yes, could certainly well have been, but I would have hated to have taught that period from when they came back after their two weeks off till they went off again two or three weeks later. 

Also to get on holiday they have to cross one of the the most expensive bits of water in the world, before they get to a departure point 

A question for those more familiar with the education system, as I have no children, then not an area I know a great deal about nowadays.

Does attendance of pupils at school have any relevance in terms of how an Ofsted rating is granted for a school? Do the schools have to demonstrate that they actively respond to truancy and/or unauthorised absences?

A big yes, attendance under 90% would or could trigger an Ofsted visit outright. To be classed as outstanding requires 96% or above. Between 90 -95 a school would have to show that it is doing all it could to improve attendance to get good or better, assuming that all other things are good or better of course.

1. I think the OP was really asking what alternative pricing systems could be considered in the light of the current news. I don't think that education is to blame nor should the solution be left to them. This is a question for us as a society I believe. Maybe a referendum is needed! That magic number of '50+' solves everything it seems! 

Thanks for that Corners, I had an inkling that it would influence the Ofsted rating. No easy answer for parents. They want children to attend a school with a high Ofsted rating, yet other elements, such as sharing quality family time could in theory be a conflicting requirement. 

Well, my suggestion (purely from a commercial point of view) is that holiday providers can now look to charge a bit more during school holidays......given that taking children out of school is now a criminal offence.

Good news is that this could mean lower prices off-peak. The CAMC could thereby support their main customer base (and therefore the future of the Club) - the retired folks.

Corners - no, I never played truant.

Is that slander?