Posted on 16/05/2016 21:45
Is there a school holiday at the moment?
The site we are on had loads of kids on site late yesterday and many of them were still here this morning. Their parents didn't pack up until well after 9am.
Also, as we left site at around 10am there were still lots of school age kids knocking about on site.
Is there an extra school holiday or do a lot of parents really not care about their kids' education?
Posted on 03/06/2016 20:39
The thing that strikes me here is someone accusing teachers of having a "cushy little number" without actually disclosing what they themselves do for a living - or if retired, telling us what vital part of British industry decided they didn't need their services any more?
We could then examine how their "real world" job compared?
Cheers
Bugs
Bugs - how dare you suggest that Quantity Surveying could be in any way boring?!
Drinking builder's tea is an activity filled with excitement (have you seen the state of their cups?!).
Modern civilisation is entirely dependant on the QS.......shame I retired then! 
Posted on 03/06/2016 20:42
A previous poster mentioned a point I have mentioned before quote " if the children are not in school neither would happen"
There is a case for extending term time and reducing school holidays to around 5 weeks per year. Education is so important to young enquiring minds. Having schools closed for over 13 weeks per year is a completed waste of the children's abilities. and enthusiasm.
K 
Posted on 03/06/2016 20:55
"There is a case for extending term time and reducing school holidays to around 5 weeks per year."
So where is this case made?
"teaching standards have dropped so far"
Where is your evidence for this? I keep reading about record exam results in the media
Cheers
Bugs
Posted on 03/06/2016 20:59
Teachers don't get holidays????
Hahahaha
Your best one yet, Corners!
Oh no, maybe it's the one about 'hard work' to get into teaching!
Must be one of the easiest jobs ever to get into.......amply demonstrated by the abysmal standards of teaching these days.
sorry to burst your bubble once again, but we don't get paid holidays, While we have our salary paid over the year, we are only paid to attend 195 days a year. If it were not so, why is it that if we are ill over non attendance days we do not get sick pay or can claim that time back.
I explained this to you on page 3, you replied on page 3 (showing that you read my post) yet on page 9 you have appeared to forget all about it? I can only assume your are trolling or have a poor memory, As the say in exam marking, I'll put you down as BOD (benefit of doubt)
Posted on 03/06/2016 21:00
There was an interesting report on tonight's news about Barnsley council who have decided to cut the summer holiday but increase the autumn half term break from 2018.
What was the view of the first parent interviewed? "I'll just take my children out of school in July then".
So much for that theory then! 
Posted on 03/06/2016 21:02
"There is a case for extending term time and reducing school holidays to around 5 weeks per year."
So where is this case made?
"teaching standards have dropped so far"
Where is your evidence for this? I keep reading about record exam results in the media
Cheers
Bugs
+1
but, to be fair Ian has far more experience than me or most on here of a poor education, he only got two O levels at school.
Posted on 03/06/2016 21:07
Posted on 03/06/2016 21:07
Teachers don't get holidays????
Hahahaha
Oh no, maybe it's the one about 'hard work' to get into teaching!
Must be one of the easiest jobs ever to get into.......amply demonstrated by the abysmal standards of teaching these days.
sorry to burst your bubble once again, but we don't get paid holidays, While we have our salary paid over the year, we are only paid to attend 195 days a year. If it were not so, why is it that if we are ill over non attendance days we do not get sick pay or can claim that time back.
I explained this to you on page 3, you replied on page 3 (showing that you read my post) yet on page 9 you have appeared to forget all about it? I can only assume your are trolling or have a poor memory, As the say in exam marking, I'll put you down as BOD (benefit of doubt)
As you are still only on page 6 I'll put you down as CRC (can't really count).
Incidently, most people (in the real world of work) are 'only' paid to work about 47 weeks a year by your logic.......because they are on holiday for the other 5 weeks.
Dohhhh!
I do worry that you are allowed to 'educate' some people's poor children.
IanH