I'm not complaining but .....

[shakermaker]

Every school gets around 2 weeks off at Christmas, I think it's the fact that Christmas & New Year were weekends that makes it feel like they weren't 'proper holidays' and should therefore have more time off.
If that makes sense.

[flashy]

Originally Posted by shakermaker

Every school gets around 2 weeks off at Christmas, I think it's the fact that Christmas & New Year were weekends that makes it feel like they weren't 'proper holidays' and should therefore have more time off.
If that makes sense.

hmmm did i miss christmas last year i could of sworn christmas and new year where on a monday....they arent teaching you much in that sixth form are they

[shakermaker]

I meant the main nights out ie Christmas eve and New Years Eve were on weekends.
Christmas day & New Years Day are just hangovers. They don't count

[AccyAlec]

Aparently we are going back early tomorrow (moorhead) as the way they've organised the school year we have to do so many days a year. We even have had our review day cut (we get them 3x a year to go through our progress) as hyndburn education council are going mad!!!

thats all i know, hope i helped
Alec

[katex]

Going to have my usual moan .. oh no !! not tomorrow !! Took me 8 minutes to get to work today, from Clayton to Ossie; tomorrow will be 30 mins. minimum .. school runners.. bah, humbug ....

[lancsdave]

Originally Posted by AccyAlec

Aparently we are going back early tomorrow (moorhead) as the way they've organised the school year we have to do so many days a year. We even have had our review day cut (we get them 3x a year to go through our progress) as hyndburn education council are going mad!!!

thats all i know, hope i helped
Alec

The school year has always had a set number of days which runs from 1st Sept to 31st Aug.

Whats Hyndburn Education Council ? I thought all education was county council run ?

[cherokee]

Well my daughters back on monday shes had almost 3 week off so shes more than ready for going back now

[WillowTheWhisp]

There is no such beast as Hyndburn Education Council.

School years have to have a certain number of days. The way the holidays are slotted in can vary. Sometimes teacher training days are tagged on to hols so the kids get a longer holiday but they don't actually get more days off as the TTDs would have been at another time otherwise.

Some years they may not have started the holiday as early.

Sometimes there are exceptions such as when Moorhead was having its building work done and they hadn't finished before the school year started.

[Tinkerbelle]

Originally Posted by panther

does it matter if they go back early or not?

Yes actually, to me it does. The turkeys barely cold, I'm still cleaning party poppers up, I've still got a hang over and I felt the need to take down the Christmas decs today because they were back at school so early.

[chav1]

Originally Posted by Tinkerbelle

Yes actually, to me it does. The turkeys barely cold, I'm still cleaning party poppers up, I've still got a hang over and I felt the need to take down the Christmas decs today because they were back at school so early.

it could be worse , you coulda sobered up

drink through the pain hun the kids will get themselves to school

[WillowTheWhisp]

Even though my girls go back today the trimmings aren't coming down till weekend. It's still the Christmas season. Some people only have 2 days off work but they don't just decorate for 2 days. I refuse to have my Christmas truncated by the education authority!

[grego]

I'm pleased the schools are back today, the earlier the better, couldn't wait to get the tree down and get back to normal.

[AccyMad]

Yea me too, I've got one gone back today, the younger one goes back tomorrow but I've just finished putting Christmas officially away before I too go back to work tomorrow

[WillowTheWhisp]

It's awfully quiet here today.

[harwood red]

mine don't go back till Monday, but unfortunately I still had to go to work!!! Slept in for last two days too (ok I know thats more to do with going to bed very very late and nowt to do with work!!! )