Oldun

It's been in the news that the 6 week summer break could be a thing of the past.

It might stop bored kids getting up to anti-social behaviour during the long break.


http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-23129472

tony de wonderful

Keep teachers busy too. How dare the lazy ******* get any time off!

daddyscoob

6 weeks !! My 10 yr old finished last Friday and goes back first week of September.
The norm over here.

ScoobyDoo555

Sits back with the popcorn and awaits the usual suspects to commence teacher-bashing.

njkmrs

Sounds good .Should bring down the price of half term holidays ,shouldn't it ??
Yeh right !!!

pslewis

The summer should be 4 weeks, abandon the 2 weeks for Easter, get rid of half terms.

These measures would help the kids no end, and also their results and life chances ..... of course it would not suit Teachers one bit - so, it probably won't happen.

alcazar

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Go on then.....tell us why it would be better, other than teacher bashing?

And include your proof.......

And keep in mind that countries with BETTER performances than the UK have LONGER summer breaks......

Midlife......

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Tour operators have said that they will extend their premium rate for holidays to cover school holidays wherever they fall.......... now you lot will have to pay more for your holidays like we do LOL

Shaun

tony de wonderful

They also tend to eat more rice. Maybe that is the cause?

alcazar

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Finland is rated top.
They get ten and a half weeks in summer....most of June, all July and half August.

tony de wonderful

Pay teachers per day teaching and they will soon change their tune.

Graz

I have such great memories of my childhood and the long warm summer break. I'm sure this is viewed through rose tinted specs and it was never really that good but I also don't ever remember being bored.

We'd usually be subjected to a couple of weeks in the caravan with the parents but aside from that we were free to roam. We had video games, admittedly not a patch on what's around now, and if the weather was sh*te we'd either be round a mates or they'd be round ours huddled round a ZX Spectrum or C64 hooked up to a 14" TV. If the weather was good however we'd be out building a den, playing footy, or fishing. Probably wouldn't see us from after breakfast until tea time. No mobiles either so parents had no clue as to our whereabouts (though I suspect they had a pretty good idea).

I'd say keep the long break for the sake of childhood memories No excuse for boredom though

alcazar

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LOL, shows what you know...they are ALREADY paid like that but choose to have it in twelve equal monthly instalments.

Torquemada

Used to have two months off in summer, great times. Craploads of homework was provided to us, not so great!