Teachers - when do you go on holiday?

[sophiepop]

My Daughter is due to graduate in a couple of years and I am looking to book a holiday in the October half term. Is there any lea way with holidays at all or are we back to being stuck to school holidays again?

If so, we have had 3 years free from this expensive time and her jobs puts us back to being tied again. One of these 3 years ie 2020 we have lost our holiday, so really 2 years where we could take advantage of cheaper prices.

[caj]

Absolutely no leeway. And inset days are compulsory too so you may double lose out as they are often tagged onto half terms.

[sophiepop]

Originally Posted by caj

Absolutely no leeway. And inset days are compulsory too so you may double lose out as they are often tagged onto half terms.

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I thought this would be the case. I hate the heat during the summer holidays too, its way too hot in Florida for me in July/August

[Bootrip2]

Could you not go out before her/return after her over one of the half terms maybe, or sometimes october half term is longer in some areas.

[Moorlandman]

13 weeks off - I’m sure you can find a time to go to Florida😀😀

[sophiepop]

Originally Posted by Moorlandman

13 weeks off - I’m sure you can find a time to go to Florida😀😀

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I agree

But I can't find any holiday info on dates etc as I don't know where she'll be working.

[Wee_Red]

The only exception would be if she were to work part time and agree with her job share person to double up. E.g. if I worked Monday, Tuesday and Wed morning and my friend worked Wed afternoon, Thursday, Friday and we had no commitments in other schools, I could do full Monday to Friday for him to have a week off and then he could copy when I'd need it. That's at your school's discretion.

[BevS97]

We tend to go in the summer. When I went to work in a school I thought it would be too hot but now we have got used to it and don’t mind the summer. I’m really missing it this summer

[Wee_Red]

Originally Posted by sophiepop

I agree

But I can't find any holiday info on dates etc as I don't know where she'll be working.

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Look at Local Authority's websites for that info if she knows which region she'll be in - doesn't vary by school. Well, up here it doesn't.

[tinytots]

Originally Posted by sophiepop

I agree

But I can't find any holiday info on dates etc as I don't know where she'll be working.

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If you know the county/local authority she will be in, they usually publish term dates well in advance, maybe a few years ahead. Give or take a few Inset days where each School can decide they are usually accurate. If she is in the Independent Sector, we have two weeks at October half term, 3-4 weeks at Easter and break up anywhere between 10 days to 2 weeks before state Schools in July, so these are the windows of opportunity I always use.