taking year 10 kids out of School

[cheryl.UK]

as the person who writes the school timetable, I can tell you that it cannot be written prior to Y9 options as you don't know how many lessons/teachers of each subject you need. It doesn't change dramatically from year to year but it does change

What you are talking about is a staffing curriclum not a timetable which often quite specific to individual staff. Who leaves and who arrives in a given school year has a direct effect as many staff teach in more than one area but when new staff are appointed they are usually done so for a single subject area. The year we are losing a Head of year who teaches Science and RE! There's no way I can advertise that post so I'm advertising for a science teacher and another member of staff in school is picking up some RE (a PE teacher!) According to Ofsted a 10% changeover of staff is average in any given year (for inner city schools it's higher). Experience as a Deputy Head tells me that at least 60% of this will happen in May. No one has left mid year in our school but I have a pile of reference requests on my desk.

For 99% of state seconday schools the options are done in the spring term and the Timetable writeen between April and June. I'm smack in the middle of it at the moment.

Sorry, is this ranting!? I'm giving myself a 15 minute break from that damned TT. One year is done, only 4 more to go.

 

[Stitch's Greatest Fa]

Our school has said that from year 10 onwards easter hols should be viewed as revision time! Also, our borough, Sutton Surrey, now fines for each unauthorised day of absence, £50 per day I am told!!! They view family holidays as unauthorised. Good luck, hope your borough is kinder than ours!

I am a primary school teacher and I can tell you all that ALL schools will now fine £50 for each unauthorised day of absence. Your child is allowed 10 holidays days off school which are allowed to be authorised - I sure wish we teachers could do the same thing and take advantage of cheaper prices.

 

[a_hobden]

were abouts in east yorkshire do you teach?

 

[rob@rar.org.uk]

I am a primary school teacher and I can tell you all that ALL schools will now fine £50 for each unauthorised day of absence. Your child is allowed 10 holidays days off school which are allowed to be authorised - I sure wish we teachers could do the same thing and take advantage of cheaper prices.

I'm sorry, but that's not correct. There is provision in the Anti Social Behaviour Act 2003 for LEAs and headteachers to issue penalty notices with fines of up to £100 (reduced to £50 if paid promptly) if parents fail in their duty to ensure the regular school attendance of their child. The relevant section of this Act was introduced primarily to support schools who were trying to deal with severe truancy problems. Only in very exceptional circumstances would a fine be issued for a first offence such as a parent taking their child on holiday in term-time without the school’s permission or for parentally condoned absence identified in the course of a truancy sweep. All schools are not using this power to prevent term-time holidays - I know four schools very well and none of them would even consider taking such draconian action because they know it would completely destroy the relationship with their pupils' parents.

Regards

Rob

 

[marv]

Thanks for that Rob

 

[Candy]

My daughter is in year 10 we went to disney last october my dd had 10 days of school she caught up with her course work when she got back.with regards to april my daughter will be sitting exams next week i am not sure if this is a national timetable or different for each school.I know that when my dd is in year 11 she will sit her GCSE mocks in november when lots of other schools have them in january.i think it would be best if you check with you daughters school.you could look at what the currant year 10 are doing in your daughters school to give you a idea for next yaer.