Re: Teachers' union says cutting school holidays a 'recipe for chaos'
 

It's not just a case of putting prices up in the summer. They have to put prices down in quieter periods in order to compete for the reduced number of customers. These businesses have fixed costs and they need cash flow throughout the year.

You simply can't legislate to force them to reduce high season prices to match the low season ones. In many cases the low season prices barely cover operating costs.

Re: Teachers' union says cutting school holidays a 'recipe for chaos'
 

I grew up in South Africa and while most of the country had 4 term school years, we in the Transvaal had 3 terms. Certainly our terms were longer but so were the holidays such that other provinces' holidays would fit inside ours.

This meant that we could go on holiday to places in the country where the local children would be in school for a couple more weeks, take advantage of cheaper prices and less queueing.

Re: Teachers' union says cutting school holidays a 'recipe for chaos'
 

Yes that is very true and with the increasing burden of EU bureaucracy falling upon all and sundry, for small businesses (such as yourselves) particularly those fixed costs are not inconsiderable. In the UK at least, regardless of school, term times, the summer months are always going to attract a premium because good weather is such an important factor.

I'd imagine that the peak summer period is what keeps many a travel/holiday related business afloat in just the same way as retailers often rely on the Christmas period to generate the bulk of their profit for the year.

Re: Teachers' union says cutting school holidays a 'recipe for chaos'
 

Great, there'll be an Afrikaaner voice in my head whenever I read your posts now, mon. :D

Re: Teachers' union says cutting school holidays a 'recipe for chaos'
 

knew i missed something i should have added "as long as its not during exams and it not for more than what was the 10ish days"

i quite agree month long or multiple holidays that would be outside of reasonable ;)

Re: Teachers' union says cutting school holidays a 'recipe for chaos'
 

I believe there is a school in Marlborough, where the pupils still dress in Victorian Dress etc.
They start at 7.30 am each day, and therefore have a longer holiday. BUT. Education in this country has gone to pot. How can you educate kids for approx. 5 hours per day.
I started at 8.45am. First two lessons then a break. Then another two lessons to 12. Lunch break till 1245. Two lessons, then home.

IF. Teachers say its stressful job, why go into it. Teachers are NOT PAID ENOUGH money.
Some teachers, and l know of a few, that have been threatned with harm, or even knives.
My god when l went to school, if you threatened ANY teacher - you got caned.

This is what is wrong with Education today. When you are in school. You do as you are told, or you got punished.

Nowadays, if a pupil gets punished, the parents are into the school complaining about the little perishers.

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Victorian dress? is that maybe one of those museum places people go for a day to experiance how school was?

Scotland Street School in glasgow is like that. A great place for people to go see how schools used to be!

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I went into teaching because one of my teachers in 6th form said I was a natural..and I loved learning and I wanted to give back to the society I lived in.I really didn't think about the financial side apart from making my grant go far enough.

Re: Teachers' union says cutting school holidays a 'recipe for chaos'
 

You believe incorrectly - the only private school in Marlborough is Marlborough College (where Kate Wales went), and they were normal school uniform (with longer skirts than most schools).

http://www.marlboroughcollege.org/ne...ffe6db265d52a5

Re: Teachers' union says cutting school holidays a 'recipe for chaos'
 

wow look at all that lead on the roof;)