Record number of families in England fined over term-time holidays
Bridget Phillipson issues warning as parents seem more relaxed about unauthorised holidays since Covid Parents must ensure their children are in school or face the consequences, the education secretary has warned after record numbers of families in England were hit by fines for unauthorised holidays.In the last school year more than 443,000 fines were issued to parents taking their children out of school during term time to go on holiday, a 53% increase since before the Covid pandemic, when parents seemed to become more relaxed about attendance. Continue reading...
Bridget Phillipson issues warning as parents seem more relaxed about unauthorised holidays since Covid
Parents must ensure their children are in school or face the consequences, the education secretary has warned after record numbers of families in England were hit by fines for unauthorised holidays.
In the last school year more than 443,000 fines were issued to parents taking their children out of school during term time to go on holiday, a 53% increase since before the Covid pandemic, when parents seemed to become more relaxed about attendance. Continue reading...
