DYKWIA | 2018 edition
Oct 22, 2018, 1:44 am
#751
Join Date: Oct 2015
Posts: 116
My Sister in Law, long time head at various schools tells me that 2 weeks is the norm at the lower tier private schools. Pay more get less.
Oct 22, 2018, 1:55 am
#752
Join Date: Jul 2016
Programs: BA Bronze SPG
Posts: 273
All of Scotland’s state schools get 2 weeks off for half-term. No half-term in February which is a bummer if you are into skiing!
Oct 22, 2018, 2:20 am
#753
Join Date: Nov 2013
Location: Glasgow
Programs: BAEC (Silver), IHG (Plat Elite)
Posts: 541
October
- Friday 12 October 2018 (In-service day)
- Monday 15 October to Friday 19 October 2018 (October Week)
- Schools close at 2.30pm on Thursday 20 December 2018
- Schools return on Monday 7 January 2019
- Monday 7 January 2019 (Return to school)
- Monday 11 February 2019
- Tuesday 12 February 2019
- Wednesday 13 February 2019 (In-Service day)
https://www.glasgow.gov.uk/index.aspx?articleid=17024
Oct 22, 2018, 2:33 am
#754
Join Date: Jun 2016
Programs: BAEC Gold
Posts: 1,164
Should have said...gosh, you must live somewhere terribly rough to have to pay for private primary school?
Oct 22, 2018, 2:42 am
#755
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Location: JER
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Having a personal DYKWIA moment ... My grandson is on 2 weeks, my granddaughter is on 10 days. They are both in English Private schools. 
(His is a 'Top 20 Co-educational Boarding School' according to https://www.best-schools.co.uk/uk-sc...school-awards/)
(His is a 'Top 20 Co-educational Boarding School' according to https://www.best-schools.co.uk/uk-sc...school-awards/)
Last edited by T8191; Oct 22, 2018 at 2:49 am
Oct 22, 2018, 3:10 am
#756
Join Date: Nov 2015
Location: London
Programs: BA Gold
Posts: 1,683
A single parent friend mentions the length of her children’s holiday, meaning simply ‘pity me’, is it possible it was just misunderstood. Her children have all attended boarding school on full or near full bursaries. The two week holiday is a result of six day weeks, and typically longer days than state schools, or so I’ve been told. I think they’re home for a little over two months in the summer.
Oct 22, 2018, 3:45 am
#757
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Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: UK
Posts: 10,709
Many top schools do lessons on Saturday mornings as well. They are not, in any way, going to do less work then other schools. The advantage as the lady pointed out, is that if a child is boarding they can be picked up before a holiday, so 10 days to two weeks is the norm.
Of course even one week is an issue, if you have children at different schools, on different weeks holiday. Even the top schools cant be bothered to get these in line with each other.
Of course even one week is an issue, if you have children at different schools, on different weeks holiday. Even the top schools cant be bothered to get these in line with each other.
Oct 22, 2018, 3:56 am
#758
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Posts: 22,127
There were some DYKIDLTs at check-in a couple of days ago.
There must have been a black and white cat convention somewhere because there were 3 cats, and all of them were black and white.
Two of them were making grumpy noise, presumably saying Don't You Know I don't Like This about being in a cat carrier. One of them just didn't care and sat in the carrier half asleep.
Sadly on BA you don't get that but it was for A3 and not involving the UK. I had all sorts of DYKIDLTs nearby on the continent.
(I don't mind them at all, and much prefer them to humans as they tend to much cuter than humans... Those black and white beasties were in fact beauties rather than beasties)
There must have been a black and white cat convention somewhere because there were 3 cats, and all of them were black and white.
Two of them were making grumpy noise, presumably saying Don't You Know I don't Like This about being in a cat carrier. One of them just didn't care and sat in the carrier half asleep.
Sadly on BA you don't get that but it was for A3 and not involving the UK. I had all sorts of DYKIDLTs nearby on the continent.
(I don't mind them at all, and much prefer them to humans as they tend to much cuter than humans... Those black and white beasties were in fact beauties rather than beasties)
Last edited by LTN Phobia; Oct 22, 2018 at 5:47 am
Oct 22, 2018, 4:17 am
#759
Join Date: Aug 2012
Location: Provincie Antwerpen, Vlaanderen, België
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Posts: 2,512
There were some DYKIDLTs at check-in a couple of days ago.
There must have been a black and white cat convention somewhere because there were 3 cats, and all of them were black and white.
Two of them were making grumpy noise, presumably saying Don't You Know I don't Like This about being in a cat carrier. One of them just didn't care and sat in the carrier half asleep.
Sadly on BA you don't get that but it was for A3 and not involving the UK. I had all sorts of DYKIDLTs nearby on the continent.
There must have been a black and white cat convention somewhere because there were 3 cats, and all of them were black and white.
Two of them were making grumpy noise, presumably saying Don't You Know I don't Like This about being in a cat carrier. One of them just didn't care and sat in the carrier half asleep.
Sadly on BA you don't get that but it was for A3 and not involving the UK. I had all sorts of DYKIDLTs nearby on the continent.
I can relate to this in a personal capacity with BA 747s to Riyadh. Tempting as it was to embrace my inner cat and scream the Y cabin down, I did refrain nevertheless.
Oct 22, 2018, 5:38 am
#760
Join Date: Jul 2016
Programs: BA Bronze SPG
Posts: 273
News to me. My Glasgow City Council school attending children have just been off for one week, went back today. Which is the norm. February half term is three days, Mon - Wed.
October
https://www.glasgow.gov.uk/index.aspx?articleid=17024
October
- Friday 12 October 2018 (In-service day)
- Monday 15 October to Friday 19 October 2018 (October Week)
- Schools close at 2.30pm on Thursday 20 December 2018
- Schools return on Monday 7 January 2019
- Monday 7 January 2019 (Return to school)
- Monday 11 February 2019
- Tuesday 12 February 2019
- Wednesday 13 February 2019 (In-Service day)
https://www.glasgow.gov.uk/index.aspx?articleid=17024
Oct 22, 2018, 5:44 am
#762
Join Date: Oct 2017
Location: Surrey
Programs: BAEC - Gold
Posts: 881
Oct 22, 2018, 6:02 am
#763
Join Date: Nov 2013
Location: Glasgow
Programs: BAEC (Silver), IHG (Plat Elite)
Posts: 541
Oct 22, 2018, 6:41 am
#765
Join Date: Jul 2016
Programs: BA Bronze SPG
Posts: 273
Cheers! We've done quite a few on the Southside - all primaries and nurseries as we don't do secondaries. Now I have to work out which one it is! :-)