Schools relaxed about term time holidays
Just under half of schools are happy for parents to take their children out of school in term time, according to a new survey by Owners Direct.
But the holiday rentals specialist said despite this, only 1.1% of parents are planning to take their kids away on the two or three days of term time between Easter and the Royal wedding.
“We were very surprised about these findings,” said marketing manager Angela Southall.
“Many parents place significant importance on their children’s education and are happy to pay a premium to go away in designated holidays”.
Just 7% of parents admit they are brave enough to take annual term-time holidays, but 42% will book a term-time break occasionally.
Of those that do, almost 80% of respondents in the survey undertaken in April this year take children out of school to save money, with 14% citing better flight options and 10% for a quieter time.
By Bev Fearis
Bev
Editor in chief Bev Fearis has been a travel journalist for 25 years. She started her career at Travel Weekly, where she became deputy news editor, before joining Business Traveller as deputy editor and launching the magazine’s website. She has also written travel features, news and expert comment for the Guardian, Observer, Times, Telegraph, Boundless and other consumer titles and was named one of the top 50 UK travel journalists by the Press Gazette.
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