Kids go back today...oh fucking wait...they tacked on all the boy's teachers training days on to the end of the school holidays meaning he goes back in another week. I love him dearly but for the love of god what was wrong with the idea of tacking them on to the end of Christmas or near Easter when it's cold, nasty, and the buses often can't get the kids to school?

One of the guys from Pair of Kings really did die in a fire.

Harsh, dude.

If they can't make it in then take the days out of their holidays? When school is closed to students they all have to make the days up the next year anyway. Quite why they can't do teacher training during the holidays regardless is just stupid and entirely the union's fault. Primary school teachers piss and moan about pay but then work 8:30 to 3:15 and get three months off a year, and don't tell me they use all this time for prep as most of it is just picking from a list or recycling what they did last year and they give any homework to mark to the TAs. The Boy may go to a special school but good lord his class has 6 children, 3 teachers and 3 TAs so it's not much different for them.

Did he? Ooops

No, you doof.

oh, I was quite happy as I thought they would not be making another series..

You heartless beast!

Plus of course, teachers don't have the luxury of being able to take a holiday when they want. All of their holidays have to be on a fixed schedule, which isn't always good.

Plus of course, teachers don't have the luxury of being able to take a holiday when they want. All of their holidays have to be on a fixed schedule, which isn't always good.

I can't muster up much sympathy, I'm afraid.
Do they spend more days at work or not at work during a year?

The school year in Australia runs from Jan-Dec I believe. So even there they have summer off.

You try going 8 weeks with a disabled child with two hours of respite and then tell me how charitable towards the NUT you would be.

Talking of tolerance towards others - the idea of 6 weeks summer holiday in itself is insane in a country that is known to have harsh winters - fine if you live in london because the transport networks are not effected but the fact that the poor people of the highlands are made to stick to it is remarkably unfair, especially when you factor in the hours they get light in the winter. Give them time of in the summer, that's fine but make it shorter and stagger it so that the whole country isn't off at once. Plus there is the fact that a long break like this hinders children's ability to learn, they did a study and most teachers spend a good few weeks re-teaching all the stuff they forgot during the holidays.

Oh, and any Senior BA's kicking about that want a job? My place is in desperate need...

Hmm, just got invited to a conference call, and then roundly ignored when it was time to go on the call. The other chaps are calling off their own phones instead.

Can't help but feel a little unwanted.

Oh, and any Senior BA's kicking about that want a job? My place is in desperate need...

You try going 8 weeks with a disabled child with two hours of respite and then tell me how charitable towards the NUT you would be.

Talking of tolerance towards others - the idea of 6 weeks summer holiday in itself is insane in a country that is known to have harsh winters - fine if you live in london because the transport networks are not effected but the fact that the poor people of the highlands are made to stick to it is remarkably unfair, especially when you factor in the hours they get light in the winter. Give them time of in the summer, that's fine but make it shorter and stagger it so that the whole country isn't off at once. Plus there is the fact that a long break like this hinders children's ability to learn, they did a study and most teachers spend a good few weeks re-teaching all the stuff they forgot during the holidays.

I did wonder. I assume he's going for 'Business Analyst'.

'Am I old enough?'

One positive benefit

STABBY

Oh, and any Senior BA's kicking about that want a job? My place is in desperate need...

Also, if you only had a couple of weeks off in the summer, then every single family with kids who wanted to go on holiday would have to go at exactly the same time. Assuming they were travelling to somewhere in this hemisphere, of course.