Ever since it got expensive. It also used to be possible to get it pre approved but heads are reluctant to do so now even if it for something special.
However it was being used by schools to hide chronic persistent absence, just massage the figures for those kids who take a lot of time off by saying some of it was “approved” holidays.
In reality all it does it is protect the vastly inflated holiday prices out of term time as parents have to balance the cost of the fine vs. money saved on the holiday.
Ever since it got expensive. It also used to be possible to get it pre approved but heads are reluctant to do so now even if it for something special.
However it was being used by schools to hide chronic persistent absence, just massage the figures for those kids who take a lot of time off by saying some of it was “approved” holidays.
In reality all it does it is protect the vastly inflated holiday prices out of term time as parents have to balance the cost of the fine vs. money saved on the holiday.