..yeah I have to say that I prefer the holidays to be longer in the summer for that reason, that the days are longer for children to be able to enjoy outdoor play at it's maximum ..obviously because of that, attractions are open later as well..and they cost a lot of money for a family day out so opening later in the evenings gives much better value...(also less chance of rides etc having to close with bad weather and generally more pleasant to walk around in warmer weather ..)...

My mum was in your year too, but she said that marking was crap so they had to nationally change the mark schemes or something? I mean my year are the lab rats for the 1-9 grading system and I hate it.

This is true, I mean if you don't get a C on a maths higher paper you leave with a U.

Under 10's really need the break to be honest, they're all exhausted by the end of the year and need time to recharge. Outdoor play is essential though, they need that time to build themselves up physically with activity and plenty of sun (hopefully, although you do still get UV even when it's grey!) before going back to another year sat at a desk.

I guess we're lucky as we live somewhere quiet with plenty of young kids so plenty of outdoor play in summer. I can see why it's an issue for "city kids" who are basically stuck indoors with tech unless it's an actual planned activity... That must be boring as ****.

Its in the OP Ammi the list summer week will be added in October so the overall holidays remain the same, in some ways I think it makes sense, kids have 5 weeks off in summer and families could use the time in October to go abroad for some sunshine before winter, it's difficult to do that and sometimes not cost effective for a week