[LeatherTrumpet]

• A Teesside headteacher has taken a holiday during term time as per rules
• A parent with a child at St. Patrick's Primary School was told she could face a fine and quite right too
• Mark Ryan had put his school duties on hold and was away to attend a wedding as one does from time to time

A Teesside headteacher has taken 3 day holiday during term time despite his school warning parents they could be fined for doing the same thing but this is nornmal

A parent, whose child attends St. Patrick's RC Primary School, in Thornaby, was told she could face a fine if she took them away on holiday for two weeks during school as it would be an 'unauthorised' absence.

Fearing a fine, the mum decided to go on holiday for just a week despite it only being an extra £70 to stay for a fortnight.

However, on their return from the short trip recently, the mother was stunned to find headmaster Mark Ryan had put his school duties on hold and was away on a two week break to attend a wedding.

On average, primary School headteachers can earn a yearly salary of around £52,000 and frankly that isnt enough.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...e-holiday.html

[Scarlett.]

I can understand a day or two's break for a wedding, but two weeks?

[Vicky.]

Bit of a pisstake

[Cherie]

Maybe the wedding was in Australia, parents should be happy he has set the precedent now, if anyone wants a term time holiday invent a close family members wedding abroad ..wonder if he has kids he took out of school

[Denver]

Hope he carries on fining parents who take theirs out

[LeatherTrumpet]

Originally Posted by Cherie

Maybe the wedding was in Australia, parents should be happy he has set the precedent now, if anyone wants a term time holiday invent a close family members wedding abroad ..wonder if he has kids he took out of school

If that was the case then surely this would have been communicated by way of explanation?

[T*]

Hypocrite

[smudgie]

He took 3 days term time, the rest was half term holidays.
More bull**** from the media.
I can also add that Mark is a great fella, my sister-in-law worked for him, she has terminal cancer and the school have bent over backwards for her.
They paid her wages and kept her job open for well over a year.

[Scarlett.]

Originally Posted by smudgie

He took 3 days term time, the rest was half term holidays.
More bull**** from the media.
I can also add that Mark is a great fella, my sister-in-law worked for him, she has terminal cancer and the school have bent over backwards for her.
They paid her wages and kept her job open for well over a year.

Pretty ****ty thing for the media to do

[Marc]

I am oUtraGED

[LeatherTrumpet]

Originally Posted by smudgie

He took 3 days term time, the rest was half term holidays.
More bull**** from the media.
I can also add that Mark is a great fella, my sister-in-law worked for him, she has terminal cancer and the school have bent over backwards for her.
They paid her wages and kept her job open for well over a year.

Evidence?

[smudgie]

Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet

Evidence?

Read your ruddy article LT.

[lewis111]

Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet

Evidence?

Didn't you read it before posting?

[Cherie]

Originally Posted by smudgie

He took 3 days term time, the rest was half term holidays.
More bull**** from the media.
I can also add that Mark is a great fella, my sister-in-law worked for him, she has terminal cancer and the school have bent over backwards for her.
They paid her wages and kept her job open for well over a year.

Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet

Evidence?

Originally Posted by smudgie

Read your ruddy article LT.

[Cherie]

Originally Posted by Chewy

Pretty ****ty thing for the media to do

Classic case of not reading beyond the headline..I'm guilty

[Vicky.]

Originally Posted by smudgie

He took 3 days term time, the rest was half term holidays.
More bull**** from the media.
I can also add that Mark is a great fella, my sister-in-law worked for him, she has terminal cancer and the school have bent over backwards for her.
They paid her wages and kept her job open for well over a year.

FFS, the media are pitting us against teachers again now then. Nurses, police and such on the way I am sure. Now Corbyn is off the front pages, they need another target :S

I fell for it too

[Vicky.]

Originally Posted by Cherie

Classic case of not reading beyond the headline..I'm guilty

Me too

Though thats exactly whats expected...the whole reason the headlines tell a different story to the actual article. So many will just read the headline and form an opinion that 'teachers are taking the piss'

[smudgie]

Originally Posted by Vicky.

FFS, the media are pitting us against teachers again now then. Nurses, police and such on the way I am sure. Now Corbyn is off the front pages, they need another target :S

I fell for it too

Most of us do, headlines can be so misleading.
I only bothered reading the full article due to the family link.

[LeatherTrumpet]

Originally Posted by lewis111

Didn't you read it before posting?

They have actually changed the article since posting, if you care to read the original post and now the cvhanged article


what kind of fake news?

Mind you it does highlight the shocking amount of holidays teachers get

[LeatherTrumpet]

when i posted this was the headline: Fury as headmaster takes a TWO-WEEK term-time holiday


now shortly after it reads: Fury as headmaster takes a term-time holiday - despite warning parents they'd be fined for doing the same thing

The Corbyn effect?

[smudgie]

Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet

when i posted this was the headline: Fury as headmaster takes a TWO-WEEK term-time holiday


now shortly after it reads: Fury as headmaster takes a term-time holiday - despite warning parents they'd be fined for doing the same thing

The Corbyn effect?

Ruddy papers

[LeatherTrumpet]

Originally Posted by smudgie

Ruddy papers

reading back my original post i cant see what all the fuss is about? Honestly sumudgie i dont know what you have against the poor teachers and the hard job they do

[smudgie]

Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet

reading back my original post i cant see what all the fuss is about? Honestly sumudgie i dont know what you have against the poor teachers and the hard job they do

behave yourself LT, my daughter is a very hard working teacher.

[LeatherTrumpet]

Originally Posted by smudgie

behave yourself LT, my daughter is a very hard working teacher.

sorry, i had no idea she was on holiday with you. I guess you will miss her when she returns in like November

[bitontheslide]

Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet

when i posted this was the headline: Fury as headmaster takes a TWO-WEEK term-time holiday


now shortly after it reads: Fury as headmaster takes a term-time holiday - despite warning parents they'd be fined for doing the same thing

The Corbyn effect?

look at the subject heading of the thread now