Hmmm. The holidays are a great benefit? Not really. Many primary teachers are 'thick'? I doubt that too. To get a degree in education, then achieve QTS separately and be observed constantly is not easy. To have no work-life balance because you're planning & marking until 10pm and have your holidays dictated to the point that even going to a family funeral/wedding is difficult to arrange - that's not a benefit.
I would love for those who constantly bemoan teachers to actually spend a day in our shoes... too many parents don't give a damn about their own children so we end up filling parts of their role as well as trying to educate them & extend their minds.

Perhaps you should check your facts before you make such sweeping (& inaccurate) comments. Teacher strikes are very rare - and entirely optional. If teachers strike, they lose a day's pay. There is no easy option as a teacher, you would never become a teacher for an easy life or just 'for the money'. It takes dedication and some serious balls to work in some of the tougher secondary schools.
Don't tar us all with the same brush.

my my, someone must have been fined a lot then, stop taking your bitterness towards teachers out on a deals forum it has nothing to do with this deal to orlando,

wow! someone got the cane/belt a lot at school :confused:

£310 per person I think.h hot if you can getaway.

Good for parents who want to take children out of school and pay the fine!
Perfect for those at private schools who may have an earlier and longer holiday.

If only teachers were fined when they went to strike.
If they are not happy with their jobs, why not resign and find a better paying job?
Nobody forces them to try and teach!

Actually, I was never caned. I was a good student who rarely missed school at a time where lazy teacher days aka inset days did not exist.

The average salary for a secondary school teacher is almost £40k, which is an equivalent of £50k of job with standard holidays.
Anyone who is not happy with their terms and conditions should resign. Strikes are a 20th century concept as we now have minimum salary with health and safety protection.

This is subject to appeal and the Government is paying the legal costs of the authority.

my my, someone must have been fined a lot then, stop taking your bitterness towards teachers out on a deals forum it has nothing to do with this deal to orlando,

If a Teacher strikes they lose a days pay. on your maths that is far more than a £60 fine...

What does rare mean? Once in 5 years? There were strikes last year and this year. Check your facts before making false statements. If teachers go on strike, of course they should lose pay. The reality is many academies don't bother to deduct pay. Schools under local authority control may deduct pay.

Teaching is not poorly paid nor a very hard job. The holidays are a great benefit.

Sadly, many primary school teachers are "thick" (not all). Many cannot do basic maths and struggle with year 6 Sats tests. 10 year olds have to correct teachers. Many are so stupid they teach children that the eight letter of the alphabet is "haitch" when any fool knows it is "aitch". A teacher has a responsibility to teach correct English. If a child wants to say “haitch” like an idiot, they can, but teachers should always speak correctly in front of children and not teach nonsense. Will teachers start teaching children it is acceptable to say, “I don’t know nothing?” This, of course means they know something!

I have never been fined and kept my son off school for 1 week in year 6 many years ago as he asked to stay at home to prepare for the 11+. A primary school child can learn more at home in 1 week than 1 month at school. The teachers moaned and sent me a warning letter on how important year 6 was. I laughed and did not tell the school why he was off. Yes, he got a very high 11+ score and 99% in maths year 6 Sats (as I taught him).

Why can children go on one-week school trips during school time? If such holidays are acceptable, then why cannot parents take children out of school when they wish? Forget the Rugby tour or trip to Wales or Iceland, just take children on your own holiday at the same time. What can the school say?

Hmmm. The holidays are a great benefit? Not really. Many primary teachers are 'thick'? I doubt that too. To get a degree in education, then achieve QTS separately and be observed constantly is not easy. To have no work-life balance because you're planning & marking until 10pm and have your holidays dictated to the point that even going to a family funeral/wedding is difficult to arrange - that's not a benefit.
I would love for those who constantly bemoan teachers to actually spend a day in our shoes... too many parents don't give a damn about their own children so we end up filling parts of their role as well as trying to educate them & extend their minds.