Im taking my son on holiday next week but his nursery teacher said i needed to fill in a holiday request form from the school office and i did that and they said they would let me know if had permission or not. Can they do this? My son is only 4 and i thought his nursery education is optional
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It seems they can because you registered you child at that school. A child becomes of compulsory school age when they reach the age of five and, where a parent has elected to register their child at school, they must start school in the term following their fifth birthday. A child continues to be of compulsory school age until the last Friday in June in the school year that they reach the age of 16. http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Parents/Schoolslearninganddevelopment/YourChildsWelfareAtSchool/DG_066966
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His nursery education is indeed optional...in both directions. If you don't want the place, or don't use it, they'll simply give it to someone else. If you took him on holiday 9 weeks out of every 10, I guarantee that will happen. The forms are to keep a paper trail of whether you are doing that or not.
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yea dey always tell you to fill in forms but they shud let u
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You are correct, Until a child is 5 years old, education of any kind is optional. However, since you registered your child at that Nursery, you are now taking a place someone else could potentially have used, and therefore Yes they can ask you to complete holiday forms, etc. If you take your child out of the group without their permission, you could effectively lose the child's place, since if you aren't going to abide by their rules, they'll reopen the place for another child.
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Well nursery school is optional. The reason they may do this could be related to if they are making you pay or not. I know my daughters school offers a week that is considered a holiday week and they dont charge you. So maybe it comes down to pay or not pay...
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