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    School Holiday Dates

    Does anyone know why school holiday dates in Scotland and England are almost a month apart?
    I know we have sweeping generalisation slightly different climates and daylight hours do actually differ somewhat North to South but the difference in timing seems rather large for neighbouring countries.

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    Re: School Holiday Dates

    Something to do with the way the school year is divided up in both countries.

    Suits us fine, as we usually go away at this time and it is a lot quieter.

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    Re: School Holiday Dates

    In fact, each Authority is different. My girls go to school in Angus and I teach for Aberdeenshire and we have different holidays.

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    Last edited by Lorna; 9th-July-2009 at 03:38 PM. Reason: capital letter

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    Re: School Holiday Dates

    Quote Originally Posted by Lorna View Post
    In fact, each Authority is different. My girls go to school in Angus and I teach for Aberdeenshire and we have different holidays.
    Same down here too.

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    Re: School Holiday Dates

    I know I'm only an incomer (though that's why I asked the question when I moved up here too!), but I believe it's related to the potato harvest of old.

    Also, in Highland, (which is the only area of Scotland I've lived in), I think it may also be to do with the increased daylight in summer. It barely gets dark up here in summer, or only for an hour or two. Shifting the school holidays allows families to make the most of the light nights?

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    Re: School Holiday Dates

    Ah yes, 'The Tattie Holidays'

    However, I think that the actual tattie picking originally happened in Sept and not Oct. Must look this up, if I can be bothered.

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    Re: School Holiday Dates

    No, happened in Oct. Just checked.

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    Re: School Holiday Dates

    I wonder which bright spark deceided that the kids should have 7 weeks summer holiday this year to

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