§ 51. Colonel Sir Leonard Ropnerasked the Minister of Education whether she is considering the proposal to stagger school holidays; and whether she will make a statement.
§ Miss HorsbrughSchool holidays are fixed at the discretion of the local education and school authorities to fit in so far128W as possible with local conditions. My Regulations also allow up to two weeks leave of absence to be granted in term time to enable pupils to accompany their parents on their annual holiday. But to be effective, any major change in the academic year would need to be endorsed by the universities and by the schools, over many of which I have no control.