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Old 02-07-2008, 19:51
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This storyline is just daft

as if a school would let a pupil miss 2 weeks of work.
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Old 02-07-2008, 19:52
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I thought it was 3 weeks.
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Old 02-07-2008, 19:52
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It's a school trip isn't it?
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Old 02-07-2008, 19:53
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It's a school trip and I've been on one for about three weeks before. Who said it was a storyline, more of a plot device. Maybe the actress needed time off for school exams or something.
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Old 02-07-2008, 19:53
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The longest school trip I ever got was 5 days
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Old 02-07-2008, 19:56
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I realise schools do arrange trips and days out

but I didn't think they lasted as long as 2 weeks.
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Old 02-07-2008, 19:58
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You could go to France for 2 weeks when I was at school, now you can go for 3 weeks. So it isn't unrealstic.
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Old 02-07-2008, 20:00
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You could go to France for 2 weeks when I was at school, now you can go for 3 weeks. So it isn't unrealstic.

In the middle of term ??

It does'nt happen these days.

Hence, it is unrealistic.
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Old 02-07-2008, 20:00
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what about when they went to spain last year. didn't lauren and abi miss like a months worth of school?
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Old 02-07-2008, 20:03
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In the middle of term ??

It does'nt happen these days.

Hence, it is unrealistic.

Yes it does actually, one of my mates who is in School is on a 2 weeks school trip.
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Old 02-07-2008, 20:03
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In the middle of term ??

It does'nt happen these days.

Hence, it is unrealistic.
The school my mum works for went on a two and half week trip to Dorset last month.
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Old 02-07-2008, 20:14
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My old school runs a 4 week trip, they went about a week or so ago now. It happens!
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Old 02-07-2008, 20:18
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I've never heard of a three week school trip before.
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Old 02-07-2008, 20:19
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My school had a 4 week trip to China, 2 weeks of school time and the 2-week half term in between.

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Old 02-07-2008, 20:35
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That's more understandable, as you were only missing two weeks of school time (although I still find that surprising - the longest trips our school ever had were only a week).
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Old 02-07-2008, 20:35
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it might be the start of a storyline something might happen while they are out there
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Old 02-07-2008, 20:43
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When I was at primary school if you didn't want to go on the weeks trip you could stay at home, it was brilliant!! lol
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Old 02-07-2008, 20:44
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I once went away for two weeks with school - never more!
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Old 02-07-2008, 20:55
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I remember our school let us go on a skiiing trip for about 2 or 3 weeks so it can happen- i do remember thinking wow 3 weeks! i'll go just because i can miss 3 weeks of school forget the skiing! lol

Also its during june/ july so all tests and major work would have finished by now. Generally the tests are in may for years 6/7 and in my expierence the work after may is relaxed and not too important it's just the work which they will relearn next year, so taking a school trip now isn't as bad as taking one before may when the lessons will be about what is going to appear in the test.
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Old 02-07-2008, 21:30
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I went away through school for two weeks doing work experience in Germany. But this was during the time set aside for work experience.
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Old 02-07-2008, 21:38
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Isn't unrealistic, but they're bloody lucky! The most we got at school was five or six days. Mainly because three weeks would cost an absolute fortune - but then I guess selling insurance does bring in the millions these days...
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Old 02-07-2008, 22:13
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I realise schools do arrange trips and days out

but I didn't think they lasted as long as 2 weeks.
Not sure if you or anyone else has noticed but the school will be finishing for hols soon, most schools towards the end of term start to settle down, students do less work etc, thats when a lot of school trips take place. Yes i surpose 2 weeks is a bit long but i remember at my school there was something that took 3 weeks.
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Old 02-07-2008, 22:14
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Walford Secondary or whatever its called does seem to have a very relaxed attitude towards absenteeism anyway. How much time has Ben had off since he started last September?
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Old 02-07-2008, 22:20
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Walford Secondary or whatever its called does seem to have a very relaxed attitude towards absenteeism anyway. How much time has Ben had off since he started last September?
What's the betting that despite this, bright little Ben will excel in his year 9 SATs and his GCSEs?
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Old 02-07-2008, 22:23
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the school my mates wee boy is at had a 2 weeks school trip to italy in school term and then another class had a two/three week exchange with french pupils in the school term as well. the longest i remember at school was a week

its believable
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