Rise In Number Of Pupils Taking Term-Time Holidays

About one in six pupils missed lessons last year for term-time holidays, official figures show.Statistics show a rise in the number of youngsters taking at least half a day out of school to go away with their families, while at the same time, the proportion of parents fined for taking their youngsters out of school without permission fell.In total, 16.9% missed at least a half day of lessons during the 2016/17 academic year for authorised and unauthorised holidays, compared with 14.7% the year b