@SandyofSuffolk Before training days, teachers had one week's extra holiday. It was taken away to provide 5 inservice days when Baker was education minister. They were often called 'Baker days'.
@DeputyGrocott My art teacher mother used to say, 'Mount everything. If the work's not very good, double mount it. If it's bad, triple mount it and, if it's terrible, triple mount with a metallic layer in the middle' π
@RymerAbbie I used to babysit for child who napped for 10 minutes or so every hour and just going round the clock. How her parents survived, I'll never know! (Asd diagnosis as an adult)
@paulusher_edu@vicgoddard Back in the day, headteachers could authorise up to 10 days off. We just used to sayplease don't go away in May or the beginning of September. People respected it and it worked well.