THE boss of Ofsted has claimed kids are in school for a “ridiculously low percentage” of each year and suggested shortening the summer holidays. Chief inspector Sir Martyn Oliver pointed out in ...

This article is part of Traveller’s Holiday Guide to family-friendly holidays. See all stories. Summer holidays are over, which probably has you thinking: phew. No more trying to come up with ...

Record numbers of families are flouting fines to swap the classroom for the beach. Almost half a million penalty notices were handed out last year for an unauthorised family holiday as more parents ...