--- title: "Holidays in Term Time" url: "https://kirkbride.cumbria.sch.uk/archive/holidays-in-term-time" school: "Kirkbride Primary School" --- # Holidays in Term Time ### ![](https://kirkbride.cumbria.sch.uk/images/gallery/15.jpg) ### Holidays in term time All unauthorised absences, including holidays that have not been sanctioned by the headteacher, are accumulated and parents who fail to ensure regular attendance of their children at school can be issued with a Fixed Penalty Notice under Section 444 of the Education Act 1996. The amount is £60 (per parent per child) if paid within 21 days and £120 (per parent per child) if paid between 21 and 28 days. Failure to pay a Penalty Notice will result in prosecution, except in limited circumstances. ### Holiday Form Holiday Form 272 KB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/kirkbride-primary-school-2/files/documents/archive/new-holiday-letter-feb-2020-new-header.doc) ### Kirkbride Primary School Kirkbride Wigton Cumbria CA7 5JR 016973 51483 © Copyright 2025–2026 Kirkbride Primary School School & Trust Websites by [ ![Schudio logo](https://kirkbride.cumbria.sch.uk/img/logo/light.png) ](https://www.schudio.com/)