Iluvbertie
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Yes, it was Beatrice.
chrissy57 said:I am surprised that Beatrice's school has holidays only a month or so after the Christmas break ended.
Skydragon said:All schools here have a February half term holiday, this year, at most English and Welsh schools it is 12th February – 16th February.
The next one will be the Easter Holiday, which this year is 2nd April – 13th April.
The Scottish schools tend to be a week or two in advance of these dates (they had 5th February - 9th February).
chrissy57 said:Thanks for that information - I learn something new every day.
So then let me get this right - they do 5 weeks of school and then have a week off and then do another 5 weeks and Scottish schools had what 3 weeks at school and then a week off. Then at Easter they get two weeks (the same as us) but that will be our first break after starting back on January 30th.
Crickey at that rate I would never get through the syllabus we have down here - I struggle as it is but if I was having holidays every 5 weeks or so I would have no hope and nor would the kids have a chance of getting on top of all the work needed in their 5 or 6 subjects for the HSC exams.
Charlotte1 said:But with the UK system, A-levels you study 2 or 3 subjects in depth not the 5 or 6 we do in Australia and then take your exams. ( Using royal examples, William took 3 A-level subjects, Harry 2, Beatrice I think 3, she did say what they were in the interview for her 18th birthday) My friend who is a British High School teacher taught for 3 years at senior high school level in Australia and said that it wasn't possible to teach to the same depth as she could in the UK where the senior students studied fewer subjects as fulltime secondary students. Also a lot of the work the UK students do now is course work so even with mid-term holidays they would be expected to be doing some study or 'catching up'.
Unlike the US and European school systems where the end of the academic school year is in early June, the UK schools go until the end of July. Although private schools and those taking their exams finish earlier which is the same in Australia.
chrissy57 said:That is very interesting news as when I was there in 2002 and in 2005 I couldn't move in many places because of the kids that were in the places I wanted to go. This was late June through July (in 2005 I was home and back teaching by mid-July)- if they weren't on holidays the truancy rate must have been very high. These kids certainly spoke with English accents in England so they weren't tourists. As a result it made sense to assume that they were all on holidays - now I realise that they were skipping school.
Bella said:Thanks, Iceflower. With the snow falling these holiday pictures look even more pretty. Beatrice is always smiling! How refreshing.
Beck said:Beatrice has been voted third eligible woman in the world by a poll done by FHM. Kimberley Stewart came first, followed by Carmen Electra in second, with Princess Beatrice in third.
The Daily Record - NEWS - HATS OFF TO TOP GIRL KIM
Zara Phillips and Lady Gabriella Windsor were also in the top 50.
Chiyo said:Revealed: My life with the Royals - by Beatrice's ex | the Daily Mail
Sigh. That trashy ex of Bea's has sold pictures, video, and a story to the Mail. Poor Bea.
A couple of things about this story.. Paolo Liuzzo says that Beatrice opened a bedroom drawer at Royal Lodge and showed him her mother's wedding tiara. Although the house would be secure, I think it odd that Sarah's valuable diamond tiara would be in her ex-husband's possession, and kept (out of it's case?) in a bedroom drawer.Chiyo said:Revealed: My life with the Royals - by Beatrice's ex | the Daily Mail
Sigh. That trashy ex of Bea's has sold pictures, video, and a story to the Mail. Poor Bea.
I also found that a little strange, perhaps she meant that she loses her sales value.Warren said:The other anomoly is his quoting Beatrice: "But Mummy lives for her title and she loses her title if Daddy remarries." As we know, Sarah doesn't lose her title of Sarah, Duchess of York, until she herself remarries.