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阅读文章,回答题:EHolidaysarereallyimportant.Manyofuswillhavechildhoodmemoriesofsummerholidayswhereweweretakenawayfromhometoexperiencenewenvironmentsandlearnindifferentways.Butholidaysareexpensiveand,forthoseonlowwagesorlivingonbenefits,theyareoftenunobtainable.Eventhecheapestholidaysrequiretravelandotheradditionalcoststhataredifficultformanyfamiliestomeet.
Forworkingparents,thelongsummerbreakcanbeaverydifficultproblemforchildcare.Whenanannualleaveallowanceamountstoonlyfiveweeks,thereisaneedtospreadthisacrosstheyear.Couplescanfindthemselvestakingleaveinturninordertocareforchildrenwhoareonholiday.Forsome,thismakesevenanaffordablefamilyholidaydifficult.
TheschoolsthatIvisitinNottinghamarefullofexperiencedstaffcommittedtogivingourchildrenacaringandinspiringlearningenvironment.ThenumberofchildrenreceivingfreeschoolmealsisquitelargeinNottinghamandmanyschoolshavebreakfastclubstomakesurethatchildrengetahealthystarttotheday.Mostschoolsundertakeprogramsofgrouporindividualeducationalsupport.Schoolsalsohaveanimportantroleinsafeguardingchildren’swelfarethroughtheongoingtouchandsupportwiththeirpupils.Duringthelongsummerholidays,muchofthisismissed.
WhileteachersareholidayingintheUK,manyoftheirpupilsspendthewholesixweeksonthestreetwheretheylive.Thelackoffreeschoolmealsforsixweekscanresultinpressureonafamilybudgetandaninabilitytoaffordtheinspiringexperiencesthathelpchildrentocontinuetheirlearning.
Insettingoutitsplansforafive-termyear,NottinghamCityCouncil(委员会)isseekingtoreducethesummerholidaydowntofourandahalfweeks,witha.morebalancedfivetermsofroughlyeightweeks,eachfollowedbyatwo-weekbreak.Webelievethiswillgivereal“downtime"forschoolstaffandpupilsalikebutwillbeshortenoughnottocausearealbreakinlearning.
Weacknowledgethatthischangemaybedifficultforsomeschoolstaff,particularlywhoseownchildrenareeducatedinotherauthorities.However,thismustbeweighedagainstthebenefitsforcitychildrenforwhomweallhavethegreatestdutyofcare. A.anexperiencedteacher
B.aworkingparent
C.aninspiredstudent
D.acitycouncilmember
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