Petitions/Teachers & children allowed 5 authorised bookable days of leave a year
StatusOngoing
Opened6 Jul 2026
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We want the Government to ensure that all teaching staff and children are allowed to book off a maximum of 5 school days within a calendar year. These days can but do not have to be consecutive days.

We believe the teaching profession must become more flexible. Important life events (weddings, funerals, hen dos, stag dos, your child’s play etc.) don’t just happen within school holidays. No job should make you miss out on your own life. Additionally, we feel that it is unfair that teachers are punished by their own profession by having to pay triple for holidays - likewise, parents having to pay premium prices to try to give their child an amazing life experience within school holidays.

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Alberto Costa
1Alberto Costa MP
South Leicestershire
17
Gregory Stafford
2Gregory Stafford MP
Farnham and Bordon
4
Liz Kendall
3Liz Kendall MP
Leicester West
4
Dr Luke Evans
4Dr Luke Evans MP
Hinckley and Bosworth
3
Mike Wood
5Mike Wood MP
Kingswinford and South Staffordshire
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Jess Asato
6Jess Asato MP
Lowestoft
3
Laurence Turner
7Laurence Turner MP
Birmingham Northfield
2
Ruth Cadbury
8Ruth Cadbury MP
Brentford and Isleworth
2
Juliet Campbell
9Juliet Campbell MP
Broxtowe
2
Bobby Dean
10Bobby Dean MP
Carshalton and Wallington
2