A recent survey was carried out on teachers across the UK, asking if they though that the 6 or 7 week summer holiday affected pupils learning making their jobs as teachers harder. The majority of teachers agreed that although it was nice to have such a long break, it did mean that they had to spend a number of lessons going back over topics they had already taught to refresh the pupils mind.
There have been talks recently about making the summer holiday shorter and spreading the time more evenly throughout the year. This would not only assist teachers in their roles but also would mean that many businesses / holiday resorts may have to reconsider charging such high prices during summer holidays. It may be that they only way to be certain that a change in the current holiday structure will work is to try if for a few years.
