阅读理解。Holidaysarereallyimportant.Manyofuswillhavechildhoodmemoriesofsummerholidayswhereweweretakenawayfromhometoexperiencenewenvironmentsandlearnindifferentways.Butholidaysareexpensiveand,f

　　阅读理解。 Holidaysarereallyimportant.Manyofuswillhavechildhoodmemoriesofsummerholidayswhere

　　weweretakenawayfromhometoexperiencenewenvironmentsandlearnindifferentways.

　　Butholidaysareexpensiveand,forthoseonlowwagesorlivingonbenefits,theyareoften

　　unobtainable.Eventhecheapestholidaysrequiretravelandotheradditionalcoststhataredifficultfor

　　manyfamiliestomeet.

　　Forworkingparents,thelongsummerbreakcanbeaverydifficultproblemforchildcare.Whenan

　　annualleaveallowanceamountstoonlyfiveweeks,thereisaneedtospreadthisacrosstheyear.

　　Couplescanfindthemselvestakingleaveinturninordertocareforchildrenwhoareonholiday.For

　　some,thismakesevenanaffordablefamilyholidaydifficult.

　　TheschoolsthatIvisitinNottinghamarefullofexperiencedstaffcommittedtogivingourchildrena

　　caringandinspiringlearningenvironment.Thenumberofchildrenreceivingfreeschoolmealsisquitelarge

　　inNottinghamandmanyschoolshavebreakfastclubstomakesurethatchildrengetahealthystarttothe

　　day.Mostschoolsundertakeprogramsofgrouporindividualeducationalsupport.Schoolsalsohavean

　　importantroleinsafeguardingchildren、welfarethroughtheongoingtouchandsupportwiththeirpupils.Duringthelongsummerholidays,muchofthisismissed.

　　WhileteachersareholidayingintheUK,manyoftheirpupilsspendthewholesixweeksonthestreetwheretheylive.Thelackoffreeschoolmealsforsixweekscanresultinpressureonafamilybudgetand

　　aninabilitytoaffordtheinspiringexperiencesthathelpchildrentocontinuetheirlearning.

　　Insettingoutitsplansforafive-termyear,NottinghamCityCouncil(委员会)isseekingtoreducethesummerholidaydowntofourandahalfweeks,witha.morebalancedfivetermsofroughlyeightweeks,

　　eachfollowedbyatwo-weekbreak.Webelievethiswillgivereal"downtime"forschoolstaffandpupilsalikebutwillbeshortenoughnottocausearealbreakinlearning.

　　Weacknowledgethat